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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Hi!  I just learned about a good, free professional development resource from ALA’s Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA).  They have created and will continue to create video-clip trainings on library
 services to teens and related topics. Currently, the longest video is just under 8 minutes long so you can more easily fit videos into your busy schedule. They call this online training resource
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/yalsa1957">YALSA Academy</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I just viewed a couple of the videos. Based on my limited experience, I think the:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">Animations are pretty good,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">Computerized text-to-speech is choppy at time, and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">Information is very good!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Katie Anderson, Library Development Services<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">* Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator *<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><a href="mailto:katie.anderson@state.or.us">katie.anderson@state.or.us</a>, 503-378-2528<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Eve Gaus [mailto:egaus@ala.org]
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, January 17, 2012 8:31 AM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> YALSA Academy Launches today!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Hi, Youth Consultants,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Want to let you know about a brand new project that YALSA is launching today, the YALSA Academy. The Academy, is a free online educational video initiative available at
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/yalsa1957">www.youtube.com/yalsa1957</a>. The channel offers free training videos on popular professional development topics for school and YA services librarians, as well as other staff who work with teens. Videos include such
 topics as: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%">providing customer service to teens<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%">connecting teens and ereaders<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%">conducting a mock Printz program<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%">ideas for building a YA collection.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p><span class="caps"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">YALSA</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> members and nonmembers are eligible to submit a video. The intended audiences of the
 videos are young adult librarians, school librarians, library support staff, teachers, administrators, technology staff working with teens and educators and any literacy-focused professional who works directly with teens and tweens.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Those interested in posting a short instructional video should consult the guidelines, read the frequently asked questions and watch the introductory video on the
<span class="caps">YALSA</span> Academy website, <a href="http://www.ala.org/yalsa/academy">
www.ala.org/yalsa/academy</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions about the Academy!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Best wishes,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Eve<span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Eve Gaus<br>
Program Officer for Continuing Education<br>
Young Adult Library Services Association<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">50 E. Huron St. Chicago, IL 60611<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">1.800.545.2433 x5293<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">fax: 312.280.5276<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="mailto:egaus@ala.org">egaus@ala.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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