YALSA News

Be one of YALSA's Emerging Leaders. We're sponsoring two members in this ALA program that fast-tracks promising ALA members into leadership roles in the association. Apply by July 30.

WrestleMania Reading Challenge registration now open! This year, the Challenge will take place over one week! Teens and tweens at your library could win a trip to WrestleMania in Atlanta next April and you could win $2,000 for your library. Registration closes July 31.

New books from YALSA! Buy your copy of Risky Business by Linda Braun, Hillias J. Martin, and Connie Urquhart or Multicultural Programs for Tweens and Teens by Linda Alexander and Nahyun Kwon today!

Register for YALSA's webinars! Registration now open for Back to the Facts: YA Nonfiction (Aug. 19) and Ready, Set, Go! 30 Ways to Reach Reluctant Readers in 60 Minutes (Sept. 9) at 2 p.m. Eastern.

Register for Teen Read Week 2010! Find activity ideas, publicity tools, and more. Be part of Books with Beat @ your library, Oct. 17-23!

Registration now open for YALSA's Young Adult Literature Symposium! Take advantage of early bird registration rates by Sept. 10 and join YALSA Nov. 5-7 in Albuquerque, New Mexico for Diversity, Literature, and Teens: Beyond Good Intentions. Registration starts at $195 for YALSA and New Mexico Library Association members!

Tell us about your advocacy efforts and you could win $500! Learn more about YALSA's Thinking Big about Advocacy Contest. Applications due February 1.

The Friends of YALSA are raising funds for advocacy this year. Find how you can be part of our Give $10 in '10 initiative.

The YALSA Board of Directors will meet by conference call on August 19, 3:30 to 5 p.m. Eastern. The purpose of the call is to review post-conference reports from YALSA member group chairs. YALSA members interested in sitting in on the call may contact the YALSA office at yalsa@ala.org or 1-800-545-2433, ext. 4390, for the phone number and access code.