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ALA’s YALSA News:

Nov. 1 is the Last Day to…

·        Give YALSA Your Feedback!  YALSA’s draft report on the Future of Libraries and Teens is online through Nov. 1^st in order to seek public comment to help refine and strengthen the document.  We encourage you to participate in the feedback process!  The draft report & link to the feedback form is at www.ala.org/yaforum/project-report. The goal is to publish a final report in January 2014.  Please share this information widely.

·        Submit a Program or Paper for the Next YA Literature Symposium YALSA has opened a call for program and paper proposals for its 2014 YA Literature Symposium, which will be held Oct. 31—Nov. 2, 2014, in Austin, TX.  To learn more, or to sign up for updates, visit www.ala.org/yalitsymposium 

Here Comes Teen Tech Week™!

TTW is the perfect advocacy opportunity for libraries to showcase all the great digital services and resources they offer teens and their families

• Celebrate with YALSA with the theme “DIY @ your library” March 9 – 15, 2014
• Order your posters, bookmarks and other items via www.alastore.ala.org/ttw
• Learn more at www.ala.org/teentechweek

Interested in piloting a statewide TTW celebration with YALSA?  Contact Beth Yoke at ...@ala.org">byo...@ala.org

$40,000 available for 2014 Summer Reading/Learning

• YALSA is distributing twenty $1,000 summer reading resources grants.  The grant is meant to help libraries boost their collections by providing funds to purchase reading materials, especially those that help English Language Learners and struggling readers. 
• YALSA will provide 20 libraries with $1,000 each to recruit, train and compensate teen assistants to help with summer reading programs. 

Individual library branches within a larger system may apply. Applications are due January 1, 2014.   Funding is provided by the Dollar General Literacy Foundation.  Learn more or apply at http://summerreading.ning.com/  

Convenient Continuing Education

Did you know that YALSA members get FREE access to over $760 worth of on-demand webinars (available online 24/7)?  There are over 40 webinars in the YALSA E-Learning Library (YELL) on topics ranging from reaching reluctant readers to incorporating social media into library services.  YALSA/ALA membership starts at just $58 per year.  Find out more at www.ala.org/yalsa/join or contact Letitia Smith at ...@ala.org">lsm...@ala.org or 312.280.4390.

Get Ready for Giving Tuesday!

On December 3, YALSA is joining a call to action and celebrating a day dedicated to giving ‐‐ when charities, families, businesses, community centers, students, retailers and more will all come together for Giving Tuesday – a movement to celebrate giving and encourage more, better and smarter giving during the holiday season.  YALSA’s goal is to raise $2,000 to send 2 library workers to Washington DC to advocate for libraries during National Library Legislative Day.  Help us get the word out!  Use the hashtag #GivingTuesday and share this link to YALSA’s donation page www.ala.org/yalsa/givetoyalsa/give.  Every dollar helps YALSA help libraries!

Upcoming YALSA Activities & Events

·         Nov. 1, 2014 Teen Tech Week™ “DIY @ your library” site launches, www.ala.org/teentechweek

·         Nov. 12 webinar, “Teen Services Amplified with Everyday Advocacy” by Sarah Flowers.  FREE for YALSA members, www.ala.org/yalsa/webinars

·         Nov. 21 webinar, “Pairing the Latest Nonfiction for Teens with Fiction” by Shauna Yusko, www.ala.org/yalsa/webinars

·         Dec. 1, deadline to apply for most of YALSA member grants & awards, www.ala.org/yalsa/awardsandgrants/yalsaawardsgrants

·         Dec. 2, volunteer form opens for 2014 – 2016 YALSA process committees, juries and advisory boards, www.ala.org/yalsa/aboutyalsa/yalsahandbook

·         Week of Dec. 2^nd: finalists announced for Morris & Nonfiction Awards, www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists

·         Dec. 3, Giving Tuesday, http://givingtuesday.org/

·         Dec. 19 webinar, “Keeping Your Library & Your Teen Patrons Protected: Legal Considerations in Teen Services,” with Deb Caldwell Stone, www.ala.org/yalsa/webinars

·         Jan. 1, application period closes for summer reading grants, http://summerreading.ning.com/

·         Jan. 6, YALSA releases report on future of libraries and teens, www.ala.org/yaforum

·         Jan. 27, YALSA announces the winners of its 6 book awards, www.ala.org/yma

·         Jan. 24, preliminary program for YA Lit Symposium available, www.ala.org/yalitsymposium

·         Week of Feb. 17, summer reading grant winners announced

·         March 1, last day to volunteer for a 201 4 – 2016 YALSA committee, www.ala.org/yalsa/aboutyalsa/yalsahandbook

·         March 9 – 15, Teen Tech Week celebrated, www.ala.org/teentechweek

·         April 1, registration opens for YA Lit Symposium, www.ala.org/yalitsymposium

For more events and information, visit http://wikis.ala.org/yalsa/index.php/Calendar_of_Events

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Beth Yoke, CAE

Executive Director

Young Adult Library Services Association

50 E. Huron St. Chicago, IL 60611

1.800.545.2433 x4391

fax: 312.280.5276

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@yalsa_director

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Sharon Rawlins, MLS

Youth Services Specialist for Lifelong Learning

NJ State Library

185 West State St.

P.O. Box 520

Trenton, NJ 08625-0520

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