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Author:   Diane P. Tuccillo
Publisher:   Rowman & Littlefield
Imprint:   Rowman & Littlefield
Dimensions:   Width: 17.90cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 25.50cm
Weight:   0.449kg
ISBN:  

9781538148938

ISBN 10:   1538148935
Pages:   212
Publication Date:   17 October 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

List of Figures List of Appendixes Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: Teaching Teens about Real-World Job Skills through Internships Chapter 2: Why Have Teen Library Internship Opportunities? Chapter 3: Developing Teen Library Internships Chapter 4: A Close Look at Public Library Teen Library Internships Chapter 5: Unique Internship Experiences at Schools, Universities, Public and Special Libraries, and through Partnerships Chapter 6: The Importance of Feedback, Evaluations, and a Positive Internship Conclusion Process Chapter 7: Dealing with Teen Library Internships When the Library Must Be Closed Appendix A Rancho Cucamonga Public Library Summer Teen Volunteer Internship Application Appendix B Sonoma County Library Application: PLA Inclusive Internship Initiative Program Appendix C Teen Library Intern Feedback Form Appendix D Teen Library Intern Timesheet and Task Record Appendix E West Custer County Library Teen Summer Internship Job Description Selected Bibliography and Webliography Index About the Author

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Tuccillo's Teen Library Internship Handbook inverts conventional views of YA volunteer contributions for libraries into a wide range of highly valuable program offerings for YAs. It excavates new opportunities in which YAs become familiar with direct public service and builds social capital with young people in a rapidly changing world of work. -- Anthony Bernier, Associate Professor, San Jose State University

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A former English teacher and high school drama director/coach, Diane P. Tuccillo earned her MLS degree from Rutgers University in 1980. After serving as young adult librarian at the Rutherford (NJ) Public Library and the Reading (MA) Public Library, she became the long-time young adult coordinator at the City of Mesa Library in Arizona where she led a dynamic, nationally-known library teen advisory group for 27 years. Most recently, she was teen services librarian at the Poudre River Public Library District in Fort Collins, Colorado from 2007 until 2017 where she coadvised a vibrant interesting reader society teen advisory group. Tuccillo has been actively involved in and has received awards from several professional organizations, including the Young Adult Library Services Association, the Assembly on Literature for Adolescents of the National Council of Teachers of English, and the Arizona Library Association; has been a book reviewer and article contributor for professional journals such as School Library Journal and Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA) magazine; and has contributed to books such as Nilsen & Donelson’s classic Literature for Today’s Young Adults. She has been a regular and an Emeritus member of the VOYA advisory board and has written many articles for that publication. Her second book, Teen-Centered Library Service: Putting Youth Participation into Practice, was published by Libraries Unlimited in 2010, her third book, the completely revised and updated second edition of Library Teen Advisory Groups (the first edition published by Scarecrow in 2005; the 2018 2nd edition published by Rowman & Littlefield). Her 4th book is Totally Tweens & Teens: Youth-Created and Youth-

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