Franklin Escobedo, who has been supportive of the YA Librarians role in crisis intervention with teens in libraries and while also supporting YALSA new strategic plan and commitment to EDI, has been elected as YALSA’s 2022 division president-elect. Escobedo will begin his three-year term as president-elect in June of 2022, becoming president starting in June of 2022, and remain active on the board for one year as past president in 2023.
As book bans and challenges continue to increase throughout the country, YA library workers face many of these directly. YALSA and ALA's Office of Intellectual Freedom are teaming up to help you be as prepared as you can be. Join YALSA on Thursday, September 8th, at 1 pm CT to hear Deborah Coldwell-Stone, ALA's Director Office for Intellectual Freedom, who will share the big picture view of book bans and challenges as well as specifics in the Young Adult world. She will discuss resources and who you should reach out to if you find you and your library being challenged.
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This month's Member of the Month is YALSA Member Cordiah Hayes!
YALSA offers a number of ways for members to share your expertise, informally and formally. Be our next Member Spotlight! Nominate yourself or another member for a Member spotlight.
Contact Letitia Smith at lsmith@ala.org for more information. We would love to hear from you!
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