1. TEEN READ WEEK & BEYOND: Teen Reading Programming Throughout the Year

2. January: Teen Book & Media Awards Every January YALSA announces the winners of its book and media awards  Alex, Edwards, Morris, Nonfiction, Odyssey, & Printz Prepare for the awards announcement  Hold a mock Printz or Nonfiction Award election  Display previous or potential winners  Create an awards announcement countdown on the library web site

3. February & March: Celebrate! Celebrate the award winners  Displays  Book clubs  Contests  Author events Update your collection and services  Purchase the winners & titles on the selected lists  Incorporate the titles into readers’ advisory Spread the word  Download & reproduce bookmark templates  Letter to the editor  Links on your web site  Booktalks

4. April: Support Teen Literature Day Held annually the Thurs. of National Library Week Teen Read Week registration opens at www.ala.org/teenread www.ala.org/teenread Promote YA literature in your community  Author events  Read-a-thons  Letters to the editor  Online book reviews  Participate in Operation Teen Book Drop

5. May thru September: Teens’ Top Ten It’s a teens’ choice award for the best YA books Nominations are posted online in April Encourage your teens to read the TTT nominations so they can vote for their favorites in Sept. The winners are announced during Teen Read Week  Use the list for collection development  Brainstorm ways to tie the TTT into summer reading  Share the list with school librarians and teachers  Use in booktalks, book clubs and displays  Feature the titles on the library web site www.ala.org/teenstopten

6. October: Teen Read Week Encourages all teens to read for the fun of it All schools, libraries & bookstores can participate Celebrated annually the 3rd week in Oct. Registration is free & registrants receive special promotions Celebrate in a way that works best for you www.ala.org/teenread

7. Turn Dreams into Reality @ your library Create displays of fantasy, adventure, or sci-fi books Host a books-to-film, film festival featuring fantasy or adventure themed books that were made into movies Have your teens vote on their favorite adventure/fantasy/sci-fi book Ask your Teen Advisory Group to help you select new fantasy or adventure themed books for the YA collection

8. Websites for More Information www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists (awards & lists) www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists http://tinyurl.com/teenlitday (Support Teen Lit Day) http://tinyurl.com/teenlitday www.ala.org/teenstopten (Teens’ Top Ten) www.ala.org/teenstopten www.ala.org/teenread (Teen Read Week) www.ala.org/teenread

9. Programming Resources from YALSA Cool Teen Programs Under $100 (July 09) Excellence in Library Services to Young Adults, 5 th ed. (2008) M.A.E. Award for Best Lit Program for Teens, http://tinyurl.com/MAEaward Program Idea Wiki at http://tinyurl.com/YAprograms YA-YAAC, a listserv for library workers to share programming ideas, http://tinyurl.com/YAYAAC Young Adult Library Services (quarterly)

10. Continuing Education Resources Stay current with the latest in teen reading through YALSA’s webinars! YALSA offers monthly webinars on the third Thursday at 2pm EST Learn about our upcoming webinars here: http://www.ala.org/yalsa/webinars http://www.ala.org/yalsa/webinars Can’t attend the live session? Check out our webinars on demand! www.ala.org/yalsa/webinarsondemand www.ala.org/yalsa/webinarsondemand

11. Please contact YALSA if we can be of help YALSA 50 E. Huron St. Chicago, IL 60611 1.800.545.2433 x4390 yalsa@ala.org www.ala.org/yalsawww.ala.org/yalsa (web site) http://yalsa.ala.org/blog/http://yalsa.ala.org/blog/ (blog) http://wikis.ala.org/yalsa/index.phphttp://wikis.ala.org/yalsa/index.php (wiki)

12. Who is YALSA? YALSA stands for the Young Adult Library Services Association Parent organization is the American Library Association (ALA) Has over 5,200 members who are school librarians, public librarians, educators, grad students and library supporters Mission: To expand and strengthen library services for teens, aged 12-18. Through its member-driven advocacy, research, and professional development initiatives, YALSA builds the capacity of libraries and librarians to engage, serve and empower teens.

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