Get Involved and Share with YALSA
share your knowledge and experiences with YALSA
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YALSA offers a number of ways for members to share their expertise, informally and formally:
- Be our next Member Spotlight! Just fill out this brief Member spotlights appear in the weekly .
- Participate in a YALSA Member E-Chat. Periodically YALSA's President or a Committee hosts an e-chat for members. Dates and details will be posted in YALSA's .
- Read something that’s perfect for YALSA’s awards or selected lists? Recommend a title! YALSA accepts suggestions for the Alex, Edwards, Morris, Nonfiction, Odyssey and Printz awards, as well as for the Amazing Audiobooks, Best Fiction, Great Graphic Novels, and Quick Picks lists.
- Become a YALSA Presenter! YALSA accepts proposals for programs at the and the annual . You can also adapt our and use them to present at your local or state conference.
- YALSA accepts submissions for its two journals. The award-winning Young Adult Library Services showcases articles on practice relating to teen services and spotlights significant activities and programs of YALSA; Journal of Research on Libraries and Young Adults publishes research and research-related articles on libraries and young adults that support YALSA's .
- Interested in writing in a less formal environment? YALSA members can write for the or . Some Hub bloggers work on choosing titles for YALSA's selected lists, like Amazing Audiobooks and Quick Picks for Reluctant YA Readers.
- Participate in a Resource Retreat to help create or update, , ,, infographics, and other resources that help libraries serve teens. Retreats are offered once or twice a year, usually in conjunction with ALA's Annual Conference or Midwiner Meeting, or YALSA's YA Services Symposium. When this opportunity is available, a call for volunteers is posted in the .
- YALSA publishes one or two books each year that provide professional development for library workers. Learn more about .
