Teen Read Week

YALSA names Teen Read Week™ Mini Grants winners
Books with Beat Teen Read Week

For Immediate ReleaseThu, 08/12/2010 - 17:43
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn

CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), announced the winners of its 10 Teen Read Week Mini Grants. The grants give each winning library $450 cash and $50 worth of official Teen Read Week products from ALA Graphics to offer inventive activities, resources and services to celebrate Teen Read Week, Oct. 17-23.
The 2010 Teen Read Week mini grants are funded by Team Teen Read Week. Thanks to Carolrhoda Lab, Random House, Scholastic, Sleeping Bear Press and Tor-Forge Books for their support of the Teen Read Week Mini Grants.

The ten winners are:
    * Michelle Barnett, Providence K-8 School, Huntsville, Ala.    * Shannon Crawford Barniskis, Horicon (Wisc.) Public Library    * Susan Bohn, Hononegah High School, Rockton, Ill.    * Natalie Houston, Orange County Library System, Orlando, Fla.    * Audrey Kantner, Lancaster (Pa.) Public Library    * Maryrose Little, David Brearley Middle/High School, Kenilworth, N.J.    * Ann-Marie Marchant, Provo (Utah) City Library

Read Beyond Reality @ Your Library – October 18-24, 2009

Registration is now open for Teen Read Week 2009!  Visit the TRW site to register, find ideas and products, use publicity tools, and more.

This year’s theme is “Read Beyond Reality @ your library,” which encourages teens to read something out of this world, just for the fun of it.

Teen Read Week is an initiative of the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA).

Why is it important to celebrate?  For a lot of reasons!  Teens have so many options for entertainment, so it’s important to remind them to spend time reading for pleasure: it’s free, fun, and can be done anywhere!  Research shows that teens who read for fun have better test scores and are more likely to succeed in the workforce.  Also, it’s a great chance to let your school or your public library communities know how important teen services are!  Let teens know the possibilities that exist within your doors, and within the covers of books.