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The YOUTH SERVICES SECTION is the singular section of the New York Library Association that promotes quality library service for young people from birth through high school. Our members specialize in meeting the unique needs of youth, parents and educators in public and school libraries.

Section News:

Spring Conference.

The Youth Services Section of the New York Library Association announces its 2009 Spring Conference on Friday, April 3, 2009, at The Inn on the Lake in Canandaigua, NY. The keynote speaker will be author Linda Sue Park, whose novel, A Single Shard, was the winner of the 2002 Newbery Award. "A Kaleidoscope of Ideas" is the theme of this day-long conference, which will include a choice of twelve workshops for librarians specializing in services for children and teens. Topics will include early literacy, using technology with teens, programming on a budget, library web pages for youth, developing collections and programs for gamers, and designing hands-on graphic novel workshops for teens. Edgar-Award winning author of Never Trust a Dead Man, Vivian Vande Velde, will provide the luncheon speech.

Registration includes a continental breakfast and luncheon. Early bird rates apply until February 28, 2009. Reduced registration fees will be offered for library school students and New York Library Association members in the Youth Services and School Library Media Sections. The Youth Services Section is pleased to be partnering with the 4th Annual Grater Rochester Teen Book Festival which will be held in Rochester on Saturday, April 4. This free event for teens will allow youth services specialists the fortuitous opportunity to hear some outstanding young adult authors the day after the YSS Spring Conference.

Gather with friends and colleagues in the beautiful Finger Lakes Region of New York State to examine the constantly changing field of youth services. For further information, please contact Conference Chair Liz O'Toole at lotoole@pls-net.org .

VOTE!

YSS Board elections are just around the corner, and we want you to meet our candidates so that you can make an informed voting choice! This year, YSS and all other NYLA sections are aligning our election to the NYLA general elections. The voting period is June 15 � July 15. You will receive information from NYLA about the procedure. Please vote!

You can check out a full list of our candidates and their position statement here.

YSS now has a flickr profile, check out photos from Spring Conference.

3 Apples Book Award

The 2008 3 Apples Book Award, a New York State Children's Choice Award, goes to Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss

The 2008 3 Apples Teen Book Award, a New York State Teen's Choice Award, goes to A Child Called "It": One Child's Courage to Survive by David Pelzer.

PDF Press Release: 2008 Winners Press Release

2008 Spring Conference Friday, April 11th

Early Bird Registration March 11th
Spring Conference Scholarship Deadline extended to February 1st

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Nothing but the Best:
Professional Standards for Youth Services
in Public Libraries in New York State
2006
Get the PDF here

Sites of Interest:

NY State Library Youth Services NY State Performer & Programs Database NY State Library Talking Book & Braille Librarians' Internet Index Growing a Reader: It's Never too Early

[Not so] New: YSS Listserv info