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YALSA offers a variety of ways to participate at a variety of commitment levels. Find out how to get involved:

• Award Committees
  
  Interested in being on a YALSA Award Committee that chooses book and media awards? Watch the or read a transcript from YALSA's monthly e-chats about serving on an award committee (PDF). Also, read this article How to Succeed on a YA Book Committee (PDF).
  
  
• Awards & Grants
  
  Each year, YALSA offers more than $195,000 in awards, contests, grants, stipends, and scholarships to its members.
  
  
• Be on the YALSA Board
  
  Run for YALSA office! YALSA annually holds an . YALSA members elect a division President-Elect, Board members, certain award committee members and, depending on the year, a Division Councilor, Fiscal Officer and Secretary. Find out the benefits of board service. Read this article (PDF) on running for 91´«Ã½ Council by Steve Matthews.
  
  
  
  Why should you want to become a Board Liaison?
  
  - Great way to build your professional network.
  
  - Get the inside scoop on all things 91´«Ã½ & YALSA
  
  - Gain board and comittee leadership skills
  
  - (For Students) Connect coursework to real-world issues
  
  
• Committees and Advisory Boards
  
  Volunteer for a year-long YALSA committee or advisory board! YALSA appoints volunteers to its virtual strategic committees (e.g., Research, Summer Learning) in the spring and its award committees and selected list blogging teams (e.g., Best Fiction for Young Adults, Morris Award) in the fall. Interested? See a list of committees and be sure to fill out the . Interested in chairing a committee or advisory board? Watch the . Have questions? Check out the .
  
  
• Juries and Taskforces
  
  Volunteer for a short term (3 - 6 months) jury or taskforce! are appointed each fall, and are assembled as needed. Members can find out about these opportunities as they become available via the weekly .
• Interest Groups
  
  Start a YALSA . These can be based on a topic, like makerspaces or science fiction, or they can be based on geography, like a Nashville Area Interest Group, or an International Members's Interest Group.

• Represent YALSA at a State Conference
  
  Help YALSA have a presence at your state library association conference by presenting a program, helping to staff an exhibit booth or hosting a happy hour. Learn more on YALSA's or contact Letitia Smith at lsmith@ala.org.
  
  
• Represent YALSA to other National Organizations

Opportunities include serving as, to IFLA, and/or USBBY. Contact the r for more information.

• Selected List Groups
  
  Help develop one of YALSA's annual lists of recommended listening or reading! For 2017, Amazing Audio and Quick Picks are being created by members through . In 2018 the other selected list work will also move to , too.

• Support Our Initiatives
  
  Register for YALSA’s major yearly initiatives: Teen Read Week and . Use each website to find program and event ideas, resources for planning, publicity tools, and more.
  
  
• Teens' Top Ten Voting
  
  Encourage your teens to vote for their favorite books in the Teens’ Top Ten.
  
  
• YALSA Election
  
  Help determine YALSA’s direction! Vote in the annual 91´«Ã½/YALSA Election, held each spring. Read this for more information.
  
  
• YALSA Wiki
  
  Share your great ideas on a variety of topics on the .

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