Libraries and Youth

LIBRARY MONITORS

www.mackwestss.qld.edu.au.

http://www.mackwestss.eq.edu.au/library_monitors.htm

http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/lsslib/monitors.htm#GUIDELINES%20FOR%20LIBRAR Y%20MONITORS


TEENS AND VIRTUAL SPACES

http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6348397.html


SOCIAL NETWORKING AND EDUCATIONAL USE

http://www.pewinternet.org/pdfs/PIP_Teens_Privacy_SNS_Report_Final.pdf

www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/profdev/SocialNetworkingToolkit.pdf


DANCE DANCE REVOLUTION

• How To: DDR 101
http://plablog.org/2007/05/howto-ddr-101.html
Are you thinking about offering Dance Dance Revolution in your library?
Here's advice on how to do it, both from PLA blogger Andrea Mercado and
those offering comments.


PSYCH/WELFARE

Reach Out! http://www.reachout.com.au/home.asp
Reach Out, has released a new service designed to support teachers working
with the growing number of Australian Students dealing with mental health
issues called Reach Out! Teachers' Network.

Headroom, Mental Health for Young PeopleHeadroom: Mental Health issues for
young people, children, adolescents, teachers, professionals and parents
based in Adelaide. http://www.headroom.net.au/

Centre for Multicultural Youth Issues http://www.cmyi.net.au/CMYIeNews

Australian Clearinghouse for Youth Studies www.acys.info Their journal,
Youth Studies Australia, is issued quarterly. They also have a newsletter:
http://www.acys.utas.edu.au/yfx/index.html

http://www.inyahead.com.au/index.php?section=1 - good source of print
materials too


LIBRARIES AND EDUCATION

http://www.fola.org.au/

www.mackaywestss.eq.edu.au)


LONDON LIBRARIES

London Libraries keep adding interesting bool lists to their site http://www.londonlibraries.org/servlets/llr. The latest is a "book with a view" http://www.londonlibraries.org/servlets/llr/bookwithaview/

Have a look at the "big wild read" as well http://www.londonlibraries.org/servlets/promotions/bookwithaview/bbc.jsp