Please feel free to share this with the other PhD students – and any other researchers who might be interested! The winner will receive up to $1,500 to defray the costs of conference registration and travel. Call for Papers Trends Impacting Young Adult Services: A Paper Presentation Sponsored by YALSA Past Presidents The YALSA Midwinter Paper Presentation is an annual event sponsored by past presidents of YALSA. Its purpose is to provide a venue for educators, librarians, students, and others interested in young adult librarianship to gather and explore a topic of current interest that impacts the field. The YALSA Midwinter Paper Committee will select one paper to be delivered at the 2018 ALA Midwinter Meeting in Denver. The paper will be published in YALSA’s peer-reviewed Journal of Research on Libraries and Young Adults after the conference. For more information about the journal, visit http://yalsa.ala.org/jrlya. Paper Topics The YALSA Midwinter Paper Presentation Committee seeks proposals for papers presenting points of view based on current research and relating to topics covered either in YALSA's Future of Library Services for and with Teens Report (http://www.ala.org/yaforum/sites/ala.org.yaforum/files/content/YALSA_nationalforum_final.pdf) or the YALSA Research Agenda, 2017-2021 (http://www.ala.org/yalsa/guidelines/research/researchagenda). The research agenda includes five priority areas: Priority Area 1: Impact of Libraries as Teen Formal and Informal Learning Environments Priority Area 2: Library Staff Training, Skills and Knowledge Priority Area 3: Equity of Access Priority Area 4: Cultural Competence, Social Justice and Equity Priority Area 5: Community Engagement Purpose of the Paper Presentation and Award To provide a venue for educators, librarians, students, and others interested in young adult librarianship an opportunity to gather and explore a topic of current interest that impacts the field. Application Requirements Please use the official application form, (http://www.emailmeform.com/builder/form/5yB7V3839o2Iqaj). Paper proposals are due no later than June 1, 2017. Only previously unpublished papers will be accepted. The winner will be selected, and all applicants will be notified by September 1, 2017. All paper presenters must register for the Midwinter Meeting by December 1, 2017. For questions, email the Midwinter Paper Presentation Committee Chair ([log in to unmask])<mailto:[log in to unmask])> Statement on Eligibility Any individual from within or outside of the library community is welcome to submit an application. Membership in ALA/YALSA is not required.