Happy Fall!
Here is what I worked on in September:
Accomplishments
- After board discussion, called for board to vote to approve location for the 2016 YA Services Symposium
- The 2016 YA Services Symposium will be held in Pittsburgh, PA
- Filled various strategic committee vacancies
- Led second monthly chat with the YALSA Board, where we discussed YALSA’s Brand and Reputation
- After board discussion, called for board to vote on Rachel McDonald’s board vacancy
- The board vacancy will be left open until next YALSA election in Spring 2016
- Met with colleagues at Wattpad, National Writing Project, Connected Learning Alliance, and DeviantArt to discuss possible design challenge partnership in conjunction with Teen Tech Week 2016’s theme: Create It @ Your Library
- Completed bundled registration for ALA Midwinter and ALA Annual 2016
- RSVP’d to attend ALA Information Policy workshop at ALA Midwinter
Works in Progress
- Preparing for YALSA’s YA Services Symposium & Fall Executive Committee meetings
- Preparing for YALSA Strategic Planning at ALA Midwinter
- Seeking out partnerships with ALA ethnic caucuses, ALA GLBT Round Table, ASCLA, and more
Stats & Data
- Friends of YALSA raised $0 in August 2015
- Membership: 5,088 (down -0.8% over this time last year)
Last, but certainly not least –
THANK YOU
- All of our members for all that you do to support teens and teen library services in your communities, every day!
Until next time!
Respectfully submitted,
