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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Hi! I just received the latest newsletter from ALA’s Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). Here are a few things you may be interested in:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<h1><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Rockwell","serif";color:red">New!</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Rockwell","serif""> Ready-to-Use Readers’ Advisory Tools<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Just download, print and distribute! These two digital downloads offer hundreds of recommended reads for teens by genre.
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Outstanding Books for the College Bound,
<a href="http://ow.ly/xwTkh">http://ow.ly/xwTkh</a> (download includes 5 brochures, 1 handout and 1 poster)
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<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Reads 4 Teens,
<a href="http://ow.ly/xwTbe">http://ow.ly/xwTbe</a> (download includes 37 pamphlets and 8 bookmarks)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h1><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Rockwell","serif";color:red">New!</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Rockwell","serif""> Collection Development Grant<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">YALSA’s Margaret Edwards Collection Development Grant awards $5,000 for a school or public library to use towards improving or expanding its teen collection. Funds may be used
for print, non-print and/or digital materials. All personal YALSA members who represent a public library or school library are eligible to apply. Up to four grants will be awarded in 2014. All applicants must be current personal members of ALA/YALSA at the
time the application is submitted. Applications must be submitted by Dec. 1 via the
<a href="http://www.emailmeform.com/builder/form/Sd6YhVG0Qbeeg2um7IetcD869"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">online form</span></a>
<a href="http://ow.ly/xwVn4">http://ow.ly/xwVn4</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h1><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Rockwell","serif"">Host a VIP this Summer!<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Members of Congress need to see first-hand all the great ways libraries create opportunities for teens to keep learning over the summer. YALSA's Legislation Committee has
created some great tips and resources to help libraries participate in “District Days.”
</span><a href="http://wikis.ala.org/yalsa/index.php/District_Days"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">http://wikis.ala.org/yalsa/index.php/District_Days</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
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<h1><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Rockwell","serif"">Keep Yourself Updated on the Latest in YA Literature<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<h1><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">We’d love to see you in Austin, TX, YALSA for the 2014 YA Literature Symposium this year on Nov. 14-16<sup>th</sup>. Check out the preliminary program, apply for a travel stipend grant and/or
register at </span><a href="http://www.ala.org/yalitsymposium"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">www.ala.org/yalitsymposium</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">.
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<p class="MsoBodyText3" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">For more events and information, visit
</span><a href="http://wikis.ala.org/yalsa/index.php/Calendar_of_Events"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">http://wikis.ala.org/yalsa/index.php/Calendar_of_Events</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
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<p class="MsoBodyText3" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><a href="https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=yalsa@ala.org&ctz=America/Chicago&gsessionid=OK"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=yalsa@ala.org&ctz=America/Chicago&gsessionid=OK</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
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<p class="MsoNormal">-Beth<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Beth Yoke, CAE<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Executive Director<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Young Adult Library Services Association<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">50 E. Huron St. Chicago, IL 60611<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">1.800.545.2433 x4391<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">fax: 312.280.5276<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:byoke@ala.org">byoke@ala.org</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">@yalsa_director<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Read our new report on the future of library services for & with teens
<a href="http://www.ala.org/yaforum/project-report">www.ala.org/yaforum/project-report</a> <o:p></o:p></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Connect with YALSA online:<o:p></o:p></p>
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