Creating and providing professional development opportunities and materials for library staff members working with young adult populations.
YASF Tournament of Books 2021 Reviewer Interest Form
Interested in being a reviewer for Tournament of Books this year? Please fill out the form by Thursday, December 31!
Submit Your Application
2021 YASF Tournament of Books Book Submission
Though the 2020 Tournament of Books has just concluded, it's time to begin selecting titles for next year's tournament! Remember that sequels/companion books are not eligible, as well as non-fiction. Fiction and graphic novels are welcome.
The #WeWereHere Project aims to create a repository of teen voices in the historic time of 2020. If you are a teen, we want to hear from you how this unprecedented year of great social upheaval and pandemic has affected you. If you are a librarian, you can learn how to help and join your library to the project here. If you are just an interested person, please spread this project, use the hashtag, and amplify youth voices locally. Now is the time to hear and more importantly listen to young people.
News
- Laurel Johnson is the Recipient of the Young Adult Librarian of the Year Award
- October 1, 2020
- Laurel Johnson, Young Adult Services Supervisor at Skokie Public Library, is the 2020 recipient of the Illinois Library Association’s Young Adult Librarian of the Year Award. The award, presented by ILA and the Young Adult Services Forum, recog…
- YASF Meeting Minutes: 8.13.20
- August 21, 2020
- https://yasfnews.wordpress.com/2020/08/14/august-13-2020/
- Let the Tournament of Books Commence!
- August 13, 2020
- By Board Member At-Large Martha Sullivan Nominations for this year’s Tournament of Books is underway, and we’ve already seen a bunch of great nominations! We wanted to take a moment to highlight some of these great titles, so that we can …
Events
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Jan
14
2021
Young Adult Services Forum Open Board Meeting
Thursday, Jan 14, 2021 10:00am–12:00pm
Zoom Meeting
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Feb
11
2021
Young Adult Services Forum Professional Development
Thursday, Feb 11, 2021 10:00am–12:00pm
Zoom Meeting
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Apr
8
2021
Young Adult Services Forum Open Board Meeting
Thursday, Apr 8, 2021 10:00am–12:00pm
Zoom Meeting
Forum Leadership
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Izabel Gronski, Manager
Oak Lawn Public Library
Term ends 10/31/2021 -
Veronica De Fazio, Board liaison
Head of Youth Services at Plainfield Public Library District
Term ends 06/30/2021 -
Heather Colby, Member
Homer Township Public Library District
Term ends 10/31/2022 -
Kate Kite, Member
Research and Instruction Librarian - Teen Services at Six Mile Regional Library District
Term ends 10/31/2022 -
Nicole Marcuccilli Mills, Member
Glenview Public Library
Term ends 10/31/2022 -
Quinn Stitt, Member
Readers Advisory/Teen Librarian II at Berwyn Public Library
Term ends 10/31/2021 -
Kylie L Peters, Manager-Elect
Middle School Services Librarian at Geneva Public Library District
Term ends 10/31/2021 -
Joe Marcantonio, Past Manager
Teen Place Manager at Schaumburg Township District Library
Term ends 10/31/2021 -
Cyndi Robinson, Staff liaison
Deputy Director at Illinois Library Association
Term ends 06/30/2025
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