Type: Special
Date of Establishment: Annual 2007 (Established as Task Force at Midwinter 2006)
Date of Completion: Continuing
Membership: Committee Size: 6, including at least two members from the previous year.
Qualifications: YALSA members who must be able to attend both the Midwinter Meeting and Annual Conference of ALA.
Term of Office: One year
Function: To assist with the planning and implementation of a week-long national initiative to encourage teens to use libraries' nonprint resources for education and recreation and to help teens recognize that librarians are qualified, trusted professionals in the field of information technology. Committee responsibilities may include: Developing content for the Teen Tech Week web site such as professional resources for YA librarians, program and display ideas and lists of recommended web sites, video games, DVDs, audiobooks, etc.; promoting Teen Tech Week through efforts such as: contributing items to appropriate magazines, e-zines, blogs etc. within the library, education and technology fields and/or offering conference programs and publications as appropriate; assisting with the selection of an annual theme and related products; providing recommendations as to appropriate potential celebrity spokespersons and potential Corporate Sponsors, Promotional Partners and Non-Profit Supporters.