The Young Adult Services Forum creates and provides professional development opportunities and materials for library staff members working with young adult populations.
News
- YASF Meeting Minutes: 11/15/22
- January 24, 2023
- Young Adult Services Forum Meeting Minutes November 15, 2022 Krista Hutley (Wilmette), Manager; Andrea Johnson (Mount Prospect), Incoming Manager Tournament of Books – Jennie Stevens iREAD – Katie Parfitt (The 2023 iREAD Store is liv…
- YASF Meeting Minutes 9/8/22
- October 7, 2022
- Young Adult Services Forum Meeting Minutes September 8, 2022 Izabel Gronski (Chicago), Outgoing Manager; Kylie Peters (Geneva), Manager; Krista Hutley (Wilmette), Incoming Manager YASF Meeting – Thurs. 10/20, 12-1:30 p.m. Youth and Young …
- Allison Riggs is the Recipient of the 2022 Young Adult Librarian of the Year Award
- September 9, 2022
- Allison Riggs, a Teen Reader’s Advisory Librarian at the Schaumburg Township District Library, is the 2022 recipient of the Illinois Library Association’s (ILA) Young Adult Library Professional of the Year Award. This award, presented by …
Events
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Feb
16
2023
Young Adult Services Forum Professional Development Meeting
Thursday, Feb 16, 2023 10:00am–11:30am
Zoom
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Apr
20
2023
Young Adult Services Forum Open Meeting
Thursday, Apr 20, 2023 10:00am–11:30am
Zoom
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May
11
2023
Young Adult Services Forum RA Meeting
Thursday, May 11, 2023 10:00am–11:30am
TBD
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- Young Adult Services Forum Social Justice Statement (Adopted by the YASF June 3, 2022)
- YASF Webinars
- Tournament of Books
- YASF Reports
- #WeWereHere
Forum Leadership
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Krista Hutley, Manager
Adult & Teen Librarian at Wilmette Public Library District
Term ends 10/31/2023 -
Kara Thorstenson, Board liaison
Director of Libraries at Chicago Public Schools
Term ends 06/30/2023 -
Erin Faxel, Member
Orland Park Public Library
Term ends 10/31/2024 -
Genevieve Stevens, Member
Librarian at Thomas Ford Memorial Library
Term ends 10/31/2023 -
Sonya Hill, Member
Teen Librarian at Ela Area Public Library District
Term ends 10/31/2023 -
Andrea Johnson, Manager-Elect
Mount Prospect Public Library
Term ends 10/31/2023 -
Kylie L Peters, Past Manager
Middle School Services Librarian at Geneva Public Library District
Term ends 10/31/2023 -
Kristin Pekoll, Staff liaison
Conference and Continuing Education Manager at Illinois Library Association
Term ends 06/30/2025
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