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Informationen zum Autor Lisa Houde is the assistant director and director of Youth Services at the Rye Public Library in Rye, New Hampshire. She is a member of several New Hampshire library organizations including the New Hampshire Library Association (NHLA), Children's Librarians of New Hampshire (CHILIS), and Young Adult Library Services of New Hampshire (YALS); she's a past president of YALS. Lisa has presented several times at various New Hampshire library conferences on LGBTQ library service as well as presenting book talks for the New Hampshire Flume Award. Klappentext This book offers the librarian a practical guide to library service to LGBTQ teens - from collection development, understanding terminology, dealing with censorship issues, programming and outreach, readers' advisory, and even to creating welcoming displays, librarians will find the tools they need to offer exceptional services for LGBTQ teens. Zusammenfassung This book offers the librarian a practical guide to library service to LGBTQ teens – from collection development, understanding terminology, dealing with censorship issues, programming and outreach, readers’ advisory, and even to creating welcoming displays, librarians will find the tools they need to offer exceptional services for LGBTQ teens. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1. LGBTQ Teens: Making the Case to Serve this Population in Your LibraryChapter 2. Let's Build a Strong Foundation: Understanding the LGBTQ Community and LGBTQ TeensChapter 3. A Helpful Historical Perspective of the LGBTQ CommunityChapter 4. Collection Development: Will They Find Themselves at the Library?Chapter 5. Programming and Community OutreachChapter 6. Censorship in the Library: What You Need to KnowChapter 7. Creating Welcoming and Safe Spaces in the LibraryChapter 8. Surveying Current Library Offerings for LGBTQ TeensChapter 9. Annotated Bibliography of LGBTQ Titles for Teens, Parents, and Library ProfessionalsGlossary of Initialisms and LGBTQ TerminologyAppendix: Resources for LGBTQ Teens and Allies...
