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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">The following announcements are from ALA’s Young Adult Library Services Association. I thought some of you might be interested to know about some or all of these things.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h1><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Rockwell","serif"">Come Hang with YALSA and 35+ YA Authors!<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<h1><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">We’d love to see you in
<span style="background:lime;mso-highlight:lime">Portland, OR</span>, for the 2015 YA Services Symposium this year on Nov. 6-8<sup>th</sup>. Check out the program, register at
</span><a href="http://www.ala.org/yalsa/yasymposium"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">www.ala.org/yalsa/yasymposium</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">. Join the conversation on Twitter with #yalsa15.
And be sure to save the date for Nov. 4 – 6, 2016 when this event will be in Pittsburgh, PA!<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<h1><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Rockwell","serif"">It’s Not too Late to Plan a Great Teen Read Week™!<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">We have everything libraries need to plan great TRW activities for Oct. 18 – 24 at
</span><a href="http://www.ala.org/teenread"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">www.ala.org/teenread</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">. We’re encouraging libraries to reach out and engage teens who don’t
normally come to the library, whether they’re homeless, in foster care, recent immigrants or some other segment of the community. Reaching some of these groups can be a challenge, but YALSA has resources to help on our wiki:
</span><a href="http://ow.ly/QcA3p"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">http://ow.ly/QcA3p</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"">Free Continuing Education for Library Staff<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Check out our
<a href="http://www.ala.org/yalsa/badges-learning"><span style="color:black;text-decoration:none">Badges for Learning program</span></a> (<a href="http://yalsabadges.ala.org/">http://yalsabadges.ala.org/</a>), which helps learners earn 7 micro-credentials that
align with YALSA’s <a href="http://www.ala.org/yalsa/guidelines/yacompetencies2010">
<span style="color:black;text-decoration:none">Competencies for Librarians Serving Youth</span></a>. This is free professional development where library workers earn a micro-credential by completing lessons that enable individuals to develop skills they need
to successfully work for and with teens. <span style="background:white">The badges can be used on resumes and in online spaces to demonstrate expertise to colleagues, administrators and current and potential employers.
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<h1><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Rockwell","serif"">Announcing the Teen Programming HQ<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Check out YALSA’s new one-stop-shop for teen programming ideas and networking. Visit
<a href="http://hq.yalsa.net/index.html">http://hq.yalsa.net/index.html</a> to join the free site and to find and share programming ideas.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Rockwell","serif"">Questions? Contact:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Beth Yoke, CAE<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Executive Director<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Young Adult Library Services Association<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">1.800.545.2433 x4391<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="mailto:byoke@ala.org">byoke@ala.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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are we doing? Please take this four question <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LSConsulting">
survey</a> to let us know how we can improve your experience. (<a href="http://tinyurl.com/qxu9ysb">http://tinyurl.com/qxu9ysb</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Katie Anderson, Youth Services Consultant
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/pages/index.aspx">Library Support and Development Services</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;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:10.0pt;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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