Developing Public Library Services for Young Adults.

From November 1992 through May 1993, a series of staff development and training workshops were presented as part of the project, "Developing Library Services for Young Adults." The workshops included: "Redirecting Young Adult Behavior" (Glenna O. Auxier & Bob Perchalski); "The Youth Services Librarian and the Law" (Gary Becker & Julie Law); and "Teen Sexuality and AIDS Awareness" (Marilyn K. Volker). This manual includes information and facts from the workshop presentations, and expands on what was presented. It was proposed as a method of providing information and training for those individuals who were not able to get to the workshops. In addition to the workshop handouts, the manual includes articles that have been published as a result of these workshops, and information about nationally-recognized library programs for young adults that libraries in Florida have organized and implemented. A general overview is provided about working with young adults that will help both library generalists and young adult specialists provide better service to this client group. The contents of the manual are: "Young Adults--Who Are They?"; "The Youth Services Librarian and the Law"; "Teen Sexuality and AIDS Awareness"; "Reference Services for Young Adults"; "Programming for Young Adults"; "Literature of Today's Young Adults"; "Beyond Ephebiphobia: A Tool Chest for Customer Service to Young Adults"; and "Young Adult Services Professional Resources." Two appendices provide ALA intellectual freedom documents and information on grants and other alternative funding sources. (MAS)