YALSA Member GroupsYALSA Interest and Discussion Groups | YALSA Task Forces | YALSA Member Grant/Award Juries | YALSA Committees
Know how you want to volunteer? Jump right to the Process Committee, Task Force, and Jury Volunteer Form or the Selection Committee Volunteer Form. Otherwise, read on to find out how you can get involved in YALSA's member groups.
YALSA Interest and Discussion GroupsYALSA offers several interest and discussion groups. Members of discussion and interest groups are not required to attend the Annual Conference or the Midwinter Meeting, and there is no limit on the number of virtual participants a discussion or interest group may have. Learn more.
YALSA Task Forces A task force is an action-oriented membership group whose charge is to address specific goals, complete a specific task, or to consider a particular issue. See a list of current YALSA task forces. Want to be part of a task force? Fill out a YALSA Process Committee, Task Force, or Jury Volunteer Form.
YALSA JuriesYALSA has several award juries who determine the winners of the grant with the same name: Baker & Taylor/YALSA Conference Grants; BWI/YALSA Collection Development Grant; Frances Henne/VOYA/YALSA Research Grant; Great Books Giveaway; Greenwood Publishing Group Service to Young Adults Achievement Award; and MAE Award for Best Literature Program for Teens. Want to serve on an award jury? Fill out a YALSA Process Committee, Task Force, or Jury Volunteer Form.
YALSA CommitteesThere are two types of YALSA committees, process and selection.
Appointments are made for process committees in the spring (except nominating, which is chosen in the fall) and
selection committees in the fall.
Process CommitteesThe purpose of a process committee is to help carry out the business of
the association by handling matters such as membership recruitment,
planning Teen Read Week, local arrangements at conferences, and much
more. If you have not served on a committee before, process committees
are where you can get your start. Thirty-three percent of the members
of a process committee can be virtual. Volunteer by filling out the Process Committee,Task Force, and Award Jury Volunteer Form.
Division and Membership Promotion
Editorial Advisory Board
Financial Advancement
Intellectual Freedom
Joint School/Public Library Cooperation
Legislation
Local Arrangements
Nominating
Organization and Bylaws
Outreach to Young Adults with Special Needs
Partnerships Advocating for Teens
President's Program Planning Committee
Professional Development
Program Clearinghouse
Publications
Research
Strategic Planning
TAGS (Teen Advisory Groups)
Technology for Young Adults
Teen Read Week
Teen Tech Week
Website Advisory
YA Galley
Youth Participation
Selection CommitteesEach one of the selection committees is established to select specific
media/booklists or choose YALSA's award winners such as Michael L.
Printz, Alex, and Margaret A. Edwards. YALSA members with previous
committee experience are considered more seriously for positions on
selection committees than those without previous committee experience.
There are no virtual members on selection committees. Volunteer by filling out the Selection Committee Volunteer Form.
Alex Awards
Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults
Best Books for Young Adults
Fabulous Films for Young Adults
Great Graphic Novels for Teens
Margaret A. Edwards Award
Michael L. Printz Award
Odyssey Award (coadministered with ALSC)
Outstanding Books for the College Bound (not appointed every year)
Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults
Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers
William C. Morris Award
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