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YALSA’s Competencies for Librarians Serving Youth: Young Adults Deserve the Best Updated January 2010 Introduction  The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA) that supports library services to teens, developed these competencies for librarians who serve young adults. Individuals who demonstrate the knowledge and skills laid out in this document will be able to provide quality library service for and with teenagers. Institutions seeking to improve their overall service capacity and increase public value to their community are encouraged to adopt these competencies. YALSA first developed these competencies in 1981, which were revised in 1998, 2003, and 2010. The competencies can be used as a tool to evaluate and improve service, a foundation for library school curriculum, a framework for staff training and a set of guiding principles for use when speaking out for the importance of services to teens in libraries. Audiences for the competencies include: • Library educators • Library training coordinators • School and library administrators • Public library generalists • Graduate students • Human resources directors • Young adult specialists • Non-library youth advocates and • School librarians service providers -1- YALSA’s Competencies for Librarians Serving Youth: Young Adults Deserve the Best Area I. Leadership and Professionalism  The librarian will be able to: 1. Develop and demonstrate leadership skills in identifying the unique needs of young adults and advocating for service excellence, including equitable funding and staffi