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CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) has selected Phyllis Magady, Teen Coordinator at the Muskogee (Oklahoma) Public Library, as the recipient of its .

“I'm excited to attend my first 91´«Ã½ Conference and appreciate Baker & Taylor for providing the grant that makes it possible,” said Magady. “I look forward to learning about new ideas for programming and new approaches to expand services for teens in and around Muskogee.”

Magady will receive a $1,000 travel stipend to attend . The Baker and Taylor Conference Travel Grant is awarded annually to librarians who work with or for young adults to enable them to attend the Annual Conference for the first time.

The application form for the is available in the section of the YALSA website. must be received by Dec. 1, 2020.

The Baker & Taylor Conference Travel Grant Jury members are: Chair Rachel Kercher, Leach Public Library, Wahpeton, ND; Rachel Adams, Seattle, WA; Leslie Flynn, Austin Public Library, Austin, TX; Katherine Mowery, Fox Lake District Library; and Emily Townsend, Madison, WI.

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 www.ala.org/yalsa, or contact the YALSA office by phone, 800-545-2433, ext. 4390; or e-mail: yalsa@ala.org.