It's Written in the Stars...READ! – October 7-13

Grants

Through generous funding from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation, YALSA is currently able to offer the following grant to YALSA members:

Teen Read Week Grant The application period has ended.

Ten libraries who propose innovative literacy-focused Teen Read Week activities will be given a grant of $1000 each to help fund their activities. Learn more and apply here by June 1, 2018.

Teens' Top Ten Book Giveaway The application period has ended.

Fifty sets of the 2018 Teens' Top Ten nominees will be given away to libraries in need. Apply by May 1, 2018.

Questions? Contact Taylor Crossley tcrossley@ala.org

Want more Grants?

YALSA members are eligible to apply for over $150,000 worth of grants, awards and stipends from YALSA each year, as well as all of ALA's grants. ALA/YALSA membership starts at just $60 per year. Learn more or join at www.ala.org/yalsa/join.

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Join this Teen Read Week website for great resources and opportunities such as:

A low-res download of the 2018 TRW themed logo (found under the planning tab - must be signed into account)
Free access to archived TRW related webinars
Alerts about grant opportunities
More perks to come so be sure to register and check back for updates!

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Teen Read Week on the YALSA Blog

Reimagining Teen Read Week™ and Teen Tech Week™

As you may be aware, in March 2017, a discussion between YALSA’s board members resulted in a proposal (board document #32) at Annual 2017 to re-envision TTW and TRW to create a larger advocacy/awareness campaign to promote the importance of year-round teen services. A follow-up conversation also took place and… Continue reading

Teen Read Week at Montville Township Public Library

We at Montville Township Public Library were very grateful to be awarded the Teen Read Week Grant this year and used it to do a four program series relating to Constructed Languages in Science Fiction and Fantasy. First, a book discussion related to this concept, choosing books in which a… Continue reading

Call for Volunteers for the Reenvisioning TRW/TTW Taskforce

On September 24th, the YALSA board approved a Board Document that calls for the formation of a taskforce to re-envision the Teen Tech Week and Teen Read Week initiatives and create a larger advocacy/awareness campaign to promote the importance of year-round teen services. If you are interested in being a… Continue reading