2026 Core Forum

For more than a decade, the Association for Library Service to Children has been encouraging children's and youth librarians to serve in media mentorship capacities to guide children and families in their use of technology and media. Yet little empirical research exists to validate the extent to which children's librarians are serving in this capacity nor the extent to which they feel prepared to do so. This poster will share findings from a research project exploring children's librarians' enactment of media mentorship and offer implications for practice.