TEEN READ WEEK BEYOND Teen Reading Programming Throughout
TEEN READ WEEK & BEYOND: Teen Reading Programming Throughout the Year
January: Teen Book & Media Awards l Every January YALSA announces the winners of its book and media awards ¡Alex, Edwards, Morris, Nonfiction, Odyssey, & Printz l Prepare for the awards announcement ¡Hold a mock Printz or Nonfiction Award election ¡Display previous or potential winners ¡Create an awards announcement countdown on the library web site
February & March: Celebrate! l Celebrate the award winners ¡Displays ¡Book clubs ¡Contests ¡Author events l Update your collection and services ¡ Purchase the winners & titles on the selected lists ¡ Incorporate the titles into readers’ advisory l Spread the word ¡Download & reproduce bookmark templates ¡Letter to the editor ¡Links on your web site ¡Booktalks
April: National Library Week l Teen Read Week registration opens at www. ala. org/teenread l Promote YA literature in your community ¡ Author events ¡ Read-a-thons ¡ Letters to the editor ¡ Online book reviews ¡ Participate in Operation Teen Book Drop
May thru September: Teens’ Top Ten l It’s a teens’ choice award for the best YA books l Nominations are posted online in April l Encourage your teens to read the TTT nominations so they can vote for their favorites in Aug. The winners are announced during Teen Read Week ¡ Use the list for collection development ¡ Brainstorm ways to tie the TTT into summer reading ¡ Share the list with school librarians and teachers ¡ Use in booktalks, book clubs and displays ¡ Feature the titles on the library web site l www. ala. org/teenstopten
October: Teen Read Week l Encourages all teens to tell their own stories l All schools, libraries & bookstores can participate l Celebrated annually the same week as Columbus Day in Oct. l Registration is free & registrants receive special promotions l Celebrate in a way that works best for you l www. ala. org/teenread
It’s Written in the Stars: READ! l Create displays that feature the out-of-this-world theme l Host a books-to-film, film festival featuring books that feature fantasy and science fiction stories l Have your teens vote on their favorite sci-fi, space or fantasy reads. l Ask your Teen Advisory Group to help you create events where they and their peers are encouraged to read outside of the box.
Websites for More Information l www. ala. org/yalsa/booklists (awards & lists) l www. ala. org/teenstopten (Teens’ Top Ten) l www. ala. org/teenread (Teen Read Week)
Programming Resources from YALSA l Cool Teen Programs Under $100 (July 09) l Excellence in Library Services to Young Adults, 5 th ed. (2008) l M. A. E. Award for Best Lit Program for Teens, http: //tinyurl. com/MAEaward l Program Idea Wiki at http: //tinyurl. com/YAprograms l YALSA’s new Teen Programming HQ database, http: //hq. yalsa. net/index l YA-YAAC, a listserv for library workers to share programming ideas, http: //tinyurl. com/YAYAAC l Young Adult Library Services (quarterly)
Continuing Education Resources l Stay current with the latest in teen reading through YALSA’s webinars! l YALSA offers monthly webinars on the third Thursday at 2 pm EST l Learn about our upcoming webinars here: http: //www. ala. org/yalsa/webinars l Can’t attend the live session? Check out our webinars on demand! www. ala. org/yalsa/webinarsondemand
Please contact YALSA if we can be of help YALSA 50 E. Huron St. Chicago, IL 60611 1. 800. 545. 2433 x 4390 yalsa@ala. org www. ala. org/yalsa (web site) http: //yalsa. ala. org/blog/ (blog) http: //wikis. ala. org/yalsa/index. php (wiki)
Who is YALSA? l YALSA stands for the Young Adult Library Services Association l Parent organization is the American Library Association (ALA) l Has over 5, 200 members who are school librarians, public librarians, educators, grad students and library supporters l Mission: to support library staff in alleviating the challenges teens face, and in putting all teens ‒ especially those with the greatest needs ‒ on the path to successful and fulfilling lives.
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