YALSA is running a contest on Summer Learning ideas, promoting their Teen Read Week resources, and listing top ten summer titles for teens. Please see below for more information on these opportunities!

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Top 10 Summer Learning Programs

From April 1 – May 1 submit your summer learning program idea through YALSA’s Teen Programming HQ for the chance to win $200 in books and other prizes!  Learn more at http://hq.yalsa.net/index.html

2016 Teen Read Week™ Resources

The 2016 TRW site will launch during national library week, the week of April 11^th.  This year TRW is being celebrated Oct. 9 – 15 with a multilingual “Read for the Fun of it Theme.”  Beginning April 11, access free planning resources, a mini grant application, and sign up for a free webinar at www.ala.org/teenread. 

Summer Titles for Teens

The 2016 Teens’ Top Ten nominees will be announced the week of April 11^th for National Library Week.  Libraries can encourage teens to read these titles from April throughout the summer, and then vote for their favorites online beginning in Aug.  To download a free Teens’ Top Ten Toolkit and apply to receive a collection of the TTT books, visit www.ala.org/yalsa/teenstopten.

Karren Reish

Library Grants Coordinator

Library of Michigan

517-241-0021

517-373-5700 f

reishk@michigan.gov

Each April, Michigan celebrates the Month of the Young Child. Go to www.miaeyc.org to learn more.