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Books, Children's services

2017 Teen Read Week

Big news in YALSA this week! The 2017 Teen Read Week site was launched earlier this week with the theme “Unleash Your Story.” Library staff, afterschool providers, and educators should attempt to leverage this theme to encourage teens to write, share and tell their own stories as well as find stories, biographies, autobiographies, folktales, and more in their local library!

YALSA also announced the Teens’ Top Ten nominations today! The stars of the upcoming movie Everything, Everything announced the titles in a video you can see here! Teens across the country can vote on their favorite titles between Aug. 15 and Teen Read Week, which will be celebrated Oct. 8-14. The winners will be announced the week after. You can view an annotated list of nominees here (pdf).

Taylor Crossley

Communications Assistant

Young Adult Library Service Association

50 E. Huron St. Chicago, IL 60611

tcrossley@ala.org

 

Advocacy, Books

Teen read week and other teen news

Teen Read Week 2017

Excited for Teen Read Week 2017? This year’s Teen Read Week will be celebrated October 8th-14th. You can expect updates starting in April at teenreadweek.ning.com. So, don’t forget to sign up for an account to get the latest news, if you haven’t already.

Teen Book Finder Database

Our Teen Book Finder Database was released last month! As the web version of our Teen Book Finder App, it’s the newest, easiest way to find all the winning books on YALSA’s book and media awards lists. And we’ll soon be updating it with 2017 titles. Check it out now!

Newest YALSA Resources

Summer Learning Position Paper

If you haven’t already, check out this position paper on the benefits of making your summer reading program a summerlearning program.

Save the Date! 2017 YA Services Symposium

YALSA’s 2017 YA Services Symposium will take place in Louisville, KY, November 3 -5, 2017, at the Hyatt Regency Louisville with the theme of: Libraries:  Helping All Teens Build a Better Future. Registration opens in April. Sign up for updates here. Two travel stipends are also available to help offset travel costs to the symposium. Apply by June 1.

YALSA’s Spring E-Course
Building Reflective Collections
3/20/2017 – 4/16/2017
$155 YALSA members/$215 nonmembers
“Julie did a great job presenting the material and letting us come up with our interpretations and how to make the ideas work for our community.” That’s just what one student said about this great course, which will give you the chance to not only explore building great teen collections, but will also discuss ways to learn about patrons — both users and “not-yet” users, in addition to assessing current collections. Learn more and register.

Taylor Crossley

Communications Assistant

Young Adult Library Service Association

50 E. Huron St. Chicago, IL 60611

tcrossley@ala.org

 

General, Public, School Media Specialist

New Teen Read Week theme: "Read for the fun of it!"

RainbowEncouraging teens to read can itself be a challenge. But what about inspiring a love of reading in teens that speak a language other than English?

YALSA is addressing this issue with their multilingual “Read for the fun of it” theme during Teen Read Week, October 9–15. According to their 2016 Teen Read Week website, 22% of the nation’s youth speak a language other than English at home. This year’s Teen Read Week poster features the theme in the six most spoken languages in the US: English, Chinese (Mandarin), French, Spanish, Vietnamese, and Tagalog.

YALSA encourages libraries to highlight services and resources for multilingual teens. Eligible library staff, afterschool providers, and educators can now apply for a YALSA 2016 Teen Read Week Activity Grant to support activities aimed at youth that speak English as a second language

Use the hashtag #TRW16 to join the conversation on social media!

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Official 2015 Teens’ Top Ten booklist

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YALSA has recently announced the titles of the 2015 Teens’ Top Ten. Teens all over the world voted as part of Teen Read Week. Altogether, more than 27,000 votes were cast for the 24 nominees.

Here’s the official 2015 Teens’ Top Ten titles:

  1. “The Shadow Throne” by Jennifer A. Nielsen (Scholastic)
  2.  “I Become Shadow” by Joe Shine. (Soho Teen)
  3. “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” by Jenny Han. (Simon & Schuster)
  4. “My Life with the Walter Boys” by Ali Novak. (Sourcebooks)
  5. “Heir of Fire” by Sarah J. Maas. (Bloomsbury)
  6. “The Bane Chronicles” by Cassandra Clare. (Simon & Schuster/Margaret K. McElderry)
  7. “The Young Elites” by Marie Lu. (Penguin/G.P. Putnam’s Sons)
  8. “The Kiss of Deception” by Mary E. Pearson. (Macmillan/ Henry Holt & Company)
  9. “Since You’ve Been Gone” by Morgan Matson. (Simon & Schuster)
  10. “The Geography of You and Me” by Jennifer E. Smith. (Hachette/Poppy)

Check out the video below featuring 2015 Teen Read Week™ spokesperson Bella Thorne announcing the winning titles:

 

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General, Public, School Media Specialist

Teen Read Week, October 18 – 24, 2015

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2015 Teen Read Week
The 2015 Teen Read Week website is live and October 18-24 is just weeks away! Check out the site for everything you need to plan your TRW activities. Individuals are encouraged to sign up on the site and become online community members to receive the latest updates and full access to resources such as a themed logo, archived webinars, and more. Teen Read Week will be celebrated this year with the theme Get Away @ your library from Oct. 18-24, 2015. Tell YALSA your plans for TRW with #TRW15.

Futures of Library Services for and with Teens Report
Do you know why libraries are important for teens? Read and download a free report, “The Future of Library Services for and with Teens: A Call to Action” and see how you can help libraries and teens.

Get Ready for Teen Read Week
Finally, check out author Nikki Grimes singing the praises of Public Libraries and Teen Read Week: