A New Opportunity for Children’s and Teen Services Collaboration

Hello all! The Youth Media Awards press conference recently took place in Chicago on January 26th, and it was a fantastic morning with a whole lot of amazing books being celebrated across numerous divisions, roundtables, and affiliates. If you weren’t able to attend, or if you haven’t yet had a chance to watch, check out the recording. One of the questions I heard more than a few times over the course of the weekend in Chicago was, “what’s going to happen with the YMAs moving forward?” With all of the work of ALSC and YALSA’s reunification underway, there have been many questions and concerns regarding the awards and the announcements, particularly now that Midwinter/LLX is no longer occurring. I have heard concerns about the announcements going virtual, or some committee work no longer happening in person, which was a particular concern for some of the larger committees. Well, wonder no…
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