YALSA has now published Teen Services Competencies for Library Staff<http://www.ala.org/yalsa/guidelines/yacompetencies> to help current & future library staff serve teens better. Professional tools & free webinars (beginning March 2018) are also available on the YALSA website. These new competencies (here<http://www.ala.org/yalsa/sites/ala.org.yalsa/files/content/TEEN%20SERVICES%20COMPETENCIES_Chart.pdf>, at a glance) are important to the role library staff does play in preparing teens for college & careers, so please familiarize yourself and keep an eye out for additional messages from YALSA and/or myself on this topic. Thank you, Cathy Lancaster Youth Services Coordinator Library of Michigan 702 W. Kalamazoo St. Lansing, MI 48915 LancasterC5@michigan.gov<mailto:LancasterC5@michigan.gov> | 517-335-8129 | www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan<http://www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan> Follow us: Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/libraryofmichigan/> | Twitter<https://twitter.com/libraryofmich> | Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/libraryofmichigan/>