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Author:   Amy Wyckoff ,  Marie Harris
Publisher:   American Library Association
Imprint:   ALA Editions
ISBN:  

9780838917596

ISBN 10:   0838917593
Pages:   200
Publication Date:   30 September 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Preface Introduction Chapter 1 Trade School Trends Chapter 2 Career Programming at the Library Chapter 3 How to Get Teens Excited about Career Planning Chapter 4 The “Meet a Professional” Workshop Series Chapter 5 Internships at the Library Chapter 6 The Fast Track: Trade School Fair Chapter 7 “Teaching to a Career” in the Library Chapter 8 Partnering with Schools and Other Organizations for Vocational Success Chapter 9 Evaluation: The Importance of Creating and Using Measurable Outcomes Chapter 10 Collection Development: Selection Tools and Criteria Appendix A Sample Fast Track: Trade School Fair Workshop Evaluation Appendix B Sample Fast Track: Trade School Fair Flyer Appendix C Sample Fast Track: Trade School Fair E-mails Appendix D Fast Track: Trade School Fair Planning Document Appendix E List of State-Based Worker’s Resources Index

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Amy Wyckoff holds a Master of Library Science from Indiana University. She currently works as a youth services senior librarian for Beaverton City Library in Beaverton, Oregon. Previously she worked for the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library in Charlotte, North Carolina, as the Loft Manager at ImaginOn. In this role, she managed a team of teen-serving librarians and library assistants. She worked with coauthor Marie Harris to plan and implement the Fast Track: Trade School Fair for its first two years. She also planned and facilitated many workforce-development and career-planning workshops for teens in the Loft. Amy worked previously for Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools as a school media specialist. Marie Harris holds a Master of Library and Information Science from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. In 2012, she began working at the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library ‘s Loft at ImaginOn as a teen library services specialist. While in this role, she worked with coauthor Amy Wyckoff to plan and implement the Fast Track: Trade School Fair for two years. She is currently employed as a library branch manager at the Cornelius and Davidson branches of the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library, where she manages two teams of library staff.

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