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. Questions or Comments?