Help YALSA Name a New Teen-Focused Month

Librarians, help out YALSA by having your teens submit creative suggestions for a new teen-focused month that merges Teen Read Week and Teen Tech Week initiatives.  According to the YALSA Blog "This celebration will include related displays, passive activities, and programming that will fit public libraries, school libraries, and beyond!"
Find out more HERE.

WLA Elections - Please Vote

For blog readers who are members of the Wisconsin Library Association Youth Services Section (YSS) , you may have received your ballot via email for next year's officers.

We are proud to have such a strong section that each office provides you with a choice of youth leaders to help guide our section.

A big round of applause to our section members for running for election:

Chair-Elect
Ashley Bieber, Teen Services Coordinator at L.E. Phillips Memorial Library, Eau Claire
Cassie Payne, Assistant Children's Librarian, E.D. Smith Library, Menasha

Directors-at-Large
Becky Arenivar, Programming Specialist, Prescott Public Library
Betsy Bromley, Children's Librarian, Oconomowoc Public Library
Terry Ehle, Youth Services Coordinator, Lester Public Library, Two Rivers
Maryann Owen, retired, former Youth Services Librarian, Racine Public Library

Secretary
Emily Passey, Young Adult and Social Media Librarian, Shorewood Public Library
Jeni Schomber, Head of Youth Services and Public Relations Librarian, Beloit Public Library

Please be sure to vote and make sure your voice is heard!

 

 

 

NPR's Best YA list

Want to have your say in what are the Best 100 Teen Books Ever?  National Public Radio collected nominations for the best YA books ever, then a panel of experts chose 235 finalists.  Now you have a chance to vote for your favorites--it is interesting to see the list, and the discussion generated by the choices made by the panel...I'm glad to know I'm not the only one who gets heated about this sort of thing!

What did you chose?  What did you think of the selections?  Any favorites not mentioned?

No matter what, it's fun to see books for teens get some positive attention!

Help Select the 2013 CSLP Theme and 2014 General Concept

From Rhonda Puntney

CSLP has offered states an opportunity to help narrow the suggestions for 2013 themes and the 2014 general concepts sent in by all member states (all but Texas). DLTCL has a survey that librarians can use to vote on their 3 top favorites for children, teen, and adult themes, and a concept for 2014. If you think your librarians would be interested, send them this link. The survey deadline is April 1st, so if they want to vote they have to do it
quickly. Go to https://forms.dpi.wi.gov/se.ashx?s=56301B2D2B5640F3

The Wisconsin responses will be compiled and Barb Huntington will take the results with her to the CSLP Annual Meeting, April 5-9. They will form the basis for her votes as the whole organization decides on the themes.