Emmy is a loveable, snarky protagonist who has read tons of YA and is very aware of tropes, giving the sense of humor in this ...

The Teen’s Top 10 Voting Ballot for 2025 is now open here! The Teens’ Top Ten is a “teen choice” list, where teens nominate and choose their favorite books of the previous year! Nominators are members ...

“Defending stories is how we defend the capacity of our communities to rebuild toward something else.” If you are a YA or MG author, or represent one, who would like to participate in our banned books ...

We are fortunate enough to have a separate room for our teen space at Southwest, but we are unable to house our collection in the space for a variety of reasons. The space also happens to be located ...

YALSA’s Best Fiction for Young Adults Blogging Team presents fiction titles published for young adults in the past 14 months that are recommended reading for ages 12 to 18. The purpose of the annual ...

While not every reader of The Hub is a librarian, we know a lot of you are going to be interested in this new product from YALSA– so if you’re looking for a fast, easy way to promote reading to teens, ...

Kelley Blue, Portland Public Library, ME (Coordinator); Meg Bowie, Free Library of Philadelphia; Jean Broughton, Vancouver Public Library; Jacqueline Bush, Stratford Library Association; M’issa ...

Coordinator, Jessica Lorentz Smith, Rachel Adams, Sarah Carnahan, Cathy DeCampli, Mike Fleming, Katie Guzan, Katrina Henderson, Emma K. McNamara, Julianne Novetsky ...

Coordinator, Jodi Kruse; Stephanie Burdic, Kirsta Hutley, Marie LeJeune, Kaitlin Malixi, Melissa Palmer, Allison Riggs, Maryjean Riou, Gia Ruiz, Zoe Smolen, Emily ...

As librarians and library workers who work for and with teens, everyone at The Hub is committed to fostering an empathetic community where all are welcome. This is a round up of posts from the past ...

Each year, a committee of thoughtful and diligent YALSA members reads dozens of titles to determine the winner of the Michael L. Printz award for literary excellence in young adult literature. The ...

YALSA’s Award for Excellence in Nonfiction is awarded each year, chosen from a field of 5 finalists (2021: Candace Fleming’s The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh). This top five represents the best ...