{"id":2994,"date":"2014-04-17T12:45:23","date_gmt":"2014-04-17T19:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.nwp.org\/educatorinnovator\/?p=2994"},"modified":"2014-05-12T15:18:51","modified_gmt":"2014-05-12T15:18:51","slug":"yalsa-launches-teen-read-week-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/educatorinnovator.org\/yalsa-launches-teen-read-week-website\/","title":{"rendered":"YALSA Launches Teen Read Week Website"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ala.org\/yalsa\/\">YALSA<\/a> has launched its 2014 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ala.org\/teenread\">Teen Read Week<\/a>\u2122\u00a0website as part of Celebrate Teen Literature Day, April 17, 2014.<\/p>\n<p>With the launching of the site, online community members now have full access to a variety of resources to help them plan their Teen Read Week\u2122 (TRW), which takes place in October. Individuals who are not online community members yet are encouraged to join, for free, to gain full access to resources, perks, and monthly updates.<\/p>\n<p>Resources include:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Downloadable, low-resolution theme logo<br \/>\n\u2022 Forums: Discuss and share TRW-related resources and experiences<br \/>\n\u2022 Grants: Teen Read Week\u2122 Activity Grant and Teens\u2019 Top Ten Book Giveaway<br \/>\n\u2022 Ready to use planning and publicity tools<br \/>\n\u2022 Products: Posters, bookmarks, manuals, and more<br \/>\n\u2022 Showcase: Share your planned events<br \/>\n\u2022 Webinars: Free access to a live webinar to help you prepare for TRW, as well as archived webinars<br \/>\n\u2022 And more resources and perks to come<\/p>\n<p>The theme this year is &#8220;Turn Dreams into Reality @ your library&#8221; and will be celebrated October 12&ndash;18, 2014. The national spokesperson for this year\u2019s celebration is Australian actor <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm4154798\/\">Brenton Thwaites<\/a>, who stars in the highly anticipated movie adaptation of the book, The Giver, set for release on August 15, 2014.<\/p>\n<p>As libraries shift into full gear to plan for Teen Read Week\u2122, authors and publishers are reminded that they can also be involved in Teen Read Week\u2122 as well. Publishers and other corporate groups can become sponsors to help YALSA build the capacity of libraries to meet the literacy needs of teens. Current sponsors include Blink and the Dollar General Literacy Foundation. For more information on how to become a sponsor, please contact YALSA\u2019s Executive Director, Beth Yoke at <a href=\"mailto:byoke@ala.org\">byoke@ala.org<\/a>. Authors can visit the Teen Read Week\u2122 site for a list of ideas on how they can participate.<\/p>\n<p>Teen Read Week\u2122 is a national adolescent literacy initiative created by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). It began in 1998 and is held annually during the third week of October. Its purpose is to encourage teens to be regular readers and library users. Join the online discussion with the hashtag #TRW14.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>YALSA has launched its 2014 Teen Read Week\u2122\u00a0website as part of Celebrate Teen Literature Day, April 17, 2014. With the launching of the site, online community members now have full access to a variety of resources to help them plan their Teen Read Week\u2122 (TRW), which takes place in October. 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