Networking Under the Stars

We welcome fellow YA librarians for lively discussion at Butera's of Sayville. This networking event will give you the opportunity to discuss summer programming, new book releases, upcoming events, gallys and much more in a fun and informal environment.

Join us for a little fun to kick off summer!

Register is open to everyone, you do NOT need to be a YASD member to attend.

See flyer for details!

Librarians for Life

Support your fellow Librarians by donating to the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life.

Our Reason to Relay:

We are making a difference by teaming up to participate in the American Cancer Society's Relay For Life.

At the event, the Librarians for Life will camp out overnight and take turns walking around the track to raise money and awareness to help the American Cancer Society create a world with less cancer and more birthdays.

Saving lives from cancer starts one team, one participant, and one dollar at a time. Our team is doing our part to make sure that cancer never steals another year of anyone's life.

Please join our team or make a donation. The impact we can make together is much greater than what any of us could do alone!

You can donate at the Librarians for Life Page

Thank you to everyone who supports this great cause!

LILC Winners

We just wanted to take a moment to recognize our BEST Award Winner and Raffle Winners from the Long Island Library Conference last week.

BEST Award Winner - Ryquasia Bonds of Wyandanch Public Library

Ducks Gift Package Raffle - Katherine Welsh of Northshore Public Library

Porters on the Lane Gift Card - Emily Clasper of SCLA

LILC - The Prize Wheel was a Hit AGAIN!

We hope everyone had a fun and productive time at the Long Island Library Conference this year. The board members of the YASD want to thank all the volunteers and everyone who came by the table to say hello and take a spin of our prize wheel. Here are 2 fun pictures from the event of YASD President, Jamie Papandrea, Vice President, Sheila Doherty and Member-at-Large, Jessica Schnall.



Sheila, Jamie and Jessica at the YASD Table
with the very popular Prize Wheel





Having a Little Fun at the YASD Table



Authors Unlimited

We have finally arrived to the much anticipated event - Authors Unlimited. Being held at St. Joseph's College in Patchogue, this event will bring together teens, YA authors and librarians in the community for a fun filled day! Last year's event was a huge success and this year it is going to be even better.

This a free event and registration begins at 10am. Come down and spend the day with some of your favorite YA authors!

Pictures from the 2012 Fran Romer Workshop

The 2012 Fran Romer Workshop took place last Friday at the Brentwood Public Library. The theme of the event was RIPPED FROM THE HEADLINES. We had an excellent turn out of YA librarians and enthusiast and were lucky to have Caroline Bock, author LIE, speak with us about her writing process and the creation of LIE. The book discussions on other important titles influenced by current events and hot topics were robust. Here are some photos of the event:

You can see all the photos from the event our the YASD Facebook Page

2012 Suffolk County Student Film Festival

Do you know of any teens who love making movies? Who are great with a video camera? Or want to be actors? Consider spreading the word about the 2012 Suffolk County Student Film Festival. Submissions are currently being accepted now until June 7th.

The Festival will take place at Sachem Public Library on Thursday, June 28 from 6pm - 9pm.

Long Island Library Conference

Are you planning on attending the Long Island Library Conference on May 3rd? If you are, make sure to stop by the YASD table. Our signature Prize Wheel will be there for you to spin for a chance to win some great prizes. We will also be raffling off gift baskets and more throughout the day.

The YASD looks forward to seeing you there!

Just Announced: Registration Extended!

The deadline to register for the Fran Romer Workshop has been extended to Thursday April 19! This promises to be a fantastic event featuring booktalks of titles your teens will love, and special guest speaker Caroline Bock who will discuss her novel L.I.E. and sign books!

The committee has worked very hard and is preparing wonderful book discussion sessions that will most certainly be informative and interesting.

Contact hours will be awarded for the workshop.

Mark your Calendars: NCLA - YASD Annual Luncheon