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Informationen zum Autor Lisa Houde has been a librarian for over 15 years; 10 of those years were spent creating and implementing programming for youth from birth to age 18. She has been in education for over 30 years, and is currently teaching Programming and Services for Children, Materials for Young Adults, Graphic Novels for Teens, and Resources and Information Services in Professions and Disciplines - Topic: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, and Queer/Questioning (LGBTIQ) Resources and Services in the San Jose State University’s MLIS program. Lisa Houde is the Assistant Director at the Rye Public Library in Rye, New Hampshire. She holds a BA in Liberal Arts from Seattle University and an MLIS from San Jose State University. Whenever possible, research in her MLIS program focused on historical and current trends in library service to LGBTQIA+ teens. She is a member of the American Library Association and the New Hampshire Library Association. Past committee work includes New Hampshire Flume Teen Readers’ Choice Award and the Great Stone Face Book Award Selection Committee. She has served on the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Roundtable Advisory Committee and was a contributor to the GLBTRT Toolkit “Open to All: Serving the GLBT Community in your Library.” Finally, she is the author of Serving LGBTQ Teens: A Practical Guide for Librarians contributed the chapter on services to children and young adults to Public Libraries and Their Communities: An Introduction by Kay Ann Cassell which focused on services to children and young adults. 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 Library Chapter 2. Let's Build a Strong Foundation: Understanding the LGBTQ Community and LGBTQ Teens Chapter 3. A Helpful Historical Perspective of the LGBTQ Community Chapter 4. Collection Development: Will They Find Themselves at the Library? Chapter 5. Programming and Community Outreach Chapter 6. Censorship in the Library: What You Need to Know Chapter 7. Creating Welcoming and Safe Spaces in the Library Chapter 8. Surveying Current Library Offerings for LGBTQ Teens Chapter 9. Annotated Bibliography of LGBTQ Titles for Teens, Parents, and Library Professionals Glossary of Initialisms and LGBTQ Terminology Appendix: Resources for LGBTQ Teens and Allies ...
