News from the Young Adult Library Services Association 2020 Teens' Top Ten Announced The 2020 Teens' Top Ten<http://www.ala.org/yalsa/teenstopten> nominees were announced in late April. If you haven't already, view<http://www.ala.org/yalsa/teenstopten> the list of the 25 nominees, along with annotations, on the Teens' Top Ten<http://www.ala.org/yalsa/teenstopten> web page. Encourage teens to read the nominees so they can prepare to vote starting August 15. If your library offers e-books of any of the titles, this is a great opportunity to have teens learn about and utilize the digital resources your library provides. Remote Program Ideas So you've created an Instagram or Facebook account and now you need programming ideas? Check out the Programming HQ for ideas<http://hq.yalsa.net/programs/6646/remote-programming-on-instagram> on how to engage teens though the Instagram poll and question feature in Insta-stories. If you don't have a teen services Instagram account, check out this post<http://hq.yalsa.net/programs/6643/how-to-start-an-instagram-account-for-teens> for tips on how to create one. Be sure to also check out this post<http://hq.yalsa.net/programs/6569/remote-programming> to see what other libraries have been doing on Instagram, as well as these Zoom programming ideas<http://hq.yalsa.net/programs/6622/zoom-programming> and digital escape room ideas<http://hq.yalsa.net/programs/6595/digital-escape-rooms>. Do you have any remote programs that you'd like to share<http://hq.yalsa.net/programs/share.html> with your fellow colleagues? Submit<http://hq.yalsa.net/programs/share.html> your program to YALSA's Teen Programming HQ<http://hq.yalsa.net/index.html>. Upcoming YALSA Webinars * Strategies to Increase Adult Books Titles for Teens<http://www.ala.org/yalsa/onlinelearning/webinar> June 11, 2020; Thursday, 2PM Eastern * Identifying the Best Fit Audiobooks for Your Teens<http://www.ala.org/yalsa/onlinelearning/webinar> July 9, 2020; Thursday, 2PM Eastern Registration: $29/each webinar<http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=olweb&Template=/Conference/ConferenceList.cfm&ConferenceTypeCode=X> or $59/annual webinar subscription <http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=eventsconf&Template=/Conference/ConferenceList.cfm&ConferenceTypeCode=M> (subscribers are automatically registered for each webinar approximately two weeks before the webinar takes place). Learn<http://www.ala.org/yalsa/onlinelearning/webinar> more about each webinar. Webinars-on-Demand If you are looking for additional professional development opportunities, consider YALSA's list of webinars-on-demand<http://www.ala.org/yalsa/webinars-on-demand>. Webinar recordings can be purchased for $29 each or become a YALSA webinar subscriber ($59) and gain access to 12 months of YALSA live webinars and all webinar archives. Learn<http://www.ala.org/yalsa/webinars-on-demand> more. 2020 ALA/YALSA Book and Media Awards Ceremonies YALSA is working with REFORMA, ALSC, ODLOS and Booklist to develop a virtual event scheduled throughout the day on Sunday, June 28 to celebrate the Printz and Odyssey Awards. The Alex Award will be celebrated after the June webinar<http://www.ala.org/yalsa/onlinelearning/webinar#Upcoming%20Live%20Webinars> and the Edwards winner will be celebrated as part of the Symposium. More details will be shared as soon as they are finalized. New Research Journal Articles YALSA's research journal, the Journal of Research on Libraries & Young Adults (JRLYA)<http://www.yalsa.ala.org/jrlya/> has published Vol. 11 N. 2 featuring the following articles: * The Darkest Themes: Perceptions of Teen-on-Teen Gun Violence in Schools as Portrayed in Teen Literature * When Libraries Aren't Challenged: Librarians Discuss a Lack of Patron Challenges to Their Collections Read the articles on the JRLYA website<http://www.yalsa.ala.org/jrlya/>. Libraries Respond: COVID-19 Survey In response to the COVID-19 crisis, the Public Library Association (PLA) is coordinating with several ALA units and other library organizations<http://www.ala.org/tools/libraries-respond-covid-19-survey#partners> to survey<http://www.ala.org/tools/libraries-respond-covid-19-survey> the library community to understand the current impacts the crisis is having on their operations, programs, services, and finances. All completed respondents will be automatically entered to win one of ten $30 gift certificates to the ALA Store. Complete<http://www.ala.org/tools/libraries-respond-covid-19-survey> the survey by May 18 at 11:59pm CST. Learn<http://www.ala.org/tools/libraries-respond-covid-19-survey> more. Book Awards & Lists Suggestion Forms Have you read a good book recently? Submit it to be considered a nominee for our 2021 selected book lists or book awards via the following forms: Book Lists * Amazing Audiobooks<https://ala.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b9b7f12a0545b1a14ef19a691&id=9494f99689&e=696e22c6b0> * Best Fiction for Young Adults<https://ala.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b9b7f12a0545b1a14ef19a691&id=c860815dff&e=696e22c6b0> * Great Graphic Novels for Teens<https://ala.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b9b7f12a0545b1a14ef19a691&id=f250b022b6&e=696e22c6b0> * Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers<https://ala.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b9b7f12a0545b1a14ef19a691&id=d0b41631da&e=696e22c6b0> Book Awards * Alex Awards<http://www.ala.org/yalsa/alex-award-suggestion-form> * Edwards Award<http://www.ala.org/yalsa/margaret-edwards-award-suggestion-form> * Morris Award<http://www.ala.org/yalsa/william-c-morris-award-suggestion-form> * Nonfiction Award<http://www.ala.org/yalsa/nonfiction-award-suggestion-form> * Odyssey Award<http://www.ala.org/yalsa/odyssey-award-suggestion-form> * Printz Award<http://www.ala.org/yalsa/michael-l-printz-award-suggestion-form> Blog Post Round-Up * Making Face Shields with Maker Hardware at the Great Neck Library<http://yalsa.ala.org/blog/2020/04/23/making-face-shields-with-maker-hardware-at-the-great-neck-library/> * Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers (#QP2021) Nominees, May 12 Edition<http://www.yalsa.ala.org/thehub/2020/05/12/quick-picks-for-reluctant-readers-qp2021-nominees-round-up-may-12-edition/> * Best Fiction for Young Adults (#BFYA2021) Nominees Round Up, May 8 Edition<http://www.yalsa.ala.org/thehub/2020/05/08/best-fiction-for-young-adults-bfya2021-nominees-round-up-may-8-edition/> * Great Graphic Novels (#GGN2021) Nominees Round Up, May 7 Edition<http://www.yalsa.ala.org/thehub/2020/05/08/great-graphic-novels-ggn2021-nominees-round-up-may-7-edition/> * Amazing Audiobooks (#AA2021) Nominees Round Up, May 6 Edition<http://www.yalsa.ala.org/thehub/2020/05/06/amazing-audiobooks-aa2021-nominees-round-up-may-6-edition/> * 2020 Hub Reading Challenge - May Check-In<http://www.yalsa.ala.org/thehub/2020/05/01/2020-hub-reading-challenge-may-check-in/> Cathy Lancaster Youth Services Coordinator Library of Michigan 702 W. 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