From YALSA:

The last day to register for Teen Read Week is Monday, Sept. 17th - in just one week! Don’t wait any longer. Register today. It’s free and easy to do. Simply visit YALSA’s Teen Read Week webpage at www.ala.org/teenread and click on Register Now.

Officially registering helps YALSA in many ways, such as securing funding for important projects like the 2007 World Book - ALA Goal Award. TRW registration figures played an important part in YALSA’s successful application for this $10,000 grant to improve teen library services in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi.

All YALSA members who register will receive a free paperback book, courtesy of Teen Read Week Promotional Partner Scholastic. More than one person can register per Library system.

Other opportunities you’ll find at the Teen Read Week webpage include:

• Information about how your Library could win a visit with author Tiffany Trent, courtesy of YALSA and Mirrorstone Books, by submitting your Teen Read Week activity as a contender for this year’s best Teen Read Week program.
• Booklists, our Teen Read Week wiki and other resources to help your Library celebrate.
• The first 50 regular members to join YALSA via the TRW page will receive the Chronicles for Young Readers gift set by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman courtesy Mirrorstone Books; they will also receive nine Michael L. Printz Award–winning titles courtesy of Penguin Books for Young Readers.

I know many of you will be actively celebrating Teen Read Week in a variety of creative, dynamic ways, so why wait? Register today!

TRW is October 14 -20, 2007. The theme is LOL @ Your Library (Laugh Out Loud). Need programming ideas? Visit the TRW: Wiki! [inserted by Adrienne]

Paula
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Paula Brehm-Heeger
YALSA President, 2007-2008
A Division of the American Library Association

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