Resources for Teen Services Librarians

The Massachusetts Regional Library Systems are pleased to present this Second Annual Teen Summit at the Tower Hill Gardens in Boylston, 9:30 to 3:30.

Author Nancy Garden is the keynote speaker. A panel of Directors completes the day. In between, there is plenty of opportunity for networking and learning about Award Committees, Teen Spaces, and Reader’s Advisory!

This month, the YALSA blog is featuring a series called “Dollars and
Sense” – 31 days of ideas for providing teen services inexpensively or
for free. Some of the topics include: sources for cheap prizes, a GREAT
fundraiser, selection/collection development when your budget is
slashed, “displays on a dime” and much more. Take a look! Here’s the
URL:

http://yalsa.ala.org/blog/category/economy/

NOBS cordially invites you to:

GRAPHIC NOVEL ROUND TABLE

January 25th at the Peabody Library in Georgetown.

Bring ideas for titles, ways you use graphic novels, resources, etc! ROBIN BRENNER, Graphic Novel guru, along with Brigid Alverson will be part of this discussion. They have extensive knowledge of graphic novels and can give great hints for choosing them as well as titles for your collection. A not to be missed opportunity!

Usual meeting time of 9:30 for coffee and 10am – Noon for discussion.

Have questions? Email Clare at cdombrowski@mvlc.org or 978-388-8148 x4

We want to have a new logo for the Mass. Teen Choice Book Awards and we need your help to promote it. Any teen (ages 12-18) from Massachusetts can participate. All the rules and the artists release form is linked to this page. The contest begins November 1st 2009 and ends January 1, 2010. Five finalists will be chosen and posted online. Any teen from Massachusetts can vote for the winner. The complete rules and artists waiver are posted at the Mass Teen Choice Book Award Wiki

Each year the YALSA office receives approximately 1,200 newly published books, videos, CD’s and audiocassettes, materials that have been targeted primarily towards young adults. Publishers and producers submit copies for selection committees to review and nominate. After the ALA Midwinter Meeting (when committees select their annual lists), these materials need to be removed from the YALSA office to make room for the next year’s publications.

The YALSA Board of Directors believes many libraries that serve young adults would benefit by receiving this collection of materials. YALSA and the cooperating publishers are therefore offering one year’s worth of review materials as a contribution to a library in need through this application process. Applicants must demonstrate:
• Why the collection is needed in their community.
• Why the collection is needed in their institution.
• How acquiring the collection will help them better serve the youth of their community.
• That the library’s commitment to intellectual freedom and equity of access for young adults is supported by an up-to-date, board-approved collection development policy which is based upon the guidelines in the Intellectual Freedom Manual (ALA, 1996) and/or Censorship and Selection: Issues and Answers for Schools by Henry Reichman (ALA, 2001).
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