For immediate release | May 31, 2011

Get street smart with YALSA’s June street lit webinar

CHICAGO — Street lit’s appeal extends well beyond urban teens! Find out more about this increasingly popular genre of literature and how to incorporate it into your library at YALSA’s June webinar, Street Smart: Serving Teen Street Lit Readers, hosted by Megan Honig.

Participants will learn more about the genre and why it’s important to make space for it in their libraries’ collections. Participants will also receive a list of street lit resources.

Registration is now open at www.ala.org/yalsa/webinars. Webinars cost $29 for student members, $39 for individual YALSA members, $49 for all other individuals and $195 for groups (applies to group of people that will watch the webinar together in one location). Registration is open at www.ala.org/yalsa/webinars. Questions can be sent to Eve Gaus, YALSA’s program officer for continuing education, at egaus@ala.org or 1 (800) 545-2433, ext. 5293.

For more than 50 years, YALSA has been the world leader in selecting books, videos and audio books for teens. For more information about YALSA or for lists of recommended reading, viewing and listening, go to www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists, or contact the YALSA office by phone, (800) 545-2433, ext. 4390, or email, yalsa@ala.org.

Contact:

Eve Gaus