The Young Adult Services Forum creates and provides professional development opportunities and materials for library staff members working with young adult populations.
News
- YASF Professional Development - Media Literacy Education
- February 3, 2023
- Join YASF at 10:30am, February 16, for a professional development session, Fake News: Teens & Media Literacy. Instead of holding a full YASF meeting before this program, they will focus time and energy on professional development. "Media li…
- 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 …
Events
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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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Aug
10
2023
Young Adult Services Forum Open Meeting
Thursday, Aug 10, 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 -
Becca Boland, Staff liaison
iREAD Content and Development Manager at Illinois Library Association
Term ends 06/30/2025 -
Kristin Pekoll, Staff liaison
Conference and Continuing Education Manager at Illinois Library Association
Term ends 06/30/2025
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