Online Resources for Serving Teen Patrons

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Teen Programming Resources and ideas

• Calendar of Teen Programming Ideas – YALSA
• Cut Out and Keep – Project Ideas, DIY and Crafts
• Dollar Store Crafts – Fun Projects
• Instructables – DIY and Crafts or for the Curious
• Make and Takes – Craft Project Ideas
• Teen Programs in a Box – Sponsored by School Library Journal
• Young Adult Activities – Teen Librarians Share Activities and Ideas

Blogs

• Crazy QuiltEdi – Promoting Literacy for Teens of Color
• GreenBeanTeenQueen – Teen and Tween Lit
• Hey, Library Girl – Libraries, Books and Pop Culture
• Justin the Librarian – Teen Librarian on Programming and Library Service
• Stuff for the Teen Age – NYPL Teen Blog
• Teen Librarian – For Teen Librarians
• Teen Services Underground – Programming Ideas and More
• Well-Read in YA – Book reviews and more
• Wrapped up in Books – Mostly Book Reviews and News
• YA Books and More
• Zen & the Art of Teen Services – Programming and Stories from a Teen Librarian

YA book reviews

• Bang Bang Books – YA Book Reviews
• * The Book Zone (For Boys) – Guy Reads
• Clear eyes, full shelves – Books, News and Discussions
• The Hub – YALSA YA book reviews
• I’m Here. I’m Queer. What the hell do I read? – GLBTQ Reads
• * Guys Lit Wire – Reviews of books for guys
• Manga Bookshelf – All about Manga
• Mean Old Library Teacher
• Miss Print – Books, Writing and Reading
• The Novel Hermit – Daydreaming About Books
• One Librarian’s Book Reviews – College Librarian who Reads Manga and YA
• Readergirlz – YA Lit
• Reading Rants – Out of the Ordinary Teen Booklists
• Rich in Color – Reviewing, Talking About and Promoting YA Books Written by and about People of Color
• So Many Books, So Little Time – UK Teen Fiction
• YA Lit: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly – By a licensed English Teacher in Ohio
• * YA Love – Teaching, Reading, Sharing and Loving YA Lit

* Books for boys

Organizations that support teen library services

• Booklist
• Boston Public Library Teens Page
• Library Journal
• Metronet Resources – Minnesota Authors – Young Adult Fiction
• Teen Ink
• Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA) Magazine – Teens
• YALit.com – YA Book Release Dates
• YALSA
  • Book Awards & Book Lists
  • Journal of Research on Libraries and Young Adults (JRLYA)
  • Teen Book Finder – Downloadable App
  • Teens’ Top Ten
  • The Ultimate YA Bookshelf
  • YALSA Blog
  • YALSA Books – Resources for the Librarian