Perspectives on YA Practice

Chelton believes that there is no one perfect way to deliver services to the young adult group in public libraries, only options to be chosen on the basis of a specific library's service provision history; the library's size in terms of budget, staff, or user visits; the staff's attitude toward service, particularly young adult services; and the library director's susceptibility to local or national trends. She further discusses the pros and cons of common "service models," which refers to the unique local configuration of staff, position titles, service delivery area, collection, and services set up for young adults.