Risky Business: Taking and Managing Risks in Library Services for Teens

YA service innovators Linda W. Braun, Hillias J. Martin, and Connie Urquhart explain how to be smart about takingrisks without shying away from them. They offer concrete advice for Laying the groundwork for change in key areas such as collection building and programming Including technology components as part of traditional services, such as booktalks, information literacyinstruction, and book discussion groups Effectively gaining support from administrators and colleaguesReal-world examples of risky change in action from librarians and authors of YA lit enrich this exploration of atopic rarely discussed in depth, but central to YA services in school and public libraries today.