Young Adult Library Services

Volume 8, Number 3, Spring 2010

From the Editor

Sarah Flowers

From the President

Linda W. Braun

YALSA Perspectives

Focus on Diversity


YALSA Diversity Taskforce


By Angela Craig

Beyond Good Intentions


Explore Diversity at YALSA’s YA Lit Symposium


By Kristin Heathcock

Hot Spot: Awards

YALSA Announces 2010 Literary Award Winners and Selected Booklists

Listener for Life


By Nichole King

A New Literature for a New Millenium? The First Decade of the Printz Awards


By Michael Cart

“Best” Book Selection Through the Years


By Pam Spencer Holley

YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults, Year One


By Angela Carstensen

Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults: It’s All About the Popular


By Karen Brooks-Reese and Beth Saxton

Departments

Professional Resources

The YALSA Update

Guidelines for Authors

Index to Advertisers