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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Chat & Snack Open Discussion Session</span></strong><br>
<a href="https://ala-events.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rs8jhA6HSTafpsj_ClxvJA" target="_blank">Join</a> YALSA on
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Dec. 17 at 12pm CST</span></strong> for an open discussion session titled,
<a href="https://ala-events.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rs8jhA6HSTafpsj_ClxvJA" target="_blank">
Chat & Snack: Supporting Teens During Difficult and Challenging Times</a>. Come listen, learn, and share your thoughts about how teens have and are adjusting to the new normal, post-election media and other challenging aspects of 2020. This is a great opportunity
to come together to reflect, share stories, ask questions, and support each other as we continue to serve and support teens to the best of our ability.
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">This session is open to everyone, so please feel free to share with your colleagues and network. </span></strong><br>
<a href="https://ala-events.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rs8jhA6HSTafpsj_ClxvJA" target="_blank">Register</a> now.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>The Hub Readership Survey <br>
</b>YALSA would like to <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/K3FK3C2" target="_blank">
learn</a> about how readers of its blog, <a href="http://www.yalsa.ala.org/thehub/2020/12/02/the-hub-readership-survey/">
The Hub</a> access and utilize its content. The <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/K3FK3C2" target="_blank">
feedback</a> you provide will help improve and tailor The Hub to the needs of its readers and the library community. The survey should take about 5 minutes to complete. Please
<a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/K3FK3C2" target="_blank">complete</a> by <strong>
<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">December 18</span></strong>.<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>2021 Morris and Nonfiction Award Finalists<br>
</b>The finalists of YALSA’s 2021 <a href="http://www.ala.org/yalsa/morris-award">
Morris</a> and <a href="http://www.ala.org/yalsa/nonfiction-award">Nonfiction</a> were announced in early December. If you haven’t already, view the list of finalists with annotations on the respective award’s webpage. The 2021 award winners will be announced
virtually at the <a href="http://www.ala.org/news/mediapresscenter/presskits/youthmediaawards/alayouthmediaawards" target="_blank">Youth Media Awards</a> on January 25, 2021 during the American Library Association’s virtual <a href="https://2021.alamidwinter.org/" target="_blank">Midwinter
Meeting</a>. <a href="https://2021.alamidwinter.org/registration/register-now" target="_blank">
Registration</a> is open now through January 15, 2021.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">YALSA Webinar: How to Engage and Program for LGBTQ+ Youth
</span></strong><br>
<em><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Jan. 14; Thursday, 2PM EST</span></b></em><br>
In this webinar, learn how to better engage LGBTQ+ youth, how to program for them, and how to connect and develop relationships with them in the library. There will also be a focus on a trauma lens viewpoint to better understand LGBTQ+ youth and what they may
be going through. <em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></em><a href="http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=olweb&Template=/Conference/ConferenceList.cfm&ConferenceTypeCode=X"><i>$29/each webinar</i></a><em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> or </span></em><a href="http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=eventsconf&Template=/Conference/ConferenceList.cfm&ConferenceTypeCode=M"><i>$59/annual
webinar subscription.</i></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Call for Article Proposals for YALS Journal</b><br>
<a href="https://www.emailmeform.com/builder/form/14coFcj0DG8beI9HaWleca32" target="_blank">Article proposals</a> for the Spring 2021 issue of YALSA’s journal,
<i>Young Adult Library Services</i> (<i>YALS)</i> are currently being sought. <strong>
<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The theme is Race(ism)</span></strong>. Prospective articles should provide broad and specific discussions that address questions such as:<o:p></o:p></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">How has your library addressed race and/or racism or microaggressions/implicit bias/etc.?<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">How do we train ourselves, especially in libraries, to recognize race and the harms that can be perpetrated against Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC)?<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">How are BIPOC YA librarians helping to bring the issues of race, equity, diversity, inclusion, and/or social justice to the forefront in their libraries? Likewise,
what are non-BIPOC YA librarians doing?<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Are there programs, presentations, or resources that your library or your teens have created centered around race?<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">And more<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Please </span>
<a href="https://www.emailmeform.com/builder/form/14coFcj0DG8beI9HaWleca32" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">submit</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> article proposals by
<b>December 28, 2020</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Learn About New and Upcoming Young Adult Literature Titles<br>
</b>Last month at our YA Services Symposium, publishers gave short <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD4WeAdCmUhg5YjV6jM-5kP8T5MqFVav4" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#1264CF">video presentations</span></a> about new and noteworthy titles. Check out the short
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD4WeAdCmUhg5YjV6jM-5kP8T5MqFVav4" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#1264CF">videos</span></a> from the publishers to learn about which titles they are excited to share with you and your teens.<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>YALSA Blog Post Round-Up<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<h2 style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;font-weight:normal"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><a href="http://yalsa.ala.org/blog/2020/11/24/virtual-conference-does-world-of-good/" title="Permalink to Virtual Conference Does World of Good"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Virtual Conference
Does World of Good</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-weight:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><a href="http://yalsa.ala.org/blog/2020/11/25/a-time-to-connect-my-experience-at-the-2020-virtual-yalsa-symposium/" title="Permalink to A Time to Connect: My Experience at the 2020 Virtual YALSA Symposium"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">A
Time to Connect: My Experience at the 2020 Virtual YALSA Symposium</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-weight:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><a href="http://www.yalsa.ala.org/thehub/2020/12/15/quick-picks-for-reluctant-readers-qp2021-nominees-round-up-december-15-edition/"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers
(#QP2021) Nominees Round Up, December 15 Edition</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-weight:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<h2 style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;font-weight:normal"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><a href="http://www.yalsa.ala.org/thehub/2020/12/11/best-fiction-for-young-adults-bfya2021-nominees-round-up-december-11-edition/"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Best Fiction for Young Adults (#BFYA2021)
Nominees Round Up, December 11 Edition</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-weight:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<h2 style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;font-weight:normal"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><a href="http://www.yalsa.ala.org/thehub/2020/12/10/teens-needed-for-virtual-best-fiction-for-young-adults-teen-feedback-session/"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Teens Needed for Virtual Best Fiction
for Young Adults Teen Feedback Session</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-weight:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<h2 style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;font-weight:normal"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><a href="http://www.yalsa.ala.org/thehub/2020/12/10/great-graphic-novels-ggn2021-nominees-round-up-december-10-edition/"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Great Graphic Novels (#GGN2021) Nominees
Round Up, December 10 Edition</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-weight:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<h2 style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;font-weight:normal"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><a href="http://www.yalsa.ala.org/thehub/2020/12/09/amazing-audiobooks-aa2021-nominees-round-up-december-9-edition/"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Amazing Audiobooks (#AA2021) Nominees Round Up,
December 9 Edition</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-weight:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="color:black">Youth Services Coordinator</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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