Young Adult Library Services' advertising representative is Innovative Media Solutions. For information on advertising in YALS, please download our 2009-2010 rate card.
For advertising queries, please contact:
Bill Spilman
Innovative Media Solutions
320 W. Chestnut St.
P.O. Box 399
Oneida, IL, 61567
toll-free number 1-877-878-3260
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Established in 2002, Young Adult Library Services is the first official journal of YALSA.
Published four times a year, the journal includes articles of current interest to the profession, reviews of professional books and resources for librarians, act as a showcase for best practices, provides news from related fields such as youth development, and spotlights significant events of the organization.
The journal serves as the official record of the organization and includes major actions of the Board of Directors and important policies and documents. It is a perquisite of YALSA membership.
Fall issues will be organized around specific themes (the 2010 theme is teen librarianship in a difficult economy). Winter issues will focus on Teen Tech Week. Spring issues will showcase YALSA’s annual awards: the Alex, Edwards, Morris, Nonfiction, Odyssey, and Printz Awards, as well as all of YALSA's selected book and media lists. Five hundred extra copies are printed to distribute at the ALA Annual Conference. Summer issues will feature Teen Read Week.
Young Adult Library Services is the official journal of the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), the fastest-growing division of the American Library Association. The journal serves as a vehicle for continuing education for librarians and school library media specialists serving young adults, ages twelve through eighteen. These librarians are responsible for purchasing print and nonprint library materials, including books, CD-ROMS, videos/DVDs, periodicals, and computer software. They are also responsible for purchasing the technology needed to use a varied assortment of media. They introduce young adults to technological advances that provide access to information, plan programs, and select furnishings and other equipment for user-friendly areas for teenagers in their libraries.Of YALSA’s members, 36 percent serve in a supervisory capacity in their libraries, and 28 percent of members identify themselves with school libraries.
The journal also appeals to a broad general audience including library administrators, directors, and board members; state libraries; state and local departments of education; graduate schools of information and library science and education; publishers and producers of materials for young adults; other youth serving organizations, foundations, government policy makers and practitioners in the youth development field.