Seek the Unknown @ your library! Teen Read Week, Oct. 13-19
Seek the Unknown @ your library!
Seek the Unknown @ your library! This Teen Read Week™ (Oct. 13-19), YALSA dares teens to read for the fun of it! Teen Read Week is a time to celebrate reading for fun and to encourage teens to take advantage of reading in all its forms —books and magazines, e-books, audiobooks and more — and become regular library users. Use the event to showcase to your community all the great resources, services and activities that you have for teens and their families.
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Help Teens Explore the Unknown Moon!
Posted by YALSA on May 23, 2013 at 9:39am 0 Comments 0 Likes
In relation to this year's TRW theme of "Seeking the Unknown", teens can celebrate the theme even further by "exploring" the moon!
Interested? Keep reading for more info!
Help Teens Explore the Unknown Moon
International Observe the Moon Night (InOMN) is an annual event that is dedicated to encouraging people to ‘look up’ and take notice of our nearest neighbor, the Moon. From looking at the Moon with a naked eye to using the most sensitive telescope, every year in the fall, people from around the world hold events and activities that celebrate our Moon.
Host your own event! Find information and activities about the Moon and missions to the Moon, as well as logos and other resources, on the InOMN website: http://observethemoonnight.org/.
Incorporate FREE resources from the Lunar and Planetary Institute into your InOMN programming!
Find a wealth of hands-on NASA space science activities…
Continue Twitter Chats!
Posted by YALSA on May 1, 2013 at 11:42am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Join YALSA’s Teen Read Week Committee by participating in the following Twitter Chats, which will all be held from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm central time!
June 4: Courtney Lewis: Reflecting on Past Year's TRW: What Worked and What Didn't
July 2: Amanda Kordeliski: Displays and Promotions for Teen Read Week 2013
August 6: Karin Perry: Titles for Teen Read Week 2013
September 3: Stacy Wells: Share Your Teen Read Week 2013 Plans
What’s a Twitter Chat? It’s an online discussion held via Twitter during a set period of time using a specified hashtag. Any time during the designated hour, simply log on to Twitter and post your ideas or questions with the #TRW hashtag. Search for others’ comments and ideas by using the same hashtag. An easy way to follow the discussion is via tweetchat.com.
Hope you all can join us on the above dates!
And remember to RSVP on the events page!
Mark Your Calendar for TRW 2013!
Posted by YALSA on October 24, 2012 at 12:30pm 0 Comments 4 Likes
Teens voted online and chose "Seek the Unknown @your library" as the theme for the 2013 Teen Read Week, which will be celebrated Oct. 13 - 19, 2013. The 2013 TRW web site will launch here on April 18, 2013 ('cause that's Celebrate Teen Literature Day!). Thank you for all your efforts to increase awareness of the great resources libraries have to offer teens and their families.
About Teen Read Week
Teen Read Week is an initiative of the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). Teen Read Week started in 1998.Libraries across the world celebrate Teen Read Week with a variety of special events and programs aimed at encouraging teens to read for pleasure and to visit their libraries for free reading materials.
Why is it important to celebrate? For a lot of reasons! Teens have so many options for entertainment, so it's important to remind them to spend time reading for pleasure: it's free, fun, and can be done anywhere! Research shows that teens who read for fun have better test scores and are more likely to succeed in the workforce. Also, it’s a great chance to let your school or your public library communities know how important teen services are! Let teens know the possibilities that exist within your doors, and within the covers of books.
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Did you participate in Teen Tech Week 2013? We want to hear from you! Please help us by providing feedback through this quick survey. All feedback will be used to make improvements to future Teen Tech Weeks! http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/TechWk13 Thanks and Happy Thursday! :)
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In relation to this year's TRW theme of "Seeking the Unknown", teens can celebrate the theme even further by "exploring" the moon!Interested? Keep reading for more info!Help Teens Explore the Unknown MoonInternational Observe the Moon Night (InOMN) is an annual event that is dedicated to encouraging people to ‘look up’ and take notice of our nearest neighbor, the Moon. From looking at the Moon with a naked eye to using the most sensitive telescope, every year in the fall, people from around the…See More
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Exercise your conversation skills tomorrow, Tuesday, May 21st, from 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Linda Braun facilitates the third and final Virtual Town Hall on Teens and Libraries, where the future of libraries and teen services will be explored! Details available at: http://www.ala.org/yaforum/virtual-town-hall
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Now through July 1st apply for a Best Buy Children's Foundation grant of up to $10,000 to support teens & tech! http://ow.ly/l9k26
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YALSA's having a birthday June 24th & you're invited to help us live it up! In lieu of gifts, well-wishers are encouraged to make a donation to Friends of YALSA, which funds $16,000 worth of grants & scholarships for students, librarians & library workers each year. We appreciate your support & raise our glass to you! http://ow.ly/kGcbd
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Have you purchased your ticket to YALSA's Michael L. Printz Reception on Monday, July 1st in Chicago!?! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84pdPAADeTk&feature=youtu.be
Elizabeth Wein's "Code Name Verity" selected as a 2013 Printz Honor Book
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YALSA wants YOU! Whether you've trained 100 people or are planning to hold your first training session, you can contribute. Join our training community on YALSA's Young Adults Deserve the Best Facebook page! Share your training tips, advice, horror stories, best practices, and reference articles!
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Learn how to create a welcoming space for your tween patrons, including how to develop a collection of matching teen selections for your soon-to-be teen patrons! Register today for YALSA's 5/16 webinar, Helping Youth Transition from Children's to Teen Services, from 2 - 3 pm Eastern. http://tinyurl.com/c58dwqf
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How do you effectively leverage social media in libraries for & with teens? Join the free, online discussion May 14th from 1-2pm, EDT, with Brother Mike Hawkins, Nichole Pinkard, Chris Shoemaker & more (BYOD - bring your own donuts)! http://ow.ly/kUb7I
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Wanna get involved in YALSA right now? YALSA needs your help! We’re looking for expert programmers, Teen Read Week gurus, Teen Tech Week geniuses, Road Trip afficionados, Common Core Standards experts and more! Based on Board decisions at the 2013 Midwinter Conference, I’ll be making appointments to the following Super! Awesome! Taskforces! All you have [...]Teen Read Week 2012 Reflection
Teen Read Week is a good time for young adult librarians to reflect and reinforce why they have chosen to serve teens in libraries, school or public. Many of us who have committed our careers to the field can point to a person or persons in our youth that made a significant impression upon us. [...]TRW ’12: Making Time for Fun
“If you want something done, ask a busy person to do it. The more you do, the more you can do… and don’t you forget it!” - Lucille Ball One of the biggest excuses/reasons I hear from my teens is that they just don’t have time to read! These teens are too busy practicing, traveling [...]
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