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A Week to Promote A Week to Promote Teen Reading?Teen Reading?
LIB 617 Research in Young Adult Literature Fall 2008
What is Teen Read Week?
• Teen Read WeekTeen Read WeekTMTM – is an initiative of the
Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), aimed at teens, their parents, librarians, educators, booksellers and other concerned adults. It began in 1998 and is celebrated the third week in October.• Teen Read Week FAQ
What is YALSA?What is YALSA?• The Young Adult Library Ser
vices Association– A division of the
American Library Association (ALA) founded in 1930, YALSA has a membership of librarians responsible for evaluating and selecting books and nonprint materials for young adults (age 12 to 18) and for promoting and strengthening library services for young adult readers. YALSA publishes the journal Young Adult Library Services. Click here to connect to the YALSA homepage.
What is the theme?What is the theme?• The main theme The main theme
– “Read For The Fun Of It”
• A sub-theme that changes A sub-theme that changes each year each year – This year’s sub-theme is "Books
with Bite @ your library®," promoting a variety of books—from vampire stories to cooking to technology (byte)—as a tool for getting young adults to read. What is Teen Read Week?
Why is it important to celebrate?Why is it important to celebrate?
• For a lot of reasons! 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.
• Teen Read Week™ 2008
A TRW VideoA TRW Video
Classroom Activity• Celebrate this year’s Teen Read Week by Celebrate this year’s Teen Read Week by
encouraging your middle or high school encouraging your middle or high school students to: students to: – join a book discussion group at their school
or public library;
– read biographies of their favorite musicians, comedians, politicians, or sports figures;
– read books about a hobby that interests them;
– read books that approach a subject through humor;
– read what they want to read, just for the fun of it.
Realistic Ideas to Get Teens Reading• Get Ready with a Library MakeoverGet Ready with a Library Makeover
– Take a cue from today’s makeover-loving kids and reinvent your library for Teen Read Week with these step-by-step tips:
1. Appeal to Consumer-Savvy Teens– create a good “customer service experience.”
2. Put on a Fresh Web “Face.”
3. Throw a Party!– Pull out the usual stops — decorations,
snacks, invitations — and add some twists.
– By Ginny Wiehardt Celebrating Teen Read Week
Previous years’ themesPrevious years’ themes
Another TRW promotionAnother TRW promotion
From one brother to another for TRW 2007From one brother to another for TRW 2007
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