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2020 Teens’ Top Ten Voting Open
Voting for our 2020 Teens’ Top Ten is open through
October 15. Teens can vote 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 the nominees
video on your library website and encourage teens to
vote.
Registration Open for YALSA’s 2020 Virtual YA Services Symposium
Early bird registration for YALSA’s 2020 Virtual YA Services Symposium, which takes place November 6-8, is
open 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:
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Access to recordings of all sessions for one-year post event
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Friday: Evening opening session
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Saturday: Programs, author “breakfast” and “luncheon” events
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Sunday: Programs, author “breakfast” event and closing session
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 and
participating authors.
Register online or by phone at 312-280-4293. Learn more about the symposium at
www.ala.org/yalsa/yasymposium. For questions or concerns, please contact Nichole O’Connor at
[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. Among those celebrated were YALSA's
Odyssey and
Printz Award. If you weren't able to attend the celebrations live,
view the recordings on the
ALA YouTube channel. Be sure to also check out the
Alex Awards Celebration that also took place in June.
Celebrate TeenTober
Celebrate TeenTober this October with our brand new digital
poster and
bookmark. 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
Selected Book Lists
Anna Lam
Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)
ALA’s new address:
225 N Michigan Ave
Suite 1300
Chicago, IL 60601