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Teen Read Week 2009
Teen Read Week 2009 will be celebrated Oct. 18-24! This year's theme is Read Beyond Reality @ your library, which encourages teens to read something out of this world, just for the fun of it.
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Registration is now open! Registration is provided by Evanced Solutions, a Teen Read Week Promotional Partner. The first 100 registrants will receive a free graphic translation of Fahrenheit 451, courtesy Teen Read Week Promotional Partner Farrar, Straus & Giroux. More benefits will be announced soon.
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Download the Teens' Top Ten nominations! The Teens' Top Ten allows teens to voice their choice for their favorite books each year. The 2009 nominations, chosen by teens in 15 book groups across the country, are available now. Encourage teens to read nominees this summer then vote for the Teens' Top Ten Aug. 25 - Sept. 18. Winners will be announced during Teen Read Week in a webcast featuring World Wrestling Entertainment Superstars and Divas. -
As you register, remember you can register for the 2009-2010 WrestleMania Reading Challenge! Teens can win a trip to WrestleMania XXVI in Phoenix this March, including airfare, hotel and tickets. Your library could win $2,000. WrestleMania registration will end July 31.
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.
More than 5,000 school and public libraries registered to participate in Teen Read Week last year.
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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