[OYAN] February update from YALSA

[Katie Anderson]

Hello!  The following February update from ALA's Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) is particularly informative so I thought I'd forward it for those of you who are not YALSA members.

Enjoy,
Katie

Katie Anderson, Library Development Services
* Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator *
Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301
katie.anderson at state.or.us<mailto:katie.anderson at state.or.us>, 503-378-2528

From: Beth Yoke [mailto:byoke at ala.org]
Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2011 8:57 AM
To: Beth Yoke
Subject: February update from YALSA


It's Almost Teen Tech Week!
 Teen Tech Week will be celebrated March 6-12 with the theme "Mix & Mash @ your library."  Teen Tech Week is an opportunity for libraries to throw open their virtual and physical doors and highlight to their community all the great nonprint resources that are available to teens and their families.  Visit www.ala.org/teentechweek<http://www.ala.org/teentechweek> to register (it's free) and to access ideas on how to celebrate the event.



Free Reading Resources to Download
Free downloadable bookmarks, spine labels and book plates are available for libraries so they can feature YALSA's 2011 book and media award winners, including titles that won one of YALSA's six literary awards or were named to one of YALSA's recommended lists.  Visit http://tinyurl.com/YALSAbest11 to access the materials.



Great CE & Networking at ALA's Annual Conference
Join YALSA and ALA in New Orleans June 24 - 28, 2011 for our annual conference!  Advance registration opened Jan. 3rd.  For a list of selected YALSA events, please visit http://www.tinyurl.com/YALSAannual11.  For complete information about the conference, or to register, visit www.ala.org/annual<http://www.ala.org/annual>.  We hope to see you in the Big Easy!



Serve on an Award Committee or YALSA's Board

YALSA's Nominating Committee is seeking nominees for the 2012 slate for the following positions: President-Elect, Board Member At-Large, Division Councilor, 2014 Edwards Award Committee, 2014 Nonfiction Award Committee and 2014 Printz Award Committee.  Individuals are welcome to self-nominate or nominate others via this online form: http://yalsa.ala.org/forms/candidacy.php.  To learn more about these elected positions, visit the Governance section of YALSA's web site or contact the Nominating Committee Chair, Linda Braun, at lbraun at leonline.com<mailto:lbraun at leonline.com>.



CE from Your Desktop: YALSA Webinars

YALSA is offering webinars on the third Thursday of each month at 2PM, eastern.  Webinar topics focus on issues relating to teen services and are available to individuals at $39 ($49 for nonmembers) or groups at $195.  Webinars are archived in YALSA's For Members Only section of the web site two months after they are presented.  For details visit:
 http://tinyurl.com/24ecal8

Beth Yoke, Executive Director
Young Adult Library Services Association
50 E. Huron St. Chicago, IL 60611
1.800.545.2433 x4391
fax: 312.280.5276
Get guidelines & tools for teen library services at
http://tinyurl.com/YALSAguides
byoke at ala.org<mailto:byoke at ala.org>

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