Thursday, November 9, 2017

Teen Collection Development Resources

Curating your collection of teen materials does not have to be labor intensive, but it does require a bit of legwork.

While there are many resources that will work from any area of your collection,there are some YA specific sources that I find to be super-useful (in no particular order & I will continue to add to this list as more resources come to mind).

  • Fierce Reads: Macmillan Children's Publishing Group's site for the latest info.
  • Guys Read: Really hits on the Middle Grade fiction level of readers, but a great resource to get you an awesome list of authors you can pass off to your reluctant readers (and for the record girls enjoy these too)
  • Brightly: Penguin Random House's website full of tips, recommendations and so much more
  • Epic Reads: HarperCollins' website is super addictive and informative (and the quizzes are entertaining)
  • YA Books and More: A couple of Texas librarians share some awesome book lists. Definitely a site to bookmark
  • Goodreads: Generally speaking, this is just a great way get some read-alike suggestions and stay up to do date with the current popular titles
  • No Flying No Tights
  • YA Lit