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Associations

Utah

• Children's Literature Association of Utah (CLAU)
• Utah Library Association
  • Children's Services Round Table (CSRT)
  • Young Adult Round Table (YART)

National

• Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC)
• Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)

Awards

National

• Caldecott Medal Home Page: ALA/Association for Library Service to Children. Annual award for best illustrated American picture book.
• Newbery Medal Home Page: ALA/Association for Library Service to Children. Annual award for the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
• Michael L Printz Award: ALA/Young Adult Library Service Association. Annual award for excellence in Young Adult literature.

Blogs

Utah

• ULA Children's Services Blog

National

• Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) Blog
• Library Youth and Teen Services 2.0

Discussion Lists / Listservs

Utah

• CSRT (ULA) Email Listserv
• Utah Young Adult and Children's Services (UYAC) - Utah State Library Listserv

National

• Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) Electronic Discussion Lists
  • ALSC-L (Association for Library Service to Children List)
  • ALSCBOARD (ALSC Board of Directors)
  • ALSCCOLMGT (ALSC Children's Collection Management Discussion List)
  • ALSCPUBSCH (ALSC Public Library-School Partnership Discussion List)
  • ALSCSTORY (ALSC Storytelling Discussion Group)
  • BORNTOREAD (ALSC Born to Read)
  • PRESCHSVCS (ALSC Pre school Services Discussion List)
• Child-Lit
• PUBYAC (The listserve for PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults and Children)
• STORYTELL Discussion List
• Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) Electronic Discussion Lists
  • TEACH-YAL (Teaching Young Adult Literature)
  • YALSA-BK (YALSA Book Discussions)
  • YALSA-LOCKDOWN (incarcerated youth)
  • YA-MUSIC (Teen Music and Media)
  • YA-URBAN (YA's in Large Urban Populations)
  • YA-YAAC (Young Adult Advisory Councils)

Wikis

Utah

• Young Adult Round Table (Utahyart) Wiki (ULA)

National

• Kids! @ your library Best Practices Wiki (ALSC)

 

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