Registration now open for YALSA’s fall online courses

Contact: Stephanie Kuenn


YALSA Communications Specialist


(312) 280-5041

skuenn@ala.org

NEWS


For Immediate Release


July 21, 2009

CHICAGO - The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), will offer three online courses this fall: AIMing at Tweens Advising, Involving, Motivating, taught by Teri Lesesne; Graphic Novels and Teen Readers: The Basics and Beyond, taught by Francisca Goldsmith; and Reaching Teens with Gaming, taught by Beth Gallaway.

AIMing at Tweens and Graphic Novels and Teen Readers both meet for four weeks. Reaching Teens with Gaming meets for six weeks. All courses begin Oct. 5. 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 now through Oct. 2. Four-week courses cost $135 for YALSA members and students, $175 for ALA members and $195 for nonmembers. Six-week courses cost $149 for YALSA members, $195 for ALA members and $215 for nonmembers.

Discounts are available for groups of 10 or more, and all YALSA e-courses are available for licensing; contact Amy Gelbman at
agelbman@ala.org or 1 (800) 545-2433, ext. 5293, 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 1 –(800) 545-2433 ext. 4390.