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<p class="MsoNormal">I received the following press release (pasted below) from a YALSA colleague—we may have some excellent presentation topics and articles just lying in wait here in Oregon!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">April Witteveen<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Community Librarian<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Deschutes Public Library<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">YALSA Board Member, 2013-2014<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(541) 617-7079<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.deschuteslibrary.org/"><span style="color:blue">http://www.deschuteslibrary.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Know More.</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right">Contact: Nichole O’Connor<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right">Program Officer<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right">312-280-4387<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right"><u><span style="color:blue">noconnor@ala.org</span></u>
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<b><i><span style="font-size:16.0pt">YALSA opens proposals for 2014 symposium, </span>
</i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Keeping it Real: Finding the True Teen Experience in YA Literature</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:23.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA),is seeking program proposals and paper presentations
for its 2014 Young Adult Literature Symposium, </span>Keeping it Real: Finding the True Teen Experience in YA Literature<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">, to be held
<strong><span style="font-weight:normal">October 31 – November 2, 2014 in Austin, TX</span></strong><b>.
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</span></b>YALSA’s 2014 Young Adult Literature Symposium will gather together librarians, educators, researchers, authors and publishers to explore what’s ‘real’ in the world of teen literature. In what ways is young adult literature reflecting the real and
amazing diversity of today’s 42 million teens and it what ways has it fallen short? Who are today’s teens, really? What are the ‘real’ issues that they want and need to read about, and how do they want to read about them? Why are realistic teen experiences
in books sometimes controversial when they accurately portray a young person's life? How are the evolving areas of identity and sex(uality) being explored in YA literature and nonfiction? Join YALSA as we explore what is ‘real’ in young adult literature.<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:23.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> YALSA invites interested parties to propose 90-minute programs centering on the theme, as well as paper presentations offering new, unpublished research
relating to the theme. Applications for all proposals can be found at <u><span style="color:blue">http://ala.org/yalitsymposium
</span></u> (click “Propose a Paper/Program”). Proposals for programs and paper presentations must be completed online by Nov. 1, 2013. Applicants will be notified of their proposals’ status the week of Jan. 12, 2014.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:23.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> Visitors to the symposium website can also join the online symposium community, sign up for the symposium mailing list and more.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:150%">For more than 50 years, YALSA has worked to build the capacity of libraries and librarians to engage, serve and empower teens. For more information about YALSA or to access national guidelines
and other resources go to <a href="http://www.ala.org/yalsa">www.ala.org/yalsa</a>, or contact the YALSA office by phone, 800-545-2433, ext. 4390; or e-mail:
<a href="mailto:yalsa@ala.org">yalsa@ala.org</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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