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PRESS RELEASE
For immediate release

CONTACT:  LINDA WADDLE
                     312/280-4391
                      lwaddle@ala.org

NEW OUTSTANDING BOOKS FOR THE COLLEGE BOUND LIST NOW AVAILABLE

An up-to-date, revised version of the Outstanding Books for the
College Bound list is now available from the Young Adult Services
Association (YALSA), a division of the American library Association
(ALA). The list provides reading guidance for college bound students
and others seeking opportunities for independent and lifelong
learning.  A new list is published approximately every five years.

Outstanding Books for the College Bound, now available for readers in
1999 and beyond, is divided into five categories: fiction, nonfiction,
biography, drama, and poetry.  In selecting the titles for the list,
the committee used a variety of criteria including  readability,
cultural and ethnic diversity, balance of points of view, different
genres, and availability.  The scope of the list is broad and includes
contemporary and classic literary selections.  The  revised list
greatly expands on the number of poetry titles compared to the
previous 1994 list.  The inclusion of poetry as a separate category
recognizes the attention that poetry is receiving in libraries,
schools, and colleges.

The list is available from ALA Graphics in a 16 page brochure format.
 A package of 50 brochures sells for $30. For ordering information
contact: 800-545-2433 press 7.  This new list supplements and updates
*Outstanding Books for the College Bound: Choices for a
Generation* (ALA, 1996), which is available from ALA Editions at
the number listed above.

The list is also available on the web at
http://www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists/obcb/.  Links to other web sites
that have information about a book or its author are given throughout
the list.

The fifteen-member committee that compiled the list was unique in
that five were virtual members, making this the first YALSA committee
to experiment with this concept. The committee members were:  Donald
J. Kenney, chair, Blacksburg, VA; Bette Ammon, Missoula, MT; Barbara
Blosveren, Orange, CT;  Frances Bradburn, Raleigh, NC; Audra Caplan,
Baltimore, MD; Miranda Doyle, Belmont, CA; Sarah Flowers, Morgan Hill
CA; Nancy Haines, Naples, FL; Marcella Lesher, San Antonio, TX;
Deanna McDaniel, Lakeview, OH; Adela Peskorz, Woodbury, MN; Sara Ryan,
Portland, OR; Patsy Weeks, Bangs, TX; Leslie Ann Westbrook, Benicia,
CA; Faith Williams, Washington, DC; and Linda Golian, Association of
College & Research Libraries committee liaison, Ft. Myers, FL.

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