[LM_NET] First Wednesdays with YALSA

[Stephanie Kuenn <skuenn@ALA.ORG>]

Greetings!

For the past few months, YALSA has been holding informal online chats in
ALA Connect (http://connect.ala.org/yalsa) on the first Wednesday of
each month. Beginning in December, we'd like to encourage YALSA members
to connect with each other in person as well as online.

We're thrilled to announce First Wednesdays with YALSA - a chance for
our members to use our monthly chats as a tool for gathering with other
members in their area to socialize, exchange ideas, network, and
exchange news and tips about YALSA and the profession as a whole.

The next chat (focusing on teens and technology) takes place Dec. 2 -
find out how you can be part of First Wednesdays with YALSA!

Begin by hosting an event. Use the tips from this WikiHow manual
(http://www.wikihow.com/Organise-an-Event) or from YALSA's First
Wednesdays tip sheet
(http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/aboutyalsa/wednesdays.cfm) to
start planning. Find a place to host the event, make sure you have
Internet access, and start inviting YALSA colleagues. List your event on
the YALSA Wiki
(http://wikis.ala.org/yalsa/index.php/First_Wednesday_Events).

Invite YA library workers in your area! Think about who you'd like to
attend:  school librarians, public library staff, grad students, YALSA
members, etc. YALSA can help you find members in your area to invite.
Contact the YALSA Office at yalsa@ala.org or 1-800-545-2433, ext. 4390,
and ask for a list of members in your area. Be sure to specify if you'd
like email addresses with your request.

Distribute YALSA stuff. YALSA has a new page of downloadable flyers,
handouts, and other tools that you can print out and share at your
event. Members can also order up to 100 copies of most of these handouts
and other swag. Visit http://www.ala.org/yalsa/handouts for more
details.

Hold your event. Get there early, make a point to welcome everyone
personally, and make sure to answer questions about YALSA (or write them
down to send to the office, if you don't know the answers!). Test your
Internet access beforehand and make sure you can log in to YALSA's ALA
Connect space.  When you join the chat, let us know about your event!
Find more tips on YALSA's First Wednesdays tip sheet
(http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/aboutyalsa/wednesdays.cfm). 

Future planning. Take notes and let us know what worked and what didn't
at yalsa@ala.org. Talk to attendees and see if you can make this a
rotating event, with a different person chairing each month's session.

Questions? Contact us at yalsa@ala.org!

-Stevie

 

Stephanie (Stevie) Kuenn

Communications Specialist

Young Adult Library Services Association

skuenn@ala.org

v: 312.280.2128

f: 312.280-5276

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