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ALA's 2008 Midwinter Meeting is January 11-16 in Philadelphia. Advance registration closes November 30. ALA has a Midwinter Meeting wiki.

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Selected YALSA Events

Additional information about select YALSA Events can be found on the YALSA web site.

Download the complete YALSA Midwinter Meeting Schedulewith room locations. (PDF)

Friday, January 11

Get started early at Taking Teen Services to the Next Level, YALSA's full-day institute on advocacy at the Marriot Hotel, Liberty Ballroom C! Lunch is included. You do not need to register for Midwinter to attend this event. Fees to attend this institute are: YALSA Members, Students and Retirees: $100; ALA Members: $125; Nonmembers: $150

After the institute, head to McGillin's Olde Ale House at 1310 Drury Lane for the YALSA Happy Hour from 5 to 7 PM. Enjoy drink specials, mingle with other YALSA members, and win cool YALSA swag (the Student Interest Group will meet at the Ale House concurrently).

It's back! YALSA's Gaming Extravaganza will be held from 8-10PM at the Loews hotel Millennium Hall. This three year old event promises a night full of gaming and entertainment. (We'll also be announcing the winners of our Create Your Own Avatar contest.)Tickets cost $40, although you don't need to register for Midwinter to attend. Anyone can participate in the avatar contest, whether they are able to attend the event or not.


Saturday, January 12

Leadership Development Saturday 8AM to 10AM, Loews hotel, Millennium Hall. This is a working meeting for YALSA's Committee, Jury and Taskforce Chairs. Never been a Chair, but thinking about being one? Come to this event. A continental breakfast will be served from 8:00 to 8:30, compliments of Teen Tech Week and Tutor.com.

All Committee meeting Saturday 10AM - 12:30 PM, Loews hotel, Millennium Hall. This is a working meeting for all of YALSA's Process Committees, Juries and Taskforces. Not on a commmittee or other member group? Stop on by and learn what it's all about. A continental breakfast will be served compliments of Teen Tech Week and Tutor.com.


Sunday, January 13 2008 marks the year YALSA joins ALA's @ your library campaign. Attend the launch from 10:30 to noon at the Loews hotel, Regency Ballroom A. Light refreshments will be served.


Monday, January 14

It's the most exciting day in youth literature, as the annual Youth Media Awards are announced, from 8-9:15 AM (eastern) Monday morning in the convention center, ballrooom B. Be there to find out who wins the ninth annual Printz Award for excellence, the twentieth Edwards Award for lifetime achievement, the eleventh Alex Awards, honoring the top ten adult book with youth appeal and the first annual Odyssey Award for excellence in audiobook production for youth. Can't make it? Watch the event live via webcast from http://www.unikron.com/clients/ala-webcast-2008

Finish the day at the Joint Youth Division Member Reception from 6:00 to 7:30 at the Marriott Courtyard's Grand Ballroom. Light refreshments will be served. Cash bar.

Information for Committee/Jury/Taskforce Chairs

Pre-conference reports are due December 10th. They can be submitted via the online form on the YALSA web site.

If your member group would like to host a conference program for the ALA Annual Conference in 2009 in Chicago, please submit a Form A by no later than January 14, 2008.

All Committee will be held from 10:00 to 12:00 on January 12th. A continental breakfast will be served from 10:00 to 10:30 and the meeting portion of the event will begin promptly at 10:30.

Committee/Jury/Taskforce Chair Preparation

Midwinter Preparation Checklist: Midwinter Checklist(PDF)

Preparation Guideline 1: Request for Board Action (PDF)

Preparation Guideline 2: Meetings, Events and Schedules (PDF)

Preparation Guideline 3: Running Committee Meetings (PDF) | Board Liaisons (PDF) | Midwinter Overview (PDF) | Sample Agenda (PDF) | Well Functioning Committees(PDF)\

Preparation Guideline 4: Strategic Planning, Chair Photos, and Advice from Previous Chairs (PDF)

Preparation Guideline 5: Chair Photos, Midwinter Wiki, and Thank You Notes (PDF)

Awards & Selected Lists Announcements

YALSA's 2008 Awards and Selected Lists will be announced at ALA's Youth Media Awards Press Conference beginning at 7:45 AM (eastern) on Monday January 14 (Ballroom B, Pennsylvania Convention Center. The event can be viewed for free live as a webcast; you can begin logging in at 7:45 a.m. on Monday, January 14. A limited number of spots are open, so log in early. To view the list of nominations for YALSA's Selected Lists from the YALSA web site's Awards & Booklists page.

Text Message Award Results to Your Cell Phone

Youth Media Awards results available in real time on your cell phone!

Unable to attend the 2008 ALA Youth Media Awards or sit in on the live Webcast Monday, Jan. 14th? Get award winners sent directly to your cell phone by text message - as it happens - for free, beginning at 7:45 a.m. EST. The American Library Association is making results available at the touch of your fingertips through two subscriptions, offering limited and complete results, respectively.

Text the word “ALA 5” to 32075 in the U.S. and Canada to receive notification of the winners of the following five awards, one text message per award:

  • Newbery Medal
  • Caldecott Medal
  • Coretta Scott King Awards
  • Michael L. Printz Award
  • Pura Belpré Award

You will receive 5 text messages for this subscription, winners only.

For complete results, text the word “ALA 13” to 32075 in the U.S. and Canada to receive notification of the winners of all 13 Youth Media Awards, including the five previously mentioned and the following, one text message per award:

(You will receive 13 text messages for this subscription, winners only)

  • Alex Awards
  • Margaret A. Edwards Award
  • Odyssey Award
  • Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award
  • Andrew Carnegie Medal
  • Mildred L. Batchelder Award
  • Schneider Family Book Award
  • Theodor Seuss Geisel Award


Results will be limited to the winners. To review the full list of honorable and notable mentions, visit www.ilovelbraries.org. The 2008 award winners will be announced Monday, January 14, starting at 7:45 a.m. EST. A live Webcast of the award announcements will be available on a first-come, fist-served basis; visit http://www.unikron.com/clients/ala-webcast-2008/ for details. The awards press release will be posted online by 10 a.m. EST at www.ilovelibraries.org.

Disclaimers: When you subscribe, you will receive a confirmation text message. If you do not receive the confirmation message, you are not subscribed. You must have a text / SMS enabled cell phone to participate in this service. Normal text message charges may apply. ALA is not responsible for any charges incurred from your cell phone provider to subscribe to or receive notices from this service. This is a one-time only subscription. Your cell phone number will not be used for any other purpose and the subscription list will be disabled at the close of the ALA Youth Media Awards presentation.

ALA Events of Interest

  • ALA is working on a re-design of the ALA web site. Two possible designs can be viewed at kiosks in the registration area, and individuals can provide feedback via a survey on site.
  • ALA's HRDR is having an Education Forum Fri. Jan. 11th called "Research to Practice."

YALSA's Booth in the Exhibit Hall

Come visit YALSA's booth #435 in the Exhibit Hall for these great give-aways:

  • Teen Tech Week cups
  • List of Recommended Games for Libraries poster
  • A YALSA Booth Exclusive: an advance reading copy of ghostgirl, by Tonya Hurley, compliments of Little Brown Books for Young Readers.
  • YALSA pens

Holly Black, author of the Spiderwick Chronicles and the Modern Tale of Faerie series, will be signing in the YALSA booth on Saturday afternoon, courtesy Simon & Schuster on Saturday, Jan. 12 from 1-2 p.m. The first 60 attendees will get a free copy of one of Black's books!

Enter for a chance to win $50 worth of Teen Tech Week materials from ALA Graphics or a basket of goodies from Dungeons & Dragons.

Other Events

Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing cordially invites you to a special reception during the ALA Midwinter Conference in honor of the forthcoming film The Spiderwick Chronicles, coming to theatres February 15, 2008! *

Friday, January, 11, 2008 Brasserie Perrier

5:30-7:00 p.m. 1619 Walnut St. Philadelphia

Please RSVP to laura.antonacci@simonandschuster.com or 212-698-2713
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