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CHICAGO — Four popular YA authors — Jay Asher, Sarah Dessen, James Kennedy and Carolyn Mackler — will join authors Walter Dean Myers, Chris Grabenstein and Julie Halpern at the Young Adult Library Services Association’s half-day Annual preconference, “Give Them What they Want: Reaching Reluctant Readers.” All six authors will reflect on how their work speaks to today’s teens and offer insights on how to turn those teens into active readers. The preconference takes place 12:30 to 4:30 p.m., June 24, in New Orleans. You do not need to register for 91´«Ã½’s Annual Conference to attend this workshop.

Attendees at this pre-Annual Conference workshop will:

• Learn strategies for reaching today’s teen reluctant readers through collection development, marketing, outreach and more
• Explore ways to get more teens reading and using the library, from passive programs to use of Web 2.0 tools
• Find out best practices from colleagues

Tickets for this half-day preconference cost $129 and include light refreshments.

If you wish to register for this event without registering for Annual, you can download the form to mail or fax in at (go to page 12 and ignore part I.) If you haven’t registered for Annual, you can do so at and add this special event onto your registration.

If you have already registered and would like to add this special event to your registration, you have two options:

(1) By phone: Call 91´«Ã½ Registration at 1 (800) 974-3084 and ask to add a workshop to your existing registration; (2) Online: . Use your log in and password to access your existing Annual registration and add events in the “Your Events” section (screen 6). Then simply check out and pay for the events you have added.

For more than 50 years, YALSA has been the world leader in selecting books, videos and audiobooks 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.