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CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) has opened up the application period for its .

In celebration of the upcoming announcement of the nominees on April 11, the Thursday of , fifty (50) sets of the 2019 Teens’ Top Ten nominees will be given away to libraries in need with funding generously provided by the Dollar General Literacy Foundation. With the set of new titles, libraries will not only be able to further enrich their young adult collection, but also attract teens to the library.

Eligible applicants can apply for the giveaway via the now. Please note, applicants must be personal YALSA members and be within 20 miles of a Dollar General store. Other eligibility requirements also apply. Learn more and by April 15.

Each year, YALSA offers more than $195,000 in grants and awards to members who work with or on behalf of teens. Learn more about the grants and awards YALSA offers on its page. Interested in joining YALSA? Learn more .

The is a "teen choice" list, where teens nominate and choose their favorite books of the previous year. Nominators are members of teen book groups in 16 school and public libraries around the country. Nominations are posted on the Thursday of , and teens across the country are encouraged to read as many nominees as they can over the summer. Readers ages twelve to eighteen will then vote online between August 15 – October 13 to select their favorites. The ten titles with the most votes become the year’s Teens’ Top Ten. To learn more, visit .

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.