EmailMe Form - 2021 YA Services Symposium Call for Proposals

2021 YALSA Young Adult Services Symposium Program Proposal

Biggest Little Safe Spaces: Serving Teens During Times of Adversity

The past year has presented teens and the libraries that serve them with numerous challenges that will continue to affect them in 2021 and beyond. What does the future hold for today’s teens? Where do we as librarians go from here? What’s next for our libraries? Join YALSA, librarians, and YA authors in Reno for the 2021 Symposium as we discuss strategies for serving teens during difficult times and continue to develop programs that ensure our biggest little safe spaces thrive for years to come.

Reno, NV, November 5-7, 2021

A program will last approximately 60 minutes and will take place on November 6 between 8am and 5pm or on November 7 between 8 am and 1 pm.

Application Requirements:
• All session proposals must be received by April 1, 2021.
• All applicants will be notified if their program was accepted or not the week of May 1, 2021.
• All presenters must register at the reduced presenter rate ($69) for the Symposium by September 1, 2021
• 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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Name *

First Last

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. The seating arrangement will not be in rounds, but theater style with chairs only. Please describe how you would facilitate 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