ALA's Teen Read Week: October 15-21, 2006
Unlike some library workers who caught awful colds and so missed the chance to promote Banned Books Week here (ahem!), I will be more on top of things in promoting the upcoming Teen Read Week http://www.ala.org/teenread!
I invite everyone to find out more about the group that created and sponsors the event, ALA's Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA, a division of ALA http://www.ala.org/yalsa). YALSA is led by director Beth Yoke, who has been very active in getting library workers and patrons alike to better understand the goings-on in teen culture, from graphic novels to MySpace.
Read the YALSA blog and add your own information to the new TAGS (Teen Advisory Group Site) national database! Consider joining ALA in order to become a member of YALSA and be even more instrumental in the development of library services to teens.
While formulating ways to celebrate Teen Read Week, find out more about the upcoming first annual celebration of Teen Tech Week, March 4-10, 2007!