The five finalists for the YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults were recently announced.
YALSA Names Five William C. Morris Award Finalists
By on December 6, 2012 Leave a Comment
Finalists for the William C. Morris Award, an honor given to a book for young adults written by a debut author, were announced today.
YALSA’s YA Lit Symposium Considers Fandom, Contemporary Fiction and Transmedia
By on November 14, 2012 2 Comments
What are the next big trends for teenage readers? Fandom, contemporary fiction, Australian lit, and transmedia, according to experts leading panels on these subjects at the third biennial YALSA Young Adult Literature Symposium in St. Louis, MO, held November 4-6.
The YALSA Young Adult Literature Symposium Hones in on Social Reading and Classics vs. Contemporary
By on November 8, 2012 2 Comments
About 500 librarians gathered in St. Louis for YALSA’s Young Adult Literature Symposium to discuss social reading within Ereaders, apps such as Inkling, Kno, and Subtext, and which contemporary books teens will be reading in the 2057.
National Forum to Focus on Libraries & Teens
By on November 7, 2012 Leave a Comment
The National Forum on Libraries & Teens is a year-long grant funded effort that brings together key stakeholders from the areas of libraries, education, technology, adolescent development and the for-profit and nonprofit sectors to explore the world of young adults and library services to this population, and ultimately produce a white paper which will provide direction on how libraries need to adapt and potentially change to better meet the needs of 21st century teens.
Wanted: 365 YA Programming Ideas
By on November 6, 2012 2 Comments
Find yourself looking for inspiration when it comes to creating awesome programming for your teens? The 365 Days of YA Task Force wants to help, but first, you have to be willing to share your successes and creativity! The 365 Days of YA is a Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) task
force charged with creating a calendar of easy to implement plans for programs, services, and activities for teens. These are simple ideas that can be used by anyone working with youth in libraries.
SLJ’s Printz Blog Has Returned
By on September 10, 2012 Leave a Comment
Once upon a time, a new blog discussing possible contenders for the annual Michael L. Printz Award for exemplary teen titles was born on SLJ.com. Now in its second year, Someday My Printz Will Come is back and ready to take on the challenge of speculating which literary gem will wear this year’s crown.
Putting Tech into Teen Spaces
By on July 17, 2012
Guidelines from the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) address media literacy, low-cost options for serving kids.
Teen Book Finder App now Available in the App Store
By on June 4, 2012
