Better Serving Teens through School Library–Public Library Collaborations

This essential guidebook offers practical strategies for school and public librarians seeking to enhance teen services through strategic partnerships, addressing today's pressing budget constraints while expanding program reach. Authors Cherie P. Pandora and her co-author draw from their dual perspectives to provide actionable advice on resource sharing, cost containment, and leveraging institutional strengths. The book tackles the fundamental challenge of doing more with less through collaborative frameworks that benefit both library systems. These innovative approaches to library cooperation demonstrate how cross-institutional teamwork can transform teen programming and collection development.

What distinguishes this professional resource is its concrete methodology for building sustainable partnerships that directly serve adolescent patrons' evolving needs. Library professionals will appreciate the real-world examples and step-by-step guidance for overcoming common collaboration barriers between educational and community institutions. The authors successfully bridge the gap between theoretical cooperation and practical implementation, making this particularly valuable for librarians developing teen outreach initiatives. This timely manual ultimately provides a roadmap for creating more robust, cost-effective library services that better engage today's youth.