Below are conference materials, including links to Powerpoint presentations, downloadable handouts, and more from NELA 2010 and YALSA 2010. More links to materials will be added soon.
NELA Annual Conference 2010
NELA Annual Conference 2010
NELA's List of Programs: http://nela2.org/conference/2010/program
Presented by Jessica Snow, Teen Librarian at the Boston Public Library
Snow's Resource List for Reaching Out to Foster Teens (PDF)
YALSA's Literature Symposium 2010
A full schedule of the programs that were held at the Symposium.
On Beyond Stonewall
The Uphill Journey of Young Adult Fiction with Gay/Lesbian/Queer Content, 1969-2010
A webpage dedicated to resources provided by all the authors who participated
A blog post on YALSA's official blog about On Beyond Stonewall.
Presented by Angie Manfredi
Link to Angie's blog. Full list of presentation materials available here.
The Teen Readers’ Advisory Toolkit
Meet Them Where They Are and Open the Door: Urban Teens, Street Lit, and Reader's Advisory
Conference Programs:
Beyond Titillation: Sexuality in Realistic Young Adult Fiction
presented by:
Jason Kurtz, MFA, English Teacher
Dr. Nicholle Schuelke, English Professor
Jamie Kallio, MFA, Librarian
Jason Kurtz's presentation: downloadable Google documents presentation
Dr. Nicholle Schuelke's presentation: downloadable Google documents presentation
Connecting Religious Teens with Literature
presented by:
Sarah Holtkamp
Jennifer Lowe
Companion website with resources for religious teens which includes booklists for Christian and Muslim identifying teens and a "Clean Reads" booklist.
Commercial Success and Diversity: Are Both Possible, or Are They a Contradiction in Terms?
Celebramos Libros: Celebrating Latino Literature
Beyond Good Intentions and Chicken Soup: Young Adult Literature and Disability Diversity: How Far Have We Come?
Full list of presentation materials available here
Looking for Diversity? Start with Your Own Teens
Conference handout available here
Heroes in International Literature
The New Gay Teen: Moving Beyond the “Issue” Novel
The Forms and Faces of Poetry for Teens
Images and Issues Beyond the Dominant: Including Diversity in Your Graphic Novel Collection
Multicultural Programs for Tweens and Teens
Doomed to Repeat It: Diversity in Historical Fiction
Open Mike: Reaching Teens at Risk Through Poetry
Talk the Walk: Learning New Booktalking Skills Designed to Reach a Variety of Diverse Teen Populations
Handout available here
Reflections on YALSA's Literature Symposium
From Wendy Stephen's blog: Wendy on the Web: http://wendyontheweb.blogspot.com/2010/11/beyond-good-intentions.html
From Gretchen Kolderup's blog, Librarified:
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