Visual Media for Teens: Creating and Using a Teen-Centered Film Collection

This guide for school and public librarians provides a list of films with teen appeal and offers advice on selecting new films as they become available. The cult and mainstream films listed are primarily intended for popular material collections. While most are entertaining, they also deal with moral, social, and personal issues, and are appropriate for school library collections. The guide provides annotated filmographies in categories of heroes, issues of identity, strong emotions, and educational entertainment. In addition, the authors address popular culture influences on teens, technology and format issues, how to get teen input, where to find reliable review sources, and programming with films. Halsall is manager of young people's services at McHenry Public Library District, where Edminster is assistant director and collection manager. Annotation c2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

JANE HALSALL is manager, Young Peoples' Services, McHenry Public Library District, McHenry, Illinois and a reviewer forLibrary Journal.

R. WILLIAM EDMINSTER is assistant director and collection manager, McHenry Public Library District, McHenry, Illinois.