2020 Morris Award Finalists
The finalists of the 2020 Morris Award have been announced. View the list, along with annotations, here. The winners of all of YALSA and ALA's book awards will be announced on Jan. 27 at 8am EST at ALA's Midwinter Meeting during the Youth Media Awards. A presentation honoring all the Morris and Nonfiction titles will take place on Jan. 27 at the Midwinter Meeting. Be sure to look out for the 2020 Nonfiction Award finalists announcement tomorrow!

TeenTober Feedback Survey
Did you celebrate TeenTober? We want to hear from you! Take our feedback survey and let us know how you celebrated! The feedback you provide will help shape future TeenTober celebrations. Please complete the survey by Dec. 15.

December YALSA Webinar: Learning Circles for Staff, for Teens, and for Community
Dec. 12, 2PM EST
Learning circles are an excellent way to provide blended learning opportunities for teens, staff, and community members. Through these engaging learning experiences, participants take charge of their own learning, collaborate on learning, and build learning projects together to practice and apply new expertise. In this webinar, participants will learn the ins and outs of learning circles and get ideas on how to get learning circles started in their own library and community. Learn more or register for only $29.

New JRLYA Research Journal Issue
Volume 10, Issue 3 of YALSA’s Journal of Research on Libraries & Young Adults (JRLYA) is now available. This issue features the following articles related to library digital services and peritextual elements:

• Getting Basic Information Isn’t as Helpful as the Nuanced Advice We Can Give Each Other: Teens with Autism on Digital Citizenship Education
• Teen Social Media Practices and Perceptions of Peers: Implications for Youth Services Providers and Researchers

2020 Teens' Top Ten Nominee Book Suggestions
Encourage your teens to nominate their favorite titles to be considered as a 2020 Teens’ Top Ten nominee! Teens aged 12-18 can nominate titles via the public nomination form. For books to be eligible for consideration, they must be published between Jan. 1–Dec. 31, 2019. Teens can submit a book title through Jan. 1, 2020 to be included in the pool of 2020 nominee candidates.

Thank you.

Anna Lam

Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)

50 E. Huron St. Chicago, IL 60611

312-280-5849

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Check out our new Teen Summer Learning Programs publication!