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The Spring 2011 issue of YALSA's Journal of Research on Libraries and Young Adults (JRLYA) is now available at http://yalsa.ala.org/jrlya. Articles in this issue include: * Editor's Message from Sandra Hughes-Hassell * "More Powerful than a Locomotive: Using Graphic Novels to Motivate Struggling Male Adolescent Readers," by Karen Gavigan * "Are All Lists Created Equal? Diversity in Award-Winning and Bestselling Young Adult Fiction," by Casey H. Rawson * YALSA Research Committee Poster Session, by Sandra Hughes-Hassell The open source, peer reviewed Journal of Research on Libraries and Young Adults is published four times a year by the Young Adult Library Services Association <http://www.ala.org/yalsa> . Its purpose is to enhance the development of theory, research, and practices to support young adult library services. JRLYA promotes and publishes high quality original research concerning the informational and developmental needs of young adults; the management, implementation, and evaluation of library services for young adults; and other critical issues relevant to librarians who work with young adults. The journal also includes literary and cultural analysis of classic and contemporary writing for young adults. To submit an article, please read our author guidelines <http://www.yalsa.ala.org/jrlya/author-guidelines/> and contact the editor, Sandra Hughes-Hassell, at [log in to unmask] -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 <http://tinyurl.com/YALSAguides> [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>