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Teen Read Week™
Join the more than 5,000 librarians and educators who will celebrate Teen Read Week™, October 17-23. This year's theme is Books with Beat @ your library®," which encourages teens to read poetry, audiobooks, books about music, and more. Libraries across the world celebrate Teen Read Week with a variety of special events and programs aimed at encouraging teens to read for pleasure and to visit their libraries for free reading materials.
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Vote for the Teens' Top Ten! Voting is open now through Sept. 17. The Teens' Top Ten allows teens to voice their choice for their favorite books each year. The 2010 nominations were chosen by teens in 15 book groups across the country. We'll announce the winners at www.ala.org/teenstopten during Teen Read Week. -
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Registration is now open! Registration is free and shows that you support teen reading in your community (and it tells YALSA that initiatives like this are worthwhile).
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Have a question? See if you can find the answer in our FAQ or contact us at yalsa@ala.org -
Purchase Teen Read Week products to promote your events from ALA Graphics! Your purchases support the work of YALSA and ALA. -
Find out more about Team Teen Read Week! Team Teen Read Week participants fund mini grants for Teen Read Week.
About Teen Read Week
Teen Read Week is an initiative of the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). Teen Read Week started in 1998.
Why is it important to celebrate? For a lot of reasons! Teens have so many options for entertainment, so it's important to remind them to spend time reading for pleasure: it's free, fun, and can be done anywhere! Research shows that teens who read for fun have better test scores and are more likely to succeed in the workforce. Also, it’s a great chance to let your school or your public library communities know how important teen services are! Let teens know the possibilities that exist within your doors, and within the covers of books.
If you have other questions, please take a look at our most frequently asked questions or email YALSA.
Related Links
Teen Read Week Wiki
YALSA Blog
Learn more about our other reading initiatives...
Teens' Top Ten
WrestleMania Reading Challenge
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