The Young Adult Library Services Assocation (YALSA) is asking for your
help in promoting its 2006 literary awards. If you are willing, please
send this sample letter to the editor (see below) to your local
newspaper. Please feel free to personalize it with your own comments
and/or information about your library. Thanks for helping YALSA ensure
that these awards get the recognition they deserve!
Sample Letter to the Editor from Librarian:
Recently the American Library Association (ALA) announced the
recipients of all their 2006 award winners, including the Michael L.
Printz Award for excellence in young adult literature. This award is the
most distinguished in teen literature and is administered each year by
the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), the fastest
growing division of ALA. YALSA has two other teen awards: the Margaret
Edwards Award for lifetime contribution to young adult literature and
the Alex Awards for adult books with teen appeal.
These awards are great because they promote teen reading, and what
parent out there wouldn't want their teen to spend more time reading?
These awards are also important because there are so many reading
choices out there today for teens, that they and their parents can
easily become overwhelmed by the wide selection. By offering awards for
excellence in young adult literature, YALSA has given teens and parents
a means of knowing what has been recognized as the best of the best.
I'd like to invite the area teens and their parents to stop by the
___________ Library any time to take a look at the latest award winners,
including Looking for Alaska by John Green, this year's winner of the
Printz award. With so many books here at the __________ Library, there
is bound to be something for everyone. We are also planning a special
event to showcase these award winners. The _____________ event will be
held on ___________________. For more information please contact
__________________, the Teen Services Librarian, by phone or email
_______________. To learn more about these awards and other recommended
books go to www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists.
Sample Letter to the Editor from Parent:
Recently the American Library Association (ALA) announced the
recipients of all their 2006 award winners, including the Michael L.
Printz Award for excellence in young adult literature. This award is the
most distinguished in teen literature and is administered each year by
the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), the fastest
growing division of ALA. YALSA has two other teen awards: the Margaret
Edwards Award for lifetime contribution to young adult literature and
the Alex Awards for adult books with teen appeal.
These awards are great because they promote teen reading, and what
parent out there wouldn't want their teen to spend more time reading?
These awards are also important because there are so many reading
choices out there today for teens, that they and their parents can
easily become overwhelmed by the wide selection. By offering awards for
excellence in young adult literature, YALSA has given teens and parents
a means of knowing what has been recognized as the best of the best.
I think it's a wonderful testament to the quality of ____________
Library's staff that, even in the face of shrinking library budgets,
___________ Library owns every one of the Printz winners and honor
books, including the 2006 winner, Looking for Alaska, by John Green. Our
librarians are certainly dedicated to ensuring that the teens in our
community have the best in young adult literature available to them.
Well done!
Thank you,
Beth Yoke
Executive Director
Young Adult Library Services Association,
fastest growing division of the American Library Association
50 E. Huron St.
Chicago, IL 60611
1 (800) 545-2433 x4391
byoke@ala.org
www.ala.org/yalsa
Check out our '06 award winning books at
www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists
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