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The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), established in 1957, is a division of the American Library Association.YALSA is a national association of librarians, library workers and advocates whose mission is to expand the capacity of libraries to better serve teens.
It is sponsored by Booklist magazine; administered by the ALA's young-adult division, the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA); and named for the Topeka, Kansas, school librarian Mike Printz, a long-time active member of YALSA. [1] Up to four worthy runners-up may be designated Honor Books and three or four have been named every year.
Young Adult Library Services (ISSN 1541-4302) is a quarterly magazine published by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). It supersedes the Journal of Youth Services, which was published together with the Association for Library Service to Children until 2002. The magazine serves as a mode of continuing education for librarians ...
Young adult books may be marketed toward people ages 12 to 18, but that doesn’t mean these reads are limited only to teens. Of those who buy YA books, 55% are over 18 years old, according to a ...
In 1932, Margaret Edwards was hired by Joseph L. Wheeler, director of the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore, Maryland, to begin training as a librarian's assistant.At that time, library services for young adults were already taking root in other parts of the country, with women like Jean Roos and Mabel Williams heading up the movement. [4]
Do it Right! Best Practices for Serving Young Adults in School and Public Libraries (Neal-Schuman, 2001) Running a Successful Library Card Campaign, A How-To-Do-It Manual for Librarians (Neal-Schuman, 2002) A Core Collection for Young Adults (Neal-Schuman, 2003) Connecting Young Adults and Libraries (Neal-Schuman, 2004)
Young adults are those patrons that look to library services to give them direction and guidance toward recreation, education, and emancipation. A young adult librarian could work in several different institutions; one might be a school library/media teacher, a member of a public library team, or a librarian in a penal institution.
Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers is a book list created annually by the Young Adult Library Services Association.The list identifies fiction, nonfiction, and graphic novels that may encourage teenagers who dislike reading to read.