TEEN READ WEEK

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TEEN READ WEEK BEYOND

• Teen Reading Programming Throughout the Year

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January Teen Book Media Awards

• Every January YALSA announces the winners of its
  book and media awards
• Alex, Edwards, Morris, Nonfiction (coming in
  2010), Odyssey, Printz
• Prepare for the awards announcement
• Hold a mock Printz election
• Display previous or potential winners
• Create an awards announcement countdown on the
  library web site

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February March Celebrate!

• 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

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April Support Teen Literature Day

• Held annually the Thurs. of National Library Week
• Teen Read Week WrestleMania Reading Challenge
  registration opens at www.ala.org/teenread
• Promote YA literature in your community
• Author events
• Read-a-thons
• Letters to the editor
• Online book reviews
• Participate in Operation Teen Book Drop

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May thru September Teens Top Ten

• Its a teens choice award for the best YA books
• Nominations are posted online in April
• Encourage your teens to read the TTT nominations
  so they can vote for their favorites during Teen
  Read Week
• Use the list for collection development
• Brainstorm ways to tie the TTT into summer
  reading
• Share the list with school librarians and
  teachers
• Use in booktalks, book clubs and displays
• Feature the titles on the library web site
• www.ala.org/teenstopten

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October Teen Read Week

• Encourages all teens to read for the fun of it
• All schools, libraries bookstores can
  participate
• Celebrated annually the 3rd week in Oct.
• Registration is free registrants receive
  special promotions
• Celebrate in a way that works best for you
• www.ala.org/teenread

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Read Beyond Reality _at_ your library

• Create displays of sci-fi or fantasy books
• Host a film festival featuring sci-fi or fantasy
  books that were made into movies
• Have your teens vote on their favorite sci-fi or
  fantasy book of all time
• Help your Teen Advisory Group create video book
  trailers of sci-fi or fantasy titles, post on You
  Tube and link to from the library web site
• Plan a Lord of the Rings read-a-thon to raise
  money for the library or a local charity

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Oct. - Jan WrestleMania Reading Challenge

• Teens are challenged to read an item a week
  between Teen Read Week and the 2nd week of
  January
• Teens can win prizes, including a trip to
  WrestleMania
• Libraries can win prizes, including 2,000 to
  purchase YA materials
• Teens in grades 6-12 are eligible
• Librarians must register to participate

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Websites for More Information

• www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists (awards lists)
• http//tinyurl.com/teenlitday (Support Teen Lit
  Day)
• www.ala.org/teenstopten (Teens Top Ten)
• www.ala.org/teenread (Teen Read Week)
• http//tinyurl.com/wrestlemaniarc (WrestleMania
  Reading Challenge)

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Programming Resources from YALSA

• Cool Teen Programs Under 100 (July 09)
• Excellence in Library Services to Young Adults,
  5th ed. (2008)
• 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//tinyurl.com/YAYAAC
• Young Adult Library Services (quarterly)

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Please contact YALSA if we can be of help

• YALSA
• 50 E. Huron St.
• Chicago, IL 60611
• 1.800.545.2433 x4390
• yalsa_at_ala.org
• www.ala.org/yalsa (web site)
• http//yalsa.ala.org/blog/ (blog)
• http//wikis.ala.org/yalsa/index.php (wiki)

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Who is YALSA?

• YALSA stands for the Young Adult Library Services
  Association
• Parent organization is the American Library
  Association (ALA)
• Has over 5,700 members who are school librarians,
  public librarians, educators, grad students and
  library supporters
• Mission is to advocate, promote and strengthen
  service to young adults (12-18) as part of the
  continuum of total library service, and to
  support those who provide service to this
  population.

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Questions or Comments?