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[External Email] 2020 Teens' Top Ten Voting Open Voting for our 2020 Teens' Top Ten<http://www.ala.org/yalsa/teenstopten> is open through October 15. Teens can vote<http://www.ala.org/yalsa/teenstopten> for up to three of their favorite titles. The "top ten" titles with the most votes will be named the official 2020 Teens' Top Ten titles. Share<https://youtu.be/R7BBeoncF1g> the nominees video<https://youtu.be/R7BBeoncF1g> on your library website and encourage teens to vote<http://www.ala.org/yalsa/teenstopten>. Registration Open for YALSA's 2020 Virtual YA Services Symposium Early bird registration<http://www.ala.org/yalsa/registration> for YALSA's 2020 Virtual YA Services Symposium, which takes place November 6-8, is open<http://www.ala.org/yalsa/registration> now through September 15. The theme for this year's symposium is Biggest Little Spaces: How Libraries Serve the Expanding Worlds of Teens. New this year to the Symposium for no additional charge, attend the Edwards Luncheon, which will be held on Saturday, November 7. Registration includes: * Access to recordings of all sessions for one-year post event * Friday: Evening opening session * Saturday: Programs, author "breakfast" and "luncheon" events * Sunday: Programs, author "breakfast" event and closing session Registration<http://www.ala.org/yalsa/registration> is open to anyone with an interest in young adult services and literature. Additional programs such as Friday pre-conferences can be added to registration for additional fees. View the list of programs<http://www.ala.org/yalsa/programs-special-events> and participating authors<http://www.ala.org/yalsa/participating-authors>. Register<http://www.ala.org/yalsa/registration> online or by phone at 312-280-4293. Learn more about the symposium at www.ala.org/yalsa/yasymposium<http://www.ala.org/yalsa/yasymposium>. For questions or concerns, please contact Nichole O'Connor at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>. YALSA Virtual Book Award Celebration Recordings In June, ALA celebrated its book awards through an all-day virtual event, The ALA Book Award Celebrations<http://www.ala.org/news/book-award-celebration>. Among those celebrated were YALSA's Odyssey<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0N_3uOkTf9w&feature=youtu.be> and Printz<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXuC7oHmD8E&feature=youtu.be> Award. If you weren't able to attend the celebrations live, view<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1SZND4hmnU&list=PLY6JdvV7ZFZsMcECKLLvXHepzWITS798u> the recordings on the ALA YouTube<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1SZND4hmnU&list=PLY6JdvV7ZFZsMcECKLLvXHepzWITS798u> channel. Be sure to also check out the Alex Awards Celebration<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfGq7iF7ucY> that also took place in June. Celebrate TeenTober Celebrate TeenTober this October with our brand new digital poster<https://www.alastore.ala.org/content/teentober%E2%84%A2-poster-file> and bookmark<https://www.alastore.ala.org/content/teentober%E2%84%A2-bookmark-file>. Stay tuned for the release of additional resources to further help you celebrate the new initiative! Book Awards and Selected Book Lists Suggestion Forms Did you know you can suggest titles to be considered a nominee for our book awards or selected book lists? If you've read a recent title that you think would be a good fit, please submit them via the appropriate form below. Book Awards * Alex Awards<http://www.ala.org/yalsa/alex-award-suggestion-form> * Edwards Award<http://www.ala.org/yalsa/margaret-edwards-award-suggestion-form> * Morris Award<http://www.ala.org/yalsa/william-c-morris-award-suggestion-form> * Nonfiction Award<http://www.ala.org/yalsa/nonfiction-award-suggestion-form> * Odyssey Award<http://www.ala.org/yalsa/odyssey-award-suggestion-form> * Printz Award<http://www.ala.org/yalsa/michael-l-printz-award-suggestion-form> Selected Book Lists * Amazing Audiobooks<https://forms.gle/KkxHo1kePwQCjGCR7> * Best Fiction for Young Adults<https://forms.gle/EhNKX931Ms7pnbZf7> * Great Graphic Novels for Teens<https://forms.gle/VQycwMRCXzau2QgA8> * Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers<https://forms.gle/dLAfWLkMoQA5Cw5E6> Anna Lam Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> ALA's new address: 225 N Michigan Ave Suite 1300 Chicago, IL 60601