Serving LGBTQ Teens

Date, Location

Thu, 02/16/2012 - 11:00am - 12:00pm

Cost: $29 for students, $39 for individual YALSA members, $49 for all other individuals, and $195 for group registrations

To Register:

http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=olweb&Template=/Conference/ConferenceList.cfm&ConferenceTypeCode=X

Event Website

YALSA's Webinars

About the Event

LGBTQ teens experience marginalization on a daily basis. Navigating the transition from childhood to adulthood can be challenging enough, but for teens that identify as LGBTQ, adolescence can be an especially difficult time. For many LGBTQ teens the library is a critical resource to help them explore their questions in a safe environment.

Join Megan Honig for a look into inside library services to LGBTQ teens. Megan will explore who LGBTQ teens are and will discuss the broad range of experiences among LGBTQ teens. She’ll discuss what needs LGBTQ teens bring to the library and how the library can meet those needs through collection development, programming and advocacy. Megan will also address how to manage staff and patron concerns. Participants will learn to identify the common information needs of LGBTQ teens and how to develop strategies for supporting LGBTQ teens’ safety and well-being in library spaces.

This webinar will address 3 areas of the YALSA Competencies:

• Knowledge of client group
• Knowledge of materials
• Services

Presented by: Megan Honig

This webinar will be presented by Megan Honig. Megan is a librarian and freelance writer living in Philadelphia, PA. She is the author of the book Urban Grit: A Guide to Street Lit and the editor of Young Adult Library Services. Her passions in the library world include teen-centered collection development; street lit; serving lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning teens; and thinking about librarianship within a framework of social justice.