Youth-Serving Libraries in Japan, Russia, and the United States

Lesley S.J. Farmer

• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Year: 2011
• Edition: 1
• eBook ISBN:
  9780810882263
• Topic: Languages & Linguistics
• Subtopic: Library & Information Science
• Index: Languages & Linguistics

In recent years, interest in International Librarianship has grown rapidly and will continue to grow as globalization influences education and librarianship. In countries around the world, public and school libraries have unique roles and their staffs collaborate across types of libraries to varying degrees. Library staff preparation, training, and ongoing learning and organization of youth-serving librarians mirror each country's values and priorities.

The essays in Youth-Serving Libraries in Japan, Russia, and the United States address the universal and culture-specific aspects of library services to children and teens in these three countries. This collection shows how libraries have developed in light of each country's political, educational, and social history. They examine how government and citizen roles in youth-serving libraries also reflect culturally defined social structures. The chapters highlight unique collections and services within each country and also show how librarians deal with the challenges they encounter, both from within their culture as well as from outside—including natural disasters. Each country's authors discuss contemporary issues that face youth-serving libraries, such as information literacy, reading in a multimedia world, and the overarching influence of technology.

This book will be of interest to youth-serving librarians around the world, library educators, and for those studying international and young adult librarianship.

Table of contents

• Preface
• Part I: Japan
• Chapter 1: Overview of Youth-Serving Libraries in Japan
• Chapter 2: Media Literacy Practice in the Public High School Library
• Chapter 3: Developing an Expansive Learning Environment
• Chapter 4: School Libraries in Japanese Public Elementary Schools
• Chapter 5: Development and Characteristics of Library Services for Children and Youth in Okinawa
• Chapter 6: The International Library of Children’s Literature
• Part II: Russia
• Chapter 7: Overview of Library Services Provided to Children and Young Adults in Russia
• Chapter 8: Serving Children and Youth on a Basis of School Libraries
• Chapter 9: Services for Children and Young People in Public Libraries
• Chapter 10: Problems of Formation of Information Literacy and Information Culture of Children and Youth
• Chapter 11: A Children’s Library in a Polyethnic Region as a Center of Tolerance, Intercultural Communication, and Peacemaking Center
• Chapter 12: Children, Teenagers, and Librarians on the Net
• Part III: United States
• Chapter 13: Overview of Youth-Serving Libraries in the United States
• Chapter 14: From Information Power to Empowering Learners
• Chapter 15: U.S. Public Library Service to Youth: Focus on Literacy
• Chapter 16: Why Can’t We Work Together? “The Doctor Is In”
• Chapter 17: School and Public Library Services, Programs, and Collections for Diverse Youth in America
• Chapter 18: Technology for Youth-Serving Libraries in the United States
• About the Editors and Contributors