YALSA President's Page

YALSA President's bio and page

2025-2026 YALSA President: Amber Creger

“YALSA will always hold a special place in my heart, and I feel privileged and humbled to be serving as the President during this year. As most of you know, this is a year of transition for our division, and we face a lot of unknowns and uncertainties. I have faith that we can come together to create a new Division that celebrates and upholds Library Services to Teens. I look forward to working with both YALSA and ALSC’s Board of Directors on this reunification, along with hearing members' insights and concerns. This is an opportunity for us to come together to re-envision the work we do as an association. It will be challenging, but I know we can create something stronger and sustainable to support future generations of members.”

Amber Creger has been a YALSA member for 20 years. Here are highlights of her involvement with YALSA and ALA:

Serving as Illinois YALSA Train the Trainer
Served as ALA Councilor at Large
Served on Selection and Oversight Committee
Served on the Strategic Planning Committee
Served on the Popular Paperbacks Selection Committee

The mission of the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) is to support library staff in alleviating the challenges teens face, and in putting all teens - especially those with the greatest needs - on the path to successful and fulfilling lives. For more information about YALSA or to access national guidelines and other resources go to www.ala.org/yalsa, or contact the YALSA office by phone, 800-545-2433, ext. 4390; or email: yalsa@ala.org.