What is Youth Services Corner?

Youth Services Corner presents resources for librarians and others who work with tweens and teens. Posts focus on books, other pop culture, libraries, librarians, websites, and any other interesting items I find.

Some recurring features are:

• Library Spotlight: A look at library teen webpages, teen spaces and/or librarians from around the country (and maybe the world?)
• Reviews: Of books, professional literature, movies, tv shows, websites, music, etc.
• Program ideas for libraries
• Links of the week: Links to interesting news articles and blog posts from the week
• Box Office Preview: A rundown of new movies of interest to tweens and teens
• Feature articles: Longer posts on a variety of topics

Who’s behind it?

My name is Whitney and I’m interested in library youth services. I received my MLIS from UCLA in 2008 and while I don’t currently work as a librarian, I like to stay involved in the field. Youth culture fascinates me, so I thought I’d share some of my personal insights on the subject. I’m 25, so I guess that makes me part of Generation-Y or the Millennials, but I’m really a kid at heart.

Read my journey into librarianship.

favorite books

I prefer contemporary realistic fiction, so my favorite YA authors are Sarah Dessen, John Green, E. Lockhart, Catherine Murdock, and Cecil Castellucci. I’ve also enjoyed Blankets by Craig Thompson, Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson, King Dork by Frank Portman, and Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan. I’m open to reading most anything though!

Contact me
Visit my professional website
Visit my Libraries in Pop Culture blog

Where else can you find me?

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