For immediate release | August 23, 2010
Voting open through September 17 for YALSA's Teens' Top Ten
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CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½), invites all teens to get out the vote for the . Teens can vote for their favorite books from the last year in the annual poll at . Voting is open now through Sept. 17.
The 26 nominees for this year’s Teens’ Top Ten are available at , along with a toolkit for librarians to promote the Teens’ Top Ten to the young adults visiting their libraries.
Teens’ Top Ten allows teens to vote for their favorite books each year—it’s the only reading list with titles nominated and voted on by teens. The 2010 nominations were chosen by 15 teen book groups from across the United States.
The final 2010 Teens’ Top Ten list will be announced in a webcast during Teen Read Week, Oct. 17-23, 2010.
For more than 50 years, YALSA has been the world leader in selecting books, videos and audio books for teens. For more information about YALSA or for lists of recommended reading, viewing and listening, go to , or contact the YALSA office by phone, (800) 545-2433, ext. 4390, or e-mail, yalsa@ala.org.
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