Hangout with your fellow teen librarians at the Elwood Public Library, make fun bag charms and talk about all things summer reading as we get ready for the busiest time of the year!
Category: YASD
Annual NCLA & SCLA Joint YASD Meeting
Annual NCLA & SCLA Joint YASD Meeting
Tuesday, March 24th at 11am via Zoom
Hear from Kelly Jensen of Book Riot about the history of book censorship leading to where we are today and trends right now. She’ll also share tools and data for fighting back for both librarians and teens.
Free for NCLA/SCLA members and $15 for non members.
YASD 2026 Annual Fran Romer Memorial Book Talk
The YASD 2026 Annual Fran Romer Memorial Book Talk will take place on Thursday, April 16, from 10:00 AM–1:00 PM at the South Huntington Public Library. This year’s theme is Graphic Novels: Teen Tales in Panels.
Join guest speaker Mike Cavallaro, author of the Nico Bravo and Eowulf series, for a discussion of the first title in the Eowulf series, Eowulf: Of Monsters and Middle School. Attendees will have the chance to win raffle prizes, earn CEUs, and enjoy lunch.
When registering, please include your top two discussion group choices. Registration closes on March 31.
Cost: $35 for members, $40 for non-members.
YASD Meetup: Brentwood Library Tour & Perler Beads
Meet up with your fellow teen librarians as we tour the Brentwood Public Library’s teen space and make some Perler Bead art!
From Diversity To Inclusion: How To Audit Your Collection And Why
Join Kymberlee Powe to learn how to perform a diversity audit on your library collection. Kym shares what a diversity audit is, why we should audit our collections, why the structure of the publishing industry may make it difficult to cultivate inclusivity, and most importantly, why it’s important to build collections that are diverse AND inclusive.
Kymberlee Powe (she/her) is the Children and Young Adult Consultant with the Connecticut State Library. Kym specializes in youth services and literary equity and has presented at various conferences including, the American Library Association Annual Conference, the Connected Learning Summit, Niche Academy, and she has spoken for multiple School Library Journal/ Library Journal professional development courses. In 2023 Kym was named a Library Journal Mover and Shaker.
Register
YASD – Teens are Alright!
Join us on Zoom for Teens are Alright: Providing Staff with Skills to Engage Teen Patrons with Support and Respect on Thursday, May 23rd at 10:00 am!
Teen librarians know three key things about their teens. They are loud, they are messy, and they are AWESOME!
Join Katelyn Hara-Moss Head of Reference Services at Central Islip Public Library and Heather Massa Head of Adult & Teen Services at East Rockaway Public Library to learn how to improve staff responses to teen patrons, communicate effectively with coworkers that are not teen librarians, and address rowdy teens in the library positively.
Because remember, today’s teens are tomorrow’s library voters!
Registration is open! Sign up by clicking here. We hope to see you there!
Ashley Sabatino
Teen Services Program Coordinator
Longwood Public Library
631-924-6400 ext. 292
YASD Annual Luncheon
You are invited to join the YASD Board at there 2023 Annual Luncheon.
New Board Members will be introduced and YASD Teen Librarian Awards will be presented. Guest speaker will be YA Author Ryan La Sala, whose book The Honeys is set to become a major motion picture!
The lunch will be held at Toast in Patchogue (46 East Main Street, Patchogue, NY 11772). Vegan, Vegetarian and Gluten Free options will be available.
The cost to attend is $55 for members and $60 for nonmembers.
Register here and view the attached flyer for more info! Register by November 13 to be entered into a raffle for a $50 giftcard! Last day to register is November 27.
Any questions, please feel free to reach out to Emily Spizzirri at either espizzirri@pmlib.org or 631-654-4700×287
[SCLA] B.E.S.T. Award
It is time to nominate a teen for the Nassau/Suffolk B.E.S.T. Award! For those unfamiliar with this award, library staff members can nominate a teen to receive recognition for their contributions to library services. There will be one winner per county. For more information, please check the attached flyer.
Applications (online or paper) must be received no later than Thursday, April 6, 2023.
The paper application can be mailed to Vivien Cardone at the Riverhead Free Library via system mail, email, or USPS. You can also fill out the online application here.
We will be announcing the winners at the Long Island Library Conference on May 11, 2023.
We are also looking for people to participate in the B.E.S.T. Award committee! If you would like to participate and read all about these amazing teens or have any questions about the award, please reply off-list to Vivien Cardone, vivien.cardone@riverheadlibrary.org
I look forward to reading your submissions!
Thank you,
Vivien Cardone
vivien.cardone@riverheadlibrary.org
2023 Annual Fran Romer Memorial Booktalk Workshop
The Smithtown Library-Smithtown Building
Thursday, March 23, 2023
Thursday, March 23, 2023
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
The 2023 Annual Fran Romer Book Talk is taking place in person on March 23 at the Smithtown Library.
Our guest speaker will be Kara Thomas, author of The Cheerleaders and Little Monsters.
Win raffles and earn CEU’s! Lunch will be served.
$35 members
$40 Nonmembers
If you are interested in being a discussion leader, email YoungAdultSD@gmail.com.
YASD-SCLS Battle of the Books Panel
Tuesday, March 7th
SCLS Auditorium @ 10AM
Join YASD and SCLS as they welcome a panel of experienced Battle of the Books Coaches who will share how they run their program. The moderated panel will cover topics from how to recruit kids and outreach to running practices at the library. The event will conclude with a group discussion.
Register here