The Young Adult Library Services Association, a division of the American Library Association, provides resources for those who work with youth ages 12-18 in a library setting. Learn more about YALSA and its work on this page.

YALSA News

The 2009 Morris Award finalists have been announced! Learn more about the five titles on the shortlist.

Register for our Winter 2009 Online Courses starting Dec. 10. The winter session includes: "Booktalks Quick and Simple," "Boys and Books," and "Power Programming for Teens." See course descriptions and prices on the Online Courses page.

Join us at the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Denver! Registration is open. Find out YALSA's Midwinter plans (including the Reaching Today's Diverse Teens Institute and the YALSA Mixer & Tech Playground) at the YALSA Midwinter Wiki.

Register for Teen Tech Week! Press Play @ your library, March 8-14!

Help us plan the 2009 Annual Preconference on genres! Vote for the four genres that most interest you in our Preconference Survey.

Visit the YALSA Wiki.

See results from ALA's poll on youth library usage, conducted by Harris Interactive. (.pdf file; Adobe Reader required).