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CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½), named the winners of its with members winning in four categories.

The winners are as follows:

• Adrienne Colborne and Vivian Howard, ; The Journal of Research on Libraries & Young Adults
• Megan Emery, Educational Environments: Spaces Are Great but You're Better!; Young Adult Library Services
• Adrienne Gillespie, ; The Hub
• Julie Stivers, ; YALSA Blog

The winners of the journal articles will each receive a $500 monetary award due to the more extensive nature of their work while the winners of the blog posts will each receive a $200 monetary award. All winners will receive a plaque and be recognized at YALSA’s President’s Program/Membership Meeting at the 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. this summer. The award is supported through funds donated to Friends of YALSA. To learn more or to donate, visit .

The YALSA Writing Award recognizes the contribution of YALSA members who have written an article or blog post for the association’s journals or blogs that is timely, original, relevant to YALSA members and well-written. Each year, YALSA’s blog managers and journal editors select a shortlist of up to five articles or posts that meet award criteria to submit to the YALSA Writing Award Jury.

The 2019 YALSA Writing Award Jury Members Are: Veronica De Fazio (chair), Plainfield Public Library District, IL; Emma Andrews, McHenry Public Library District, IL; Traci Glass, Multnomah County Library, OR; Charlie Gluck, Ventress Memorial Library, MA; Linsey Milillo, Fairfield Lane Public Library, OH

The mission of the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) is to support library staff in alleviating the challenges teens face, and in putting all teens ‒ especially those with the greatest needs ‒ on the path to successful and fulfilling lives. For more information about YALSA or to access national guidelines and other resources go to , or contact the YALSA office by phone, 800-545-2433, ext. 4390; or e-mail: yalsa@ala.org.