YALSA News

Young Adult Literature Symposium registration open! Find out "How We Read Now," Nov. 7-9 at the Millennium Maxwell House Hotel in Nashville! Advanced registration open Sept. 3-Oct. 3.

Join us at the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Denver! Bundled registration for both 2009 Midwinter Meeting and ALA Annual Conference in Chicago available Sept. 2-Sept. 30. Find out YALSA's Midwinter plans at the YALSA Midwinter Wiki.

Teen Read Week registration closes Sept. 12. The first 1,000 registrants in September receive a FREE poster from the new movie, The Secret Life of Bees. Books with Bite @ your library, Oct. 12-18!

Registration open for our fall online courses: Making the Match, New Technologies and New Literacies for Teens, and Pain in the Brain. Classes start in early October.

New books from YALSA! Pick up a copy of "Excellence in Library Services to Young Adults, 5th Edition" and "The Official YALSA Awards Guidebook" on our Publications page!

Visit the YALSA Wiki.

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

From August 1 until early September, we are unable to make any changes to the YALSA website as the main ALA website undergoes a redesign. We appreciate your patience and apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. You can find YALSA news and updates on the YALSA blog, YALSA's Twitter, and YALSA's Facebook page. YALSA content may also be accessed on an alternate site.

In fall 2008, the main ALA website will unveil a redesign, with a new look and easier navigation. Please contact the ALA Library at library@ala.org or 800-545-2433 x2153 if you need assistance locating specific content or updates to the main ALA site as the redesign is implemented. We invite you to preview the site's new look at www.ala.org/preview.