TEEN READ WEEK &
BEYOND:
Teen Reading Programming
Throughout the Year
#TRW15
January: Teen Book & Media Awards
Every January YALSA announces the
winners of its book and media awards
Alex, Edwards, Morris, Nonfiction, Odyssey, &
Printz
Prepare for the awards announcement
Hold a mock Printz or Nonfiction Award election
Display previous or potential winners
Create an awards announcement countdown on
the library web site
February & March: Celebrate!
www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists
Celebrate the award winners
Displays
Book clubs
Contests
Author events
Update your collection and services
Purchase the winners & titles on the selected lists
Incorporate the titles into readers’ advisory
Spread the word
Download & reproduce bookmark templates
Letter to the editor
Links on your web site
Booktalks
April: National Library Week
Held annually the second week of April
Teen Read Week launches at
www.ala.org/teenread
Apply for Teen Read Week &/or Teens’ Top Ten grants
via the site
Sign up for free webinars via the site
Promote libraries & reading in your community
Create a display of Teens’ Top Ten nominees –
www.ala.org/yalsa/teenstopten
May thru September: Teens’ Top Ten
www.ala.org/teenstopten
It’s a teens’ choice award for the best YA books
Encourage your teens to read the TTT
nominations all summer so they can vote for
their favorites from Aug. through Teen Read
Week
Use the list for collection development
Tie the TTT into summer reading – see the free TTT
toolkit for ideas
Share the list with school librarians and teachers
Use in booktalks, book clubs and displays
Feature the titles on the library web site
October: Teen Read Week
www.ala.org/teenread
Encourages all teens to read for the fun of it
& to use library resources to do so
All schools, libraries & bookstores can
participate
Celebrated annually the 3rd week in Oct.
Sign up on the web site for special perks
Celebrate in a way that works best for you
Get Away @ your library
Create a display featuring comics & graphic
novels
Host a books-to-film, film festival featuring sci-fi
or fantasy books that were made into movies
Host a career fair so teens can explore jobs in
the travel and hospitality industry
Ask your Teen Advisory Group to create a map
of the community featuring places where teens
can go to get away from the everyday
Websites for More Information
www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists (awards & lists)
www.ala.org/teenstopten (Teens’ Top Ten)
www.ala.org/teenread (Teen Read Week)
www.ala.org/yalsa/reads4teens
(recommended reading site for teens)
www.yalsa.ala.org/thehub/ (blog about
library collections)
www.ala.org/yalsa/guidelines (teen
programming guidelines)
Programming Resources from YALSA
Cool Teen Programs Under $100 (book)
List of YA Authors by State http://ow.ly/uUvy4
M.A.E. Award for Best Lit Program for Teens,
http://tinyurl.com/MAEaward
Program Idea Wiki at
http://tinyurl.com/YAprograms
YA-YAAC, a listserv for library workers to share
programming ideas,
http://lists.ala.org/sympa/info/ya-yaac
Young Adult Library Services (quarterly journal)
Continuing Education Resources
Stay current with the latest in teen services
through YALSA’s webinars!
YALSA offers free monthly webinars to
members on the third Thursday at 2pm EST
Learn about our upcoming webinars here:
http://www.ala.org/yalsa/webinars
Nonmembers can buy webinars on demand
www.ala.org/yalsa/webinarsondemand
Please contact YALSA if we can be of help!
YALSA
50 E. Huron St.
Chicago, IL 60611
1.800.545.2433 x4390
yalsa@ala.org
www.ala.org/yalsa (web site)
@yalsa (Twitter)
Who is YALSA?
YALSA stands for the Young Adult Library
Services Association
Parent organization is the American Library
Association (ALA)
Has over 5,100 members who are school and
public library workers, educators, grad
students and library supporters
Mission: To expand and strengthen library
services for teens, aged 12-18. Through its
member-driven advocacy, research, and
professional development initiatives, YALSA
builds the capacity of libraries and librarians to
engage, serve and empower teens.
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