YALSA: The Young Adult Library Services Association main page. Visit this page to find links to information about YALSA activities and programs and to learn about how libraries are serving teens in their communities.

YALSA News

Tell us what you think! Take the YALSA Membership and Post-Annual Conference Survey.

YALSA's Board of Directors will meet via conference call on Tuesday, August 12, 4:30-6 p.m. (Eastern). Per ALA's open meeting policy, members are welcome to sit in on the meeting. To do so, please contact the YALSA office at 1-800-545-2433, ext. 4390 for the phone number and passcode.

Hear the 2008 Michael L. Printz Awards ceremony and speeches from this year's winners.

Young Adult Literature Symposium registration now open! Find out "How We Read Now," Nov. 7-9 at the Millennium Maxwell House Hotel in Nashville! Early bird registration ends Sept. 1.

New books from YALSA! Find out more about "Excellence in Library Services to Young Adults, 5th Edition" and "The Official YALSA Awards Guidebook" on our Publications page!

Become a YALSA Emerging Leader! YALSA will sponsor two Emerging Leaders for 2009. Details and applications are available at the ALA Wiki. Deadline to apply is July 31.

Show your YALSA spirit and buy a limited-edition T-shirt at the ALA Store (Sizes and colors vary)! T-shirts feature exclusive artwork by Unshelved.

Teen Read Week registration now open. Books with Bite @ your library, Oct. 12-18! (Register for the WrestleMania Reading Challenge at the same time, and you could win $2,000 for your library!)

See Paula Brehm-Heeger's May and June president's reports!

Visit the YALSA Wiki.

See results from ALA's poll on youth library usage, conducted by Harris Interactive. (.pdf file; Adobe Reader required).