As high school enrollment continues to rise, the need for effective librarianship serving young adults is greater than ever before. "Young Adults Deserve the Best: Competencies for Librarians Serving Youth," developed by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), is a document outlining eight areas of focus for providing quality library service in collaboration with teenagers. In this book, Flowers identifies and expands on these competency areas. This useful work includes ¿ Anecdotes and success stories from the field ¿ Guidelines that can be used to create evaluation instruments, determine staffing needs, and develop job descriptions ¿ Additional professional resources following each chapter that will help librarians turn theory into practice The first book to thoroughly expand on this important document, Young Adults Deserve the Best is a key foundational tool not only for librarians but also for young adult specialists, youth advocacy professionals, and school administrators.