EmailMe Form - 2018 YA Services Symposium Call for Proposals

2018 YALSA Young Adult Services Symposium Program Proposal

Zeroing In: Focusing on Teen Needs
Many school and public libraries are being asked to do more with less. Identifying and honing in on teens’ greatest needs can help you prioritize service and mobilize resources. While teen needs often vary from community to community, all teens can benefit from building social and emotional skills that will help them succeed in school, college, careers and life. Libraries can leverage collections, services, programs, community partnerships and more to help teens build skills around self-awareness, self-management, responsible decision-making, relationships, and social awareness. At this symposium we will explore how libraries can best support teens’ social and emotional learning to help them effectively navigate a challenging world.

Salt Lake City, UT, November 2-4, 2018

Call for Program Proposals: A program will last approximately 90 minutes and will take place between 8am and 5pm on November 3 or 8 am and 12 pm on November 4, 2018.

Application Requirements:
• All session proposals must be received by February 1, 2018.
• All applicants will be notified if their program was accepted or not the week of April 1, 2018.
• All presenters must register at the reduced presenter rate ($69) for the Symposium by September 1, 2018
• All presenters must fund all their travel costs to the symposium.
• Only one session proposal per person will be accepted.
• For questions, please contact Nichole O’Connor at noconnor@ala.org or 1.800.545.2433 x4387

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Date Submitted *

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Name *

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Email *

Phone *

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ALA/YALSA Membership Number (You do not need to be a member to submit a proposal)

Presenter Bio (25-50 words) *

Proposed Program Title *

Session Description (fewer than 100 words) *

Please indicate briefly why you believe this session should be accepted. (How does it relate to the theme & to YALSA's vision of teen services as outlined in its report, The Future of Library Services for and with Teens: a Call to Action)? *

What is your goal in presenting this session? What would you expect the audience to learn? Which goal(s) in YALSA's Teen Services Competencies for Library Staff is the program most focused on? (100 words or fewer) *

A key goal of the program is to encourage active audience discussion or participation. Please describe how you would faclitate this (100 words or fewer) *

Participants (names of presenters, panel members, etc.). NOTE: ALL participants must register for the symposium *

Has this session been presented anywhere else? If so, please state where and when. *

Please list any special needs: (We will do our best to accommodate).

The main audience for this program is: *

School library staff

Public library staff

Both school and public library staff

Other

If you selected that the audience for your program is other, please elaborate here: