YALSA YALS Fall 2021<http://yalsjournal.ala.org/publication/?i=749926> is Live! Make sure to check out the Fall 2021 edition of YALS, the award-winning official journal of the Young Adult Library Services. Book Award Nomination Forms It's that time of year to nominate books for the 2023 YA Book Awards. Learn more<https://www.ala.org/yalsa/bookawards/booklists/members> and here are links to all of the award nomination forms: Alex Award<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fala.informz.net%2Fz%2FcjUucD9taT0xMDYzNjYwNiZwPTEmdT0xMDA3NDQ5NTMxJmxpPTk1NjMzMzM3%2Findex.html&data=05%7C01%7Clancasterc5%40michigan.gov%7C149103bb8ff3499b649808da4f0a45aa%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637909202783318351%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=%2FD%2FSIFiHMDrwRK9JSUfCV9uGCmL3t8W%2BCH9p7XaN7b4%3D&reserved=0> Margaret A. 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Morris Award<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fala.informz.net%2Fz%2FcjUucD9taT0xMDYzNjYwNiZwPTEmdT0xMDA3NDQ5NTMxJmxpPTk1NjMzMzQ0%2Findex.html&data=05%7C01%7Clancasterc5%40michigan.gov%7C149103bb8ff3499b649808da4f0a45aa%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637909202783318351%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=%2FbYzomY1jfgybPgVBK9qdIY1yT%2FDpOnDqNbJ15mwSbw%3D&reserved=0> Nonfiction Award<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fala.informz.net%2Fz%2FcjUucD9taT0xMDYzNjYwNiZwPTEmdT0xMDA3NDQ5NTMxJmxpPTk1NjMzMzQ3%2Findex.html&data=05%7C01%7Clancasterc5%40michigan.gov%7C149103bb8ff3499b649808da4f0a45aa%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637909202783318351%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=3GGTyKWVNhTDnDI4C2ypNrtydP%2FbQReXbgxOqHiSJXE%3D&reserved=0> Michael L. Printz Award <https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fala.informz.net%2Fz%2FcjUucD9taT0xMDYzNjYwNiZwPTEmdT0xMDA3NDQ5NTMxJmxpPTk1NjMzMzUx%2Findex.html&data=05%7C01%7Clancasterc5%40michigan.gov%7C149103bb8ff3499b649808da4f0a45aa%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637909202783318351%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=5YJqtRaf1uyQwDM1dgxKEffiY7hsRhiygLCd7w5xhJw%3D&reserved=0> Resources NIH STEM Resources Hub The National Institute of General Medical Sciences, together with the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has launched an online clearinghouse of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) resources. The website<https://science.education.nih.gov/> provides links to free, easy-to-access, NIH-funded educational content educators and parents can use to engage K-12 students in health science. 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