Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)

DOGObooks and YALSA partner for 2019 Teens’ Top Ten voting; voting now open

CHICAGO, IL – The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) has announced that for the seventh year in a row, DOGObooks will host the voting page for the 2019 Teens’ Top Ten.

YALSA announces new, month-long teen celebration, TeenTober

CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)’s new, month-long celebration will be named TeenTober and will take place every October. In June, a naming contest was held for the celebration and teens across the nation voted and selected “TeenTober” as their top choice. The winning name was submitted by Cailey Berkley from Franklin Avenue Library in Des Moines, IA.

Gojcaj wins stipend to attend YALSA’s 2019 YA Services Symposium

CHICAGO — Lindsay Gojcaj, an Information Services Librarian at the Novi (Michigan) Public Library, has won the 2019 Young Adult Services Symposium library worker stipend from the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). The stipend will provide Gojcaj with up to $1,000 to offset travel expenses to attend the symposium, which will be held Nov. 1–3 in Memphis, TN.

Slater wins student stipend for YALSA’s 2019 YA Services Symposium

CHICAGO – Shanel Slater, a student at the University of Iowa, has won the 2019 Young Adult Services Symposium student stipend from the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). The stipend will provide Slater with up to $1,000 to offset travel expenses to attend the symposium, which will be held Nov. 1-3 in Memphis, TN.

YALSA announces cohort 4 participants of Future Ready with the Library project

CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) has announced the participants of the fourth and final cohort of its Future Ready with the Library project. The project is funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and implemented in partnership with the Association for Rural and Small Libraries.

2019 YALSA Digital Equipment Grant recipients announced

CHICAGO – The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), has chosen 10 libraries to receive its 2019 Digital Equipment Grant.

Escobar awarded YALSA’s Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship Award

CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) has selected Kristie Escobar, a third-year doctoral student at the Florida State University's School of Information (iSchool), as the recipient of its new Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship Award.

Apply now for YALSA’s 2019 Diversity Program Stipend

CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) invites diverse individuals to apply by August 1 for a chance to present a literacies focused program at its 2019 YA Services Symposium in Memphis, TN. The program will take place on Sunday, November 3rd of the symposium.

Seymour to serve as YALSA’s 2019-2020 ALA Liaison

CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) has selected Gina Seymour, School Library Media Specialist at the Islip (New York) High School, as its next ALA Liaison. She will start her term on July 1, 2019.