#yalsa

Decided to update this poll because it got pretty good circulation, but looking at people's answers I feel like I could get more data! So let's do this again!

Be sure to reblog for more data!!!

Some members of TAAAP recently presented at the Young Adult Library Services (YALSA) conference to discuss the important ways that libraries and librarians can be inclusive and effective resources for ace and aro people. See the full presentation here: https://t.co/3Ipwct7zAe

We’ve summarized some of their fantastic points in the above graphics! Described below. 

[ID: Image one reads “Library Resources.  Libraries and librarians can be an amazing resource to ace and aro people of all ages, in many different ways! Members of TAAAP, with two other aspec advocates and librarians, recently developed and presented a workshop at the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) Symposium talking about aspec identities, the issues we face, and how libraries can include and support our community!You can find the presentation, as well as the speaker notes, here: https://taaap.org/2021/12/02/yalsa-2021/.” 

Image two reads “Library Resources. Skill Building. Libraries can host free informational workshops to teach valuable skills to aspec people and connect them with community and resources. Aspec people are marginalized, often single, and may not have or trust nuclear family for support. Workshops could teach: A community support or mutual aid network could help aspecs show up for each other to witness or notarize documents, find health care advocates, and more! How estate planning options work. How to prepare documents such as wills, living trusts, and medical directives. Digital privacy protection tools and strategies.”

Image three reads “Library Resources. Community Building. Libraries often serve as community gathering places, especially for young people! Libraries can have asexual and aromantic symbols around, explicitly include aspec orientations in identity resources, and make them prominently available to help people learn about them and help aspecs feel included. Libraries can be a great place for an aspec community group and mutual aid networks to organize or meet. Libraries can connect people to local aspec groups, if possible - check out https://acesandaros.org/groups.”

YALSA announces Great Graphics Novels for Teens! @DiaBookshelf

Diamond Comics’s Bookshelf email is a great resource for anyone who loves and/or works with graphic novels. This week, they reminded me that YALSA released their Great Graphic Novels for Teens list, along with a great graphic of the Top Ten. Clicking graphic will link you directly to the article on Diamond’s Bookshelf page. I read six out of the top 10 this year, and 36 out of the total 125.…

Looking for something good to read? Here is this year’s (2021) list of award winners for young readers. The Printz Award is for High School students, but today I discovered ALA also gives out awards for LATINX and Asian and Jewish youth as well. I can’t specifically recommend any of these books as I haven’t read them yet, but I can tell you that when I have read books from this list in past years they have been some of my favorites.