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Program Proposals Open for YALSA's 2020 YA Services Symposium YALSA currently seeks program proposals for its 2020 YA Services Symposium<http://www.ala.org/yalsa/yasymposium>, which will take place November 6-8 in Reno, NV. Program proposals should relate to the theme, "Biggest Little Spaces: How Libraries Serve the Expanding Worlds of Teens" and focus around key issues in YALSA's report<http://www.ala.org/yaforum/future-library-services-and-teens-project-report>. Program proposals will be accepted until February 15. Apply<http://www.ala.org/yalsa/yasymposium/stipend> for a YALSA member travel stipend by June 1. Registration opens in April. Interested individuals can sign up for updates about the symposium here<https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/X5ZTCB5>. YALSA 2020 Selected Booklists The final selections<http://www.ala.org/yalsa/book-media-lists> of YALSA's selected booklists have been announced. * Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults<http://www.ala.org/yalsa/amazing-audiobooks> * Best Fiction for Young Adults<http://www.ala.org/yalsa/best-fiction-young-adults> * Great Graphic Novels for Teens<http://www.ala.org/yalsa/great-graphic-novels> * Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers<http://www.ala.org/yalsa/quick-picks-reluctant-young-adult-readers> View<http://www.ala.org/yalsa/book-media-lists> each list, along with their top ten titles, on the YALSA website<http://www.ala.org/yalsa/book-media-lists>. Blog posts about each title can be found on YALSA's blog, The Hub<http://www.yalsa.ala.org/thehub/about/selected-lists-the-hub/>. Youth Media Awards Live Webcast On Monday, Jan. 27, at 8am ET, ALA will reveal the next classics in children's and young adult literature during its Youth Media Awards announcements from Philadelphia. Included are YALSA's book awards<http://www.ala.org/yalsa/bookawards/booklists/members>. If you aren't attending Midwinter, be sure to follow the action by watching the live webcast<http://ala.unikron.com>. Planning Your Summer Learning Program? Have you checked out our latest book, Teen Summer Learning Programs: From Start to Finish<https://www.alastore.ala.org/content/teen-summer-learning-programs-start-finish>? Whether you've just started transitioning from summer reading to summer learning, or have already completed it, this guide<https://www.alastore.ala.org/content/teen-summer-learning-programs-start-finish> will help you think through the nuts and bolts of designing, implementing, and improving your summer learning program to ensure success. Purchase it now in print<https://www.alastore.ala.org/content/teen-summer-learning-programs-start-finish>, as an e-book<https://www.alastore.ala.org/content/teen-summer-learning-programs-start-finish%E2%80%94eeditions-e-book> or as a print/e-book bundle<https://www.alastore.ala.org/content/teen-summer-learning-programs-start-finish%E2%80%94printe-book-bundle>. Upcoming YALSA Activities & Events * February 13: Engaging Teens in the 2020 Census; $29; www.ala.org/yalsa/onlinelearning/webinar<http://www.ala.org/yalsa/onlinelearning/webinar>; * March 12: Cultivating Voice Through Youth Leadership Programs; $29; www.ala.org/yalsa/onlinelearning/webinar<http://www.ala.org/yalsa/onlinelearning/webinar> * April 9: Teen Hackathon: Creativity, Collaboration, and Competition; www.ala.org/yalsa/onlinelearning/webinar<http://www.ala.org/yalsa/onlinelearning/webinar> * Mid-April: 2020 Symposium Registration Open * April 23: 2020 Teens' Top Ten Nominees Announcement * June 1: Symposium Travel Stipend Deadline; www.ala.org/yalsa/yasymposium/stipend<http://www.ala.org/yalsa/yasymposium/stipend> Anna Lam Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) 50 E. Huron St. Chicago, IL 60611 312-280-5849 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Check out our new Teen Summer Learning Programs<https://www.alastore.ala.org/content/teen-summer-learning-programs-start-finish> publication!