Youth Services Collection Maintenance

Includes Access to Library Resources and Services for Minors and Access to Resources and Services in the School Library.

Support, training, publications and public awareness.

ALA Statements and Policies on Schools and Minors’ Rights - Interpretations of the Library Bill of Rights

From ALA. Statistics, frequently challenged books, report a challenge, downloads & display ideas.

Resources and services from the Cooperative Children's Book Center, including what to do when materials are challenged.

Resources, including reporting censorship.

From the National Coalition Against Censorship

From the National Council of Teachers of English. NCTE offers advice, helpful documents, and other support to teachers faced with challenges to texts, to student writing, or to teaching methods used in their classrooms and schools.

From the New York Library Association.

Highlight special days and months with fun books displays and bulletin boards.

Pinterest has loads of display ideas. Check out this board from the MLS YS Advisory Committee.

You'll find inspiration on Facebook at this Library Displays page. Also on ALA ThinkTank, the MSLA group, Teen Services Underground and Storytime Underground.

Search the Booklist Reader blog for display ideas and contests.

Have fun with poetry, Mad Libs, reader's theater and more!