This document is a presentation about Patrick Jones, a local YA hero and author. It summarizes that Patrick Jones is revered among librarians for his groundbreaking guides to YA books and services. It also notes that he has published YA novels for the past 8 years and received several awards for his work, including the Catholic Library Association Lifetime Achievement Award and the American Library Association / Scholastic Lifetime Achievement Award. The presentation provides biographical details and quotes from Patrick Jones about his career and focus on writing fiction that makes teens think critically.

1. Patrick Jones…
YA Superstar!
a presentation on our local YA hero
by Sara Zettervall
LIS 7230
Image of Patrick from
www.connectingya.com

2. “Made in Flint”
Fun fact!
Patrick likes to wear
Michigan-themed
t-shirts.
Jones, n.d.

3. A (Half) Nation-Spanning Career
“It’s good
for your
career if
you’re
willing to
move.”
“It’s
unlikely I’ll
follow that
particular
piece of
advice, but
thanks
anyway.”
Ravenstone Press, 2004

4. “Libraries will never
be cool, but we can
do cool stuff if we
listen to teens.”
(Gorman, 2006)
Books!
Patrick is revered among librarians for his
groundbreaking guides to YA books and services.
“I would have a
question and find
there were no
professional tools. I
found the answer
and then shared it
with others.”
(LSJ, 2011)
Catholic Library Association, Lifetime
Achievement Award, 2006; American Library
Association / Scholastic Lifetime
Achievement Award, 2006.
Images from www.amazon.com
(Jones, n.d.)

5. More Books!
Patrick published his first YA novel
8 years ago and now focuses
on writing fiction.
““My What experience
reading
working in libraries
has helped me
tremendously in
publishing… I could
should do for teens is
make them think... I
want to show kids
who screw up and
make just bad hand decisions.
my
But it doesn’t always
have to work out
manuscript to people
I knew from my work
on ALA/YALSA
committees.”
tragically.”
(Gorman, 2006)
(LSJ, 2011)
Images from www.connectingya.com
MN
Book
Award
Finalist
YALSA
Reluctant
Reader

6. Kicking A** and Taking Names
“It can be
wonderfully
rewarding
work that
turns the
slogan
‘libraries
change lives’
into reality.”
(LSJ, 2011)

7. References
Map images are free clip art.
 GoodReads (n.d.) Patrick Jones Author Profile. Retrieved from
http://www.goodreads.com/chairshotxl
 Gorman, M. (2006, August 1). Mr. Inspiration. Retrieved from
http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6357107.html
 Jones, P. (n.d.) Patrick Jones, Author of Teen Fiction. Retrieved from
http://www.connectingya.com/
 Library Student Journal Blog. (2011, March 29). An Interview with Patrick Jones
[Web log post]. Retrieved from http://www.librarystudentjournal.org/blog/?p=156
 Ravenstone Press. (2004, May 30). Authors Among Us: Patrick Jones. Retrieved
from http://ravenstonepress.com/patjones.html