Registration open for YALSA’s fall online courses

Contact: Stephanie Kuenn


YALSA Communciations Specialist


(312) 280-2128


skuenn@ala.org

NEWS


For immediate release


August 5, 2008

CHICAGO - The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), opened registration for three online courses this fall: “Making the Match: The Right Book with the Right Teen at the Right Time” (Teri Lesesne); “New Technologies and New Literacies for Teens” (Linda Braun); and “Pain in the Brain” (Beth Gallaway).

“Making the Match” and “New Technologies and New Literacies for Teens” meet for six weeks. “Pain the Brain” meets for four weeks. Courses begin Oct. 6. To read course descriptions, please visit
www.ala.org/yalsa and click on “Online Courses.”

Registration for YALSA’s online courses is available at
www.ala.org/yalsa. YALSA’s six-week courses cost $149 for YALSA members, $195 for ALA members and $215 for nonmembers. Four-week courses cost $135 for YALSA members, $175 for ALA members and $195 for nonmembers.

Discounts are available for groups of 10 or more, and all YALSA e-courses are available for licensing; contact Beth Yoke at byoke@ala.org or 1 –(800) 545-2433, ext. 4391, for more information.

For more than 50 years, YALSA has been the world leader in selecting books, videos and audiobooks for teens. For more information about these awards or for additional lists of recommended reading, go to

www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists . For more information about YALSA, please contact us via e-mail,

yalsa@ala.org , or by phone, at (800) 545-2433 ext. 4390.