Hi Everyone,

Here's an opportunity to apply for the chance to receive lots of teen books for your library. The deadline is Dec. 1, 2009.

Best, Sharon Rawlins, Youth Services Consultant, NJ State Library

YALSA's Great Books Giveaway Competition

Each year the YALSA office receives approximately 1,200 newly published books, videos, CD's and audiocassettes, materials that have been targeted primarily towards young adults. Publishers and producers submit copies for selection committees to review and nominate. After the ALA Midwinter Meeting (when committees select their annual lists), these materials need to be removed from the YALSA office to make room for the next year's publications.
The YALSA Board of Directors believes many libraries that serve young adults would benefit by receiving this collection of materials. YALSA and the cooperating publishers are therefore offering one year's worth of review materials as a contribution to a library in need through this application process. Applicants must demonstrate: \x95 Why the collection is needed in their community. \x95 Why the collection is needed in their institution. \x95 How acquiring the collection will help them better serve the youth of their community. \x95 That the library's commitment to intellectual freedom and equity of access for young adults is supported by an up-to-date, board-approved collection development policy which is based upon the guidelines in the Intellectual Freedom Manual (ALA, 1996) and/or Censorship and Selection: Issues and Answers for Schools by Henry Reichman (ALA, 2001). Criteria Each application will be judged on the basis of: \x95 The degree of need in the community. (20 points) \x95 The degree of need of the school, public library, or institution where the library is located. (20 points) \x95 The degree of improvement of service to young adults in the community. (20 points). \x95 The degree of clarity and effectiveness of the statement of need. (20 points) \x95 An estimate of the age of the nonfiction collection. (10 points) \x95 The currency and completeness of the institution\x92s board approved collection development policy, including the materials selection policy, with procedures for handling challenges. (10 points) A total of 100 points is possible. Each entry will be rated by this point system and the winning application will be the one with the highest total number of points. The Great Books Giveaway Jury will judge the applications.

Guidelines 1. Applicants must be personal members of YALSA as well as ALA. Organizational members are not eligible. 2. All applications must be received complete in the YALSA office no later than December 1. 3. All entries must include the cover sheet provided by YALSA. 4. The application must be signed by the director of the public library, the superintendent of schools, the building-level administrator or the director of the institution. 5. Applicants must agree to accept all the materials received at the YALSA office, with the understanding that this collection is material targeted primarily for young adults, ages 12-18. 6. The cover sheet, supplementary materials and an electronic copy of the current, board-approved collection development policy must be submitted via email to ngil...@ala.org by Dec. 1 of each year. Applications must be sent electronically; hard copies will not be accepted. 7. Incomplete applications will not be considered. 8. Shipping and handling charges are the responsibility of the institution selected to receive the Great Book Giveaway collection. For purposes of estimating shipping costs, winning collections have weighed as much as 2,000 lbs. and included as many as 35 cartons. Shipping ranges from $500 - $800. Previous winners are not eligible. A copy of these instructions can be found online at http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/awardsandgrants/yalsasgreatbook.cfm Announcement of Winner

The recipient of the Great Books Giveaway will be announced by a press release issued by the ALA Public Information Office during the upcoming Midwinter Meeting. For further information contact YALSA at 1-800-545-2433, ext. 4387, or via e-mail at YAL...@ala.org.

Previous Winners 2000 - Martin Luther King, Jr. Academy, Lexington, Ky. 2001 - Hialeah (Fla.) Public Libraries 2002 - Bell County (Ky.) Public Library System Bookmobile 2003 - Harvin Clarendon County (S.C.) Library 2004 - Tri-Community Library, Caldwell County, Texas 2005 - Hardee Senior High School Library, Wauchula, Fla. 2006 - Barbara Chace Library at the Forman School in Litchfield, Connecticut 2007 - New Orleans Public Library 2008 - Margaret Green Junior High School (MGJHS) in Cleveland, Miss. (1st) and Camden County High School, N.C. (2nd) 2009 - Lincoln County Public Libraries in Libby, Mont. (1st); Creekside High School in Fairburn, Ga.; and Jackson District Library in Jackson, Mich.

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