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YA Galley and Teens' Top Ten Participants

YA Galley is an ongoing project in which publishers of young adult books provide copies of their recent titles to teen book discussion groups in libraries. In exchange, teen readers evaluate books for the publishers. The selected libraries will receive review and galley copies of new young adult titles from the more than 20 participating publishers, in exchange for providing the publishers with important feedback.

The 15 libraries receive galleys and review copies for their own use and act as nominators for the Teens’ Top Ten  list of the best new books for young adults. Teens are responsible for creating a national list of new titles that is voted on by teens during YALSA’s Teen Read Week, held each year in the third week of October. Voting takes place at www.ala.org/teenstopten.

Current YA Galley Groups are:

• City Library YA Galley Group of Salt Lake City (Utah) Public Library, advised by Brooke Young and Julie Bartel
• Danbury Library Teen Council of Danbury (Conn.) Library, advised by Dymphna Harrigan
• Elizabeth (N.J.) Public Library's Teen Book Discussion Group advised by Kimberly Paone
• Keene (N.H.) Public Library’s Keene Teen Reads Group, advised by Gail Zachariah
• Young Adult Advisory Council (YAAC)/ Blue Valley North Book Club of Johnson County Library in Shawnee Mission, Kan., advised by Tricia Suellentrop
• Allegan (Mich.) High School Galley Group, advised by Ed Spicer
• Best Books for Young Adults Book Group of McArthur Public Library and Biddeford (Maine) High School, advised by  Sally Leahey, Vicky Smith and Margaret McNamee
• Campbell County High School Book and Media Club of the Campbell County High School Library in Alexandria, Ky., advised by Christina L. Board
• R.E.A.D. (Raging Eager Adolescents Devouring Books) of the Neill Public Library, Pullman, Wash., advised by Katrina Paxton
• Strasburg High School Teen Council of the Strasburg (Va.) High School Media Center, advised by Clarisse Bushman
• Teen Advisory Board of the Kalamazoo (Mich.) Public Library, advised by Karen Santamaria and Kevin King
• Teens Know "Best": Best Books for Young Adults of Metropolitan State University Library and Learning Center and the St. Paul (Minn.) Public Library, advised by Adela Peskorz
• TeensRead of the South Huntington (N.Y.) Public Library, advised by Janet Scherer
• Teen Reading Club of the George L. Campbell Library in Phoenix, Ariz., advised by Amy Fiske
• The Young Women's Leadership School of East Harlem (N.Y.), advised by Felice Piggott

Visit www.ala.org/teenstopten to see previous year's winners and to find out how to get teens involved in the nationwide vote.

The YA Galley Committee is choosing YA Galley groups for the next two years. To apply, visit www.ala.org/teenstopten.

YALSA's YA Galley Committee members include Chair Mary Long, Jana Fine, Michael Flemming, Katherine Klein, Kelly Lasher, Diane Tuccillo, and Lindsey Dunn.

For further information on YA Galley and the Teens’ Top Ten project, visit the YALSA Teens' Top Ten Web site at www.ala.org/teenstopten, or call 1-800-545-2433, ext. 4390.