Students: Win Tickets on Twitter to YALSA’s Games, Gadgets & Gurus in Boston

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YALSA is coming to Boston for ALA’s Midwinter Meeting, and we’re giving away seven tickets to SLIS students for ‘ our Friday night social event, Games, Gadgets & Gurus, on Jan. 15 from 8-10 p.m. Network with your YALSA friends and colleagues over refreshments, play with board games and video games; see demos of social networking, cloud computing, and more, try out library-friendly technology like e-readers, digital audio recorders, Flip Video cameras; get one-on-one advice from tech experts, and more. Other participants include Galaxy Press, PBS’s Digital Nation, and Tutor.com.

It should be a great time. So how do you win tickets? Easy. If you’re a library school student who can attend the event in Boston and you have a Twitter account (if you don’t, you can sign up for one —’ it’s free), ‘ post something by 5 p.m. Central Standard Time on Friday, Dec. 4 with the hashtag #gamesgadgetsgurus. That’s it! We’ll choose seven people who used the hashtag at random and will send you a direct message letting you know you’ve won on Dec. 7 (so make sure you’re following us at www.twitter.com/yalsa so we can get in touch with you!). Read More →

The YALSA Update: Winter Online Courses, Midwinter Events & More

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Winter online course registration now open YALSA opened registration this week for its winter session of online courses. Get teens engaged with reading after taking Booktalks Quick & Simple with Nancy Keane and rev up’  your special events with Power Programming for Teens with Amy Alessio.’  Classes last four weeks. Pricing starts at $135 for YALSA members (10% discount for groups of 10 or more). Learn more at YALSA’s Online Courses page or by contacting Eve Gaus at egaus@ala.org.

YALSA Events at Midwinter Join us for our two ticketed pre-Midwinter events, Libraries 3.0: Teen Edition and Games, Gadgets and Gurus.’  Details and how to register for them after the jump (you can read about everything we have planned for Midwinter Meeting at the YALSA Midwinter Wiki).

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YALSA Pocast #66 – Voices From Midwinter 09

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It’s just about half-way between the 2009 Midwinter Meeting and Annual Conference and that means it’s the perfect time to listen to voices from Midwinter. Why? Because you’ll find out about many of the programs that YALSA is planning for Annual, learn what people took part in during Midwinter, and be reminded of how and why attending conferences is worthwhile.

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For this Podcast Lindsey Dunn talks with librarians about a wide-variety of topics. Read More →

Updated – Live Blogging Best Books for Young Adults: Teen Session

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Thanks to all who participated in YALSA’s first event liveblogged with CoverItLive! Despite a couple of interesting technical developments, I think everything went very smoothly. Particular thanks to the fantastic Kelly Tyler, who took an astounding amount of photos and video–some of which we even managed to upload during the session!

You can now view a replay of the session, which includes selected book covers, video, and commentary from several folks who participated via Twitter.
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The YALSA Update: Midwinter & More

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Midwinter: Just One Week from Today!
YALSA members arrive in Denver starting next week. Check back here for blog updates and podcasts throughout Midwinter and beyond (and keep up to date using Twitter!). We’ve got great stuff planned: the Reaching Diverse Teens preconference, the Happy Hour at Denver’s Cap City Tavern, and the Mixer & Tech Playground on Friday; All Committee’  on Saturday; the Blogger Meetup, Candidates’ Forum,’  BBYA Teens session, and the Discussion & Interest Group Open House on Sunday, and (of course!) the Youth Media Awards bright and early Monday morning. Read More →

The YALSA Update: It’s a New Year with YALSA

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Happy 2009! As you start your new year’s resolutions this year, be sure to include YALSA in your plans — whether it’s professional development, showing off your professional style, participating in Teen Tech Week and other YALSA initiatives, or getting more involved in YALSA in the new year!

After the jump: enroll in YALSA’s winter online courses, show off your style at YALSA’s What to Wear Fashion Show at ALA Annual, learn how to win a Flip Ultra in YALSA’s new member drive, submit questions for the YALSA Candidates’ Forum, and apply for Teen Tech Week Mini Grants!

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The YALSA Update: All Midwinter, All the Time

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Advanced registration ends tomorrow for the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Denver, Jan. 23-28! Details on all of YALSA’s plans available on the YALSA wiki.

Adding Special Events after Registration: f you have already registered and would like to add an institute or special event, you have two options: (1) By phone: Call ALA Registration at 1-800-974-3084 and ask to add a workshop to your existing registration.; (2) Online: Add an event to your existing registration by clicking on this link. Use your log in and password to access your existing Midwinter registration and add events in the “Your Events” section (screen 6). Then simply check out and pay for the events you’ve added.

Learn more about YALSA’s Midwinter highlights after the jump

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The YALSA Update: Book Submissions, the Road Trip & More

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Contribute to Our Newest Book! Have a great teen programming idea that’s inexpensive? (Like, less than $100.) You could have it published in Cool Teen Programs under $100, edited by Jenine Lillian. You can find the questionnaire for the form online at www.tinyurl.com/under100 and send it to coolteenprograms@gmail.com by Nov. 20. Those whose programs are chosen for publication will be notified by Jan. 16.

YALSA’s Hitting the Road: We want to have a YALSA presence at a library conference in every state in 2009! If you’re planning on attending your state’s public or school library association conference in 2009 and are willing to volunteer some of your time to represent YALSA, we want to hear from you. The deadline to volunteer is Friday, November 14. You don’t need to be a teen services expert or a long-time member—you just need to have some enthusiasm and some time to volunteer. Apply for one of these options: host a social event, present a program or staff an exhibit booth. Learn more at the YALSA Road Trip wiki.

Find out more news from the YALSA Office after the jump.

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Don’t Miss the Tech Playground at Midwinter

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With so many different things happening at Midwinter you are probably wondering which’ event is’ the social event of the conference.’  Indeed, YALSA’s Tech Playground (Friday, January 23 from 8-10 PM) is the one not to be missed!

Join YALSA for an evening of carnival-style fun.’  You’ll have the chance to sample fun technologies for teen library services while earning raffle tickets’ to win a’ Flip Video camera.’ ‘ From making your own ringtone to voting for America’s Next Top Booktalker via SMS,’ every’ activity will offer ideas for fun and interactive programs you can replicate in real life with little funds.’  (Go’ here for a full list of the fun.) Read More →