Youth Services Public Librarian
Practice Settings and Primary Responsibilities
Youth Services Librarians are employed in Children’s and Young Adults Services Divisions in public libraries throughout the country providing a wide variety of activities including: Reference Services; Collection Development for Children’s and Young Adult Materials; Bibliographic Instruction; Literacy Promotion; Reader Advisory Services; Story Hours; Community Outreach; Technology Training; School Collaboration; Programming for Children and Teens; Summer Reading Programs; Book Discussion Groups
Recommended Information Studies Electives
Students should consult with their advisors to select electives that best support individual intellectual interests and career goals. The electives listed here are not meant to represent the complete listing of all relevant courses that a student may take within the iSchool, at other units on campus or as part of the Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area.
Course Number Course Title
645 Literature for Children
646 Literature for Young Adults
647 Children’s Services in Public Libraries
707 Field Study in Library Service
724 Public Library Seminar
745 Storytelling
625 Information Policy
709 Independent Study
713 Planning and Evaluating Library Services
723 Libraries and Information Services in the Social Process
735 Legal Issues in Managing Information
736 Designing Information Services and Products
748 Advanced Seminar in Children’s Literature
750 Information Access in Electronic Environments
751, 752, Information Access in the Humanities, Arts,
753, 756, etc. Social Sciences, Science and Technology, etc.
783 Seminar in Technical Services
Professional Associations
Association for Library Service to Children
Young Adult Library Services Association
Regional:
And other state and regional library associations
Scholarships/Interest Free Loans
General Scholarships:
ALA General Scholarships:
Marshall Cavendish Scholarship
David H. Clift Scholarship
Christopher Hoy/ERT Scholarship
Diversity Scholarships:
ALA Spectrum Scholarship
Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) Century Scholarship
Scholarships in Children’s and Youth Services Librarianship:
ALA Scholarship for Library Youth Services
Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) Scholarships:
The Bound to Stay Bound Books Scholarship
The Frederic G. Melcher Scholarship
Noyes Library Association Scholarship (Information Studies)
Key Geographic Areas for Employment
Youth Services Librarians in Public Libraries are needed throughout all regions of the U.S.
Specialized Placement Services:
Maryland Library Association Jobline
Virginia Library Association Jobline
American Libraries, the Magazine of the American Library Association, "Career Leads"