Coming Soon – Teen Read Week

The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) has planned some exciting things to help celebrate Teen Read Week held October 12 – 18, 2008. This year’s theme is “Books with Bite @ your library!” You don’t want to miss this, so register your library before September 12, 2008 at this website http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/teenreading/trw/trw2008/index.cfm

Why should you register? YALSA is a nonprofit organization that depends on its members for support. By registering, you are letting them know that teen literacy is a concern and you are willing to do something about it!

Here are some of the 2008 registration incentives:

The first 4,000 registrants will receive one free paperback from Galaxy's Golden Age series, courtesy Promotional Partner Galaxy Press.

Twenty-five registrants will be chosen at random to receive a complete set of titles from Zest Books (about fifteen books total). The drawing will be held on Monday, Sept. 15, 2008.

All Teen Read Week registrants will receive a complimentary issue of TeenInk magazine, courtesy Nonprofit Supporter TeenInk. Issues will be sent after registration closes on Sept. 12.
The first 1,000 registrants who register in September will receive a free movie poster featuring The Secret Life of Bees.

All registrants can download YALSA's pocket-sized, illustrated “Books with Bite Recommended Reading Pamphlet”, full of recommended titles drawn from YALSA's awards and booklists and annotated by YALSA's Teen Read Week committee. These tri-fold pamphlets can be printed on 8.5 x 11" paper, cut to size, and then handed out to teens by the dozens.

(Young Adult Library Services Association website, August 25, 2008) reprinted from the WVLS’ The Lamplighter