Intellectual Freedom for Teens: A Practical Guide for Young Adult and School Librarians

摘要

When it comes to teens, the line between providing protection and offering freedom can become blurry. If an individual is under the age of 18, does that mean that he or she is not entitled to privacy? How much should a library acquiesce to a concerned parent? Intellectual Freedom for Teens addresses many of the complex issues that arise when dealing with teen library users. The editors of this resource, Kristin Fletcher-Spear and Kelly Tyler (who each also wrote a chapter) are both experienced, working in public library environments with teen users. The credentials of the other chapter authors, Linda Braun and Karen Jensen, as well as those of Mary K. Chelton (the author of the foreword), are not outlined in the volume. The first chapter does not list an author at all, although there is a "Stevie" thanked alongside the chapter authors in the foreword who I could not find attributed to any of the text. That said, the content of this volume is well organized and clear.