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Title: TEEN READ WEEK


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TEEN READ WEEK BEYOND
  • Teen Reading Programming Throughout the Year

2
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

3
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

4
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

5
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

6
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

7
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

8
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

9
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)

11
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)

12
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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