YASD November Newsletter

Check out the YASD November Newsletter...read a recap of our October programs and see what we have 

coming up in the near future!

Teen Librarian Awards

Do you know a YA librarian that goes above and beyond and would like to honor them?  Here is your chance!  Nominate a fantastic YA librarian for a Teen Librarian Award.  The award categories are: Best Community Service Program, Display of the Year, Most Creative Program, and Most Successful Program.  Simply fill out the attached nomination form and return to Casey Fehn at Rogers Memorial Library (casey@myrml.org).  Nominations are due by Tuesday, November 14, 2017.

YASD Annual December Luncheon

November Meeting

October Newsletter

October Meetings

https://portal.suffolklibrarysystem.org/events/calendar

September Meeting

Save the Date

Save the Date for the YASD Annual December Luncheon, with guest author Gae Polisner. The luncheon will be on Thursday, December 7th, 12-3pm, at Lombardi's on the Bay in Patchogue. More details to follow!

Summer YASD Newsletter

Save the Dates

YASD at the Long Island Library Conference

YASD at the Long Island Library Conference, Thursday, May 4th!

Join the NCLA Young Adult Services Division during Session II,10:30-11:30am, as Lauren Oliver, author of 

Before I Fall, the Delirium Trilogy, Panic, and more talks about Reaching for the Stars.

Also, stop by the SCLA Young Adult Services Division's booth for raffles, giveaways, and more YASD information!

March 2017 Newsletter

If you missed a YASD meeting, would like a recap, or are searching for upcoming events,  YASD will now be posting newsletters at the beginning of each month. 

2017 Suffolk BEST Award

The Suffolk YASD Board is now accepting nominations for the 2017 BEST Award! The BEST Award honors significant contributions by a teenager to library services. Please see the attached nomination form for requirements.

YASD 2018 Board Call for Nominees

Are you looking for a way to get more involved in bettering Teen Services?  Want to network with peers?  Here is your chance! 

 The Young Adult Services Division of the Suffolk County Library Association is looking for nominations for the 2018 Executive Board.   The available positions are: Vice President/President Elect (3 years, VP/President/Past President), Secretary, Treasurer, Member at Large: Membership and Fran Romer Annual Workshop Committee, Member at Large: Teen Talk Newsletter and Webmaster.  Attached please find descriptions of the YASD Executive board and duties. All Candidates must be members of SCLA and one year of employment in Suffolk County Library. The term will run from December 2017 - December 2018.   

Serving on the YASD Board will help you advance your career (resumes, civil service tests).  It will give you practice running professional meetings.  You can share your vision for good teen services and you can help make YASD/SCLA better.  It is not an opportunity you want to miss.   

The call for nominations will be open until Friday, March 31, 2017. Email a short bio and the position you're interested in to Casey Fehn, President Elect of YASD (casey@myrml.org). Please make your subject in your email, YASD Executive Board 2018. To be eligible to vote for the YASD Executive Board, you must be a SCLA & YASD member in good standing. 

Save the Date

February 2017 YASD Newsletter

Fran Romer Workshop

Calling all Booktalk enthusiasts!

The Young Adult Services Division of the Suffolk County Library Association is looking for discussion leaders for our annual Fran Romer Workshop on Thursday, March 9, 2017 from 10 am – 1 pm at the Brentwood Public Library.  The theme this year is “Stories Retold”

Discussion leaders are needed to lead groups of approximately 10-12 librarians, discussing specific Teen books with the “stories retold” theme.  The focus of Fran Romer is Booktalking!  We would like leaders to give a booktalk and to demonstrate to the group how librarians can book talk at their own library.

FYI…What is a Booktalk?

·         A booktalk is NOT a review or a book "report." A book report tells somebody you read the book, a booktalk tries to convince the person to read the book. The key to booktalking is to "sell, don't tell." Thus, a booktalk is more of an advertisement or a commercial.

·         A booktalk is a Performance - you want to "hook" the listeners, use every trick you can think of to make the booktalk fun, exciting, and suspenseful.

2017 Fran Romer Books for discussion groups

Group 1 Fairy Tales Retold

Ash by Milanda Lo - Cinderella Retelling

Group 2 Fairy Tales Retold

Entwined by Heather Dixon - 12 Dancing Princesses Retelling

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Group 3 Shakespeare Retelling

Still Star-Crossed by Melinda Taub- Retelling of Romeo and Juliet

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Group 4 Classics Retold

Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige - Retelling of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Frank L. Baum

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Group 5 Classics Retold

Enthusiasm by Polly Shulman – Retelling of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

If you are interested in being a discussion leader, please contact ….

Michele Cayea  mcayea@pmlib.org  by February 17, 2017

YASD February Joint Meeting

Thursday, February 2nd, 9:30am-12pm, at SCLS, Bellport, join the Suffolk and Nassau YASD to get tips on how you can build onto your resume and advance your career. Presenters will be focusing on becoming an adjunct professor, conference presenting, joining different committees/organization and book reviewing.