Podcasts on teens, technology, and libraries produced by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) a Division of the American Library Association. For nearly 50 years, YALSA has been the world leader in selecting books, videos, and audio bo


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A series of podcasts produced by the Young Adult Library Association. On topics related to teens, technology, and libraries. For nearly 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 www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists, or contact the YALSA office by phone, 800-545-2433, ext. 4390; or e-mail: yalsa@ala.org.

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Show title Description Reviews
YALSA Podcast #48 TTW Song Winners In this podcast Teen Tech Week 2008 Committee Chair Stephanie Iser talks about and plays the winning songs in YALSA TTW promotional song contest. 0
YALSA Podcast #47 - Mirrorstone In this podcast Kelly Czarnecki talks with Stacy Whitman, Editor for Mirrorstone Books for Young Readers in WA; http://ww2.wizards.com/books/Mirrorstone/Home.aspx. Stacy talks about great titles for teens published by Mirrorstone and how they are supporting Teen Literature Day; April 17, 2008 along with Readergirlz; www.readergirlz.com/. Titles she mentions include; In the Serpent’s Coils by Tiffany Trent, Magic in the Mirrorstone: Tales of Fantasy edited by Steve Berman, Sucks to be Me by Kimberly Pauley, Red Dragon Codex by R.D. Henham, A Practical Guide to Dragons by Lisa Trumbauer, A Practical Guide to Monsters by Nina Hess. She points to author Cynthia Leitich Smith’s blog regarding a contest: http://tinyurl.com/4ef9nv. 0
YALSA Podcast #46 Victoria Vogel In this podcast Gerry Vogel talks with Victoria Vogel, Teen Librarian at the Rocky River Public Library in OH. She is the chair of the Young Adults with Special Needs Committee. Victoria talks about how young adults with special needs can be supported during Teen Literature Day; April 17, 2008; http://tinyurl.com/4s2cyh. She recommends the following titles for teens; Secret Life of Bees by Sue Kidd, Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac by Gabrielle Zevin, Uglies by Scott Westerfeld, Izzy Willy-Nilly by Cynthia Voigt, Fever 1793 by Laurie Halsie Anderson and Tyrell by Coe Booth. 0
YALSA Podcast #45 - Monique le Conge In this podcast Kelly Czarnecki talks with Monique le Conge Director of Library and Community Services for the Richmond Public Library in California. Monique is a candidate for the position of YALSA Board Member. Monique says you can find more about her at the San Jose State University School of Library and Information Science; http://tinyurl.com/24e4tz, InfoPeople; http://tinyurl.com/2hxuuo, the President’s blog from the California Library Association; http://tinyurl.com/2gouzr and if you Google “monique leconge” or "monique le conge". 0
YALSA Podcast #44 - Cindy Welch In this podcast Kelly Czarnecki talks with Cindy Welch who is a Doctoral Candidate at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in the Graduate School of Library and Information Science . Cindy is a candidate for the position of YALSA Board Member. Cindy says you can find more about her online if you Google her. 0
YALSA Podcast #43 - Gail Tobin In this podcast Kelly Czarnecki talks with Gail Tobin who is the Hanover Park Branch Coordinator at the Schaumburg Township District Library. Gail is a candidate for the position of YALSA Board Member. In regards to finding out more about her online, Gail asks, ‘what would happen if you Googled me?’ 0
YALSA Podcast #42 - Sandra Payne In this podcast Kelly Czarnecki talks with Sandra Payne who is the Coordinator of YA Services at the New York Public Library. Sandra is a candidate for the position of YALSA Board Member. Sandra says you can find more about her at www.sandrapayne.com and her library at http://teenlink.nypl.org. 0
YALSA Podcast #41 - Shari Fesko In this podcast Kelly Czarnecki talks with Shari Fesko who is the Teen Services Librarian at the Southfield Public Library in Michigan. Shari is a candidate for the position of YALSA Board Member. Shari says you can find more about her if you Google her where you will find her book reviews and her state level involvement. 0
YALSA Podcast #40 - Tricia Suellentrop In this podcast Kelly Czarnecki talks with Tricia Suellentrop who is the System wide Services Manager at the Johnson County Library System in Kansas. Tricia is a candidate for the position of YALSA Secretary. Tricia says you can find more about her online at www.jocokids.org/tricias. If you Google her you get a pretty good picture of presentations she has done throughout the US, awards, and other things she is involved in. 0
YALSA Podcast #39- Francisca Goldsmith In this podcast Kelly Czarnecki talks with Francisca Goldsmith who is the Director of Branch Services at Halifax Public Libraries in Canada. Francisca is a candidate for the position of YALSA Secretary. Francisca says you can find out more about her by Googling her first and last name. She can also be found on the Info People training website at: www.infopeople.org/workshop/instructor/16 and through book reviews posted online by various professional journals. 0
YALSA Podcast #38- Ritchie Momon In this podcast Kelly Czarnecki talks with Ritchie Momon who is the Branch Manager of the Kansas City Public Library. Ritchie is a candidate for the position of YALSA Fiscal Officer. Ritchie says you can find out more about him if you Google him and what he does at Kansas City Public Library at www.kclibrary.org. 0
YALSA Podcast #37 - J. Linda Williams In this podcast Kelly Czarnecki talks with Linda Williams who is the Coordinator for Library Media Services - Anne Arundel County Public Schools in Maryland about YA issues. Linda is a candidate for the position of ALA president. Linda says you can find more about her at www.electlindawilliams.org, www.lindasreflections.blogspot.com, or Google “j.linda williams”. 0
YALSA Podcast #36 - Camila Alire In this podcast Kelly Czarnecki talks with Camila Alire who is the Dean of Libraries at Colorado State University about YA issues. Camila is a candidate for the position of ALA president. Camila says you can find more about her at http://camilaalire.com or Google her. 0
YALSA Podcast #35 - Intro to candidates In this podcast Kelly Czarnecki introduces the set of podcasts and video casts for the 2008 YALSA slate of candidates and the ALA presidential candidates. 0
YALSA Podcast #34 Homework In this podcast Linda Braun talks with Erin Downey Howerton and Joseph Wilk about how libraries provide web-based and face-to-face homework support to teens. 0
YALSA Podcast #33 - Third Space In this YALSA podcast Linda Braun talks with Sara Debraski and Carrie Bryniak about the 2008 YALSA President's Program on third space. 0
YALSA Podcast #31 - To Read In this roundtable discussion panelists discuss the National Endowment for the Arts recent report on the state of reading in America. 0
YALSA Podcast #30 - NYPL Lit Cafe In this podcast Linda Braun interviews Sarah Couri and Rebecca Schosha from the New York Public Library about their new program - lit cafe. 0
YALSA Podcast #31 - Tech Youth Part. In this podcast, Stephanie Iser talks with Sarah Kline Morgan and Rosemary Honnold about the tech-based youth participation projects in which each is involved. 0
YALSA Podcast #29 - Blogging In this podcast you'll learn about how librarians working with teens are using blogs to connect with their audience. 0
YALSA Podcast #28 - Machinima In this podcast Beth Gallaway and Kelly Czarnecki talk about what machinima is and what it's role is in the library and with teens. 0
YALSA Podcast #27 - Devo Carpenter In this podcast Devo Carpenter talks about the Second Chance Books Project at the Austin Public Library - a project that connects incarcerated youth with books and authors. 0
YALSA Podcast #26 Judy Macaluso In this podcast Judy Macaluso of the Ocean County Library System (NJ) talks about a social networking program she organized with the County Prosecutor's Office. 0
YALSA Podcast #25 - Getting Involved In this podcast C Allen Nichols and Amy Alessio talk about getting involved in big ALA and YALSA. 0
YALSA Podcast #24-YALSA Board Positions In this YALSA podcast Linda Braun interviews Pam Spencer Holley about running for a YALSA Board position. 0
YALSA Annual 07 Podcast #11 - Memories In this podcast Erin Downey Howerton talks with librarians at the YALSA 50th Anniversary Party. 0
YALSA Annual 07 Podcast #10 - Authors In this podcast Erin Downey Howerton talks to librarians and authors about the future of YA lit. All at the YALSA YA Author Breakfast. 0
YALSA Annual 07 Podcast #8 Interviews In this series of interviews Joseph Wilk talks with librarians and authors about teens, teen services, writing for teens and teen librarianship. 0
YALSA Annual O7 Podcast #8 Reactions In this podcast Joseph Wilk talks with librarians about the YA Author Breakfast. 0
YALSA Annual Podcast #7 @ The Exhibits Joseph Wilk interviews authors and vendors on the exhibit floor. 0
YALSA Annual 07 Podcast #^ - 50th Party In this podcast Joseph Wilk talks with librarians at YALSA's 50th Anniversary party. 0
YALSA Annual 07 Podcast #5 - GLBTQ In this podcast Joseph Wilk interviews David Gale, Ellen Wittlinger, and Jack Martin on GLBTQ publishing for teens. 0
YALSA Podcast #4 - Final Thoughts In this podcast Connie Urquhart and Lisa Lindsay reflect on the 2007 Annual Conference. 0
YALSA Annual Podcast #3 - YA Authors Connie Urquhart lets us listen in on authors during the YALSA YA Author Breakfast. Following the breakfast Connie reflected on the experience. 0
YALSA Annual Podcast #2 - Saturday AM Connie Urquhart talks with librarians before and after YALSA All Committee and Leadership Development about YALSA happenings. 0
YALSA Annual Podcast #1 - Happy Hour Erin Downey Howerton captures the sounds of YALSA's first ever Happy Hour 0
YALSA Podcast #23 - Lois Lowry Assistant Librarian Melissa Brumsted and students at Amigos/King School in Cambridge, MA talk with Lois Lowry - this year's winner of the Margaret A. Edwards Award. 0
YALSA Podcast #22 - Teen Documentary Kelly Czarnecki talks with Lisa Lindsay and two teens from the Sunnyside Branch of the Fresno Public Library System about the documentary they made on MySpace. 0
YALSA Podcast #21 - Teen Space Linda Braun talks with Kim Bolan about library space for teens. 0
YALSA Podcast #20 - Teens on TSL In this podcast Kelly Czarnecki and Linda Braun talk with two teens about Teen Second Life. 0
YALSA Podcast #19 - Teen Second Life In this interview, Linda Braun talks with Kelly Czarnecki and Rachel Johnson about libraries, librarians, and teens in Teen Second Life. 0