MLA/DLACon2021

Amidst the onset of the pandemic, a team of six librarians from across the country came together to read, review, and discuss which titles merited inclusion on the 2019 Outstanding Books for the College Bound list, which covers topics ranging from cooking to climate change, hip hop to historical fiction, dinosaurs to debutantes, and more. This list, released every five years by the Young Adult Library Services Association, is designed to provide college bound teens, lifelong learners, educators, and librarians with 130 titles that engage inspire and challenge. Hear from five of the committee members about their favorite titles on the list, and how they could be used creatively in your library to engage readers.
This program is worth 1 contact hour of continuing education.

Bring stories of your most successful activities and your most difficult challenges to this hands-on workshop as we learn and share tips, tricks and best practices for programming and engagement of teens in the library. All are welcome, from teen experts to those who are looking for places to start engaging their teen community.
This program is worth 1 contact hour of continuing education.

Teens are not everyone's favorite age group in public libraries, resulting in them being unfairly excluded in various ways. Join us to learn how staff have created teen spaces, programs, and policies that enable teens to enjoy the public library in safe and fun ways, as well as how to bring skeptical staff, and community members on board with serving this age group
This program is worth 1 contact hour of continuing education.