TEEN READ WEEK & BEYOND: Teen Reading Programming Throughout the Year #TRW16

January: Teen Book & Media Awards Every January YALSA announces the winners of its book and media awards  Alex, Edwards, Morris, Nonfiction, Odyssey, & Printz Prepare for the awards announcement  Hold a mock Printz or Nonfiction Award election  Display previous or potential winners  Create an awards announcement countdown on the library web site

February & March: Celebrate! Celebrate the award winners  Displays  Book clubs  Contests  Author events Update your collection and services  Purchase the winners & titles on the selected lists  Incorporate the titles into readers’ advisory Spread the word  Download & reproduce bookmark templates  Letter to the editor  Links on your web site  Booktalks

April: National Library Week Held annually the second week of April Teen Read Week launches at  Apply for Teen Read Week &/or Teens’ Top Ten grants via the site  Sign up for free webinars via the site Promote libraries & reading in your community  Create a display of Teens’ Top Ten nominees –

May thru September: Teens’ Top Ten It’s a teens’ choice award for the best YA books Encourage your teens to read the TTT nominations all summer so they can vote for their favorites from Aug. through Teen Read Week  Use the list for collection development  Tie the TTT into summer reading – see the free TTT toolkit for ideas  Share the list with school librarians and teachers  Use in booktalks, book clubs and displays  Feature the titles on the library web site

October: Teen Read Week Encourages all teens to read for the fun of it & to use library resources to do so All schools, libraries & bookstores can participate Celebrated annually the same week as Columbus Day Sign up on the web site for special perks Celebrate in a way that works best for you

Read for the Fun of It! Create a display featuring books that were translated into different languages Host a books-to-film, film festival featuring books that were made into films and make use of the different subtitles provided Ask your Teen Advisory Group to create a map of the community featuring places of their ethnic background

Websites for More Information (awards & lists) (Teens’ Top Ten) (Teen Read Week) (blog about library collections) (teen programming guidelines)

Programming Resources from YALSA Cool Teen Programs Under $100 (ALA store) Cool Teen Programs Under $100 List of YA Authors by State M.A.E. Award for Best Lit Program for Teens, Teen Programming HQ - hq.yalsa.net (teen programming website)hq.yalsa.net Program Idea Wiki at YA-YAAC, a listserv for library workers to share programming ideas, yaachttp://lists.ala.org/sympa/info/ya- yaac Young Adult Library Services (quarterly journal)

Continuing Education Resources Stay current with the latest in teen services through YALSA’s webinars! YALSA offers free monthly webinars to members on the third Thursday at 2pm EST Learn about our upcoming webinars here: Non-members can buy webinars on demand

Please contact YALSA if we can be of help! YALSA 50 E. Huron St. Chicago, IL x (web (Twitter)

Who is YALSA? YALSA stands for the Young Adult Library Services Association Parent organization is the American Library Association (ALA) Has over 5,100 members who are school and public library workers, educators, grad students and library supporters Mission 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.

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