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Author:

Evans, Nancy (Librarian) author.

Title:

Cultivating strong girls : library programming that builds self-esteem and challenges inequality / Nancy Evans.

Publisher:

Libraries Unlimitedan imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC,

Copyright Date:

2018

Description:

x, 236 pages ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Young adults' libraries--Activity programs--United States.
Libraries and teenagers--United States.
Self-esteem--Activity programs--Activity programs--United States.
Teenage girls--United States--Social conditions.
Women--United States--Social conditions.
Self-esteem in adolescence--United States.
Self-perception in adolescence--United States.
Libraries and society--United States.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Why is a program like strong girls necessary? -- Gender bias and inequality, beauty, body image, and the media -- Identity, self-image, and self-esteem -- Friendships, conflict, confrontation, and rejection -- Romantic relationships, emotional and physical violence, suicide, and bullying -- Social media, confidence, body language, and presence --Wrapping it up, using graduates as co-leaders, continuing as a club, and extension activities -- Planning your own program -- Appendix: worksheets and survey.

Series:

Libraries Unlimited professional guides for young adult librarians series

Indexed by:

School Library Journal, August 02, 2018
Booklist, July 01, 2018
Booklist Starred Reviews
School Library Journal Starred Reviews

ISBN:

9781440856686 (paperback : acid-free paper)
1440856680

LCCN:

2017061845

Locations:

IAOX771 -- State Library of Iowa (Des Moines)