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YALSA needs
members to help us bring YALSA to where the graduate students are for our 2011
LIS Road Trip! This year’s road trip aims to assist those
interested in a career in teen services to have opportunities to get together with
others who are passionate about working with adolescents in libraries. A road
trip event or activity that you organize and host at your library school can
help you network, learn more about YALSA and meet local YALSA members, get
ideas about creating great teen services and find out what life as a teen
services or secondary school librarian is really like.
Students or
faculty at library schools are encouraged to host events and activities to
raise awareness and connect with one another. Examples include:
·
Host
a social event, such as a happy hour or coffee klatch
·
Host
an educational event, such as a forum, speaker, panel discussion, etc.
·
Write
an article, column or blog post for a LIS newsletter or web site
·
Feature
YALSA at an existing LIS event, such as an open house or student chapter
meeting
·
Sponsor
an outing, such as a library tour
·
Conduct
an advocacy or public awareness activity, such as an email campaign to Congress
members or hosting a fundraiser for causes such as Books for Teens (www.facebook.com/booksforteens)
For more
information, including a toolkit complete with great ideas and resources for everything
you need to plan a successful event, visit: http://tinyurl.com/YALSARoadTrip11. We hope to see you on the
road!
-Beth
Beth Yoke, Executive Director
Young Adult Library Services
Association
50 E. Huron St. Chicago, IL 60611
1.800.545.2433 x4391
fax: 312.280.5276
Get guidelines & tools for
teen library services at
http://tinyurl.com/YALSAguides