YALSA Handbook
Table of Contents
Forms
Policies & Organizational Guidelines
Guiding Documents
History
Meetings
Governance
Conference Program Proposals and Planning
Office Staff
Publication Resources
Awards and Grants Applications & Forms
Forms
Here is a quick reference to the most commonly used forms:
- Discussion/Interest Group report for Discussion and Interest Group Convenors
- YALSA Annual Conference Program Proposal
- Member of the Month Nomination
- Request for Board Action
- Request for Payment (reimbursement; PDF)
- Request for Materials (if you are giving a presentation, let YALSA provide you some handouts!)
- YALSA Governance Candidacy Form (if you want to run for a position on the YALSA Board of Directors)
- YALSA Awards Committee Candidacy Form (if you want to run for an awards committee position)
- Petition for YALSA Ballot (PDF)
- Petition for Discussion or Interest Group (Word Doc)
- Committee Volunteer Form
- Quarterly Chair Report (due 8/15, 11/15, 2/15, 5/15)
- Wiki Application
Policies & Organizational Guidelines
- YALSA Bylaws (PDF)
- Awards Committees Conflict of Interest Policy
- Blog Policies
- Board Conflict of Interest Disclosure Statement
- Corporate Sponsorship Policy
- Electronic Discussion List Policies and Procedures
- Fees and Honoraria Policy
- Leadership Endowment Guidelines (PDF)
- Logo Policy
- Members Only Website Policies and Procedures
- Seal Usage Guidelines
- Social Media Policy
- Sponsor and Vendor Participation Policy
- Strategic Partnership Guidelines
- Travel Policy
- Use of Division Name
- Youth Participation Guidelines
Guiding Documents
- Vision
- Mission Statement
- YALSA Program Goals in Priority Order
- YALSA Strategic Plan (PDF)
- YALSA Action Plan (PDF)
- YALSA Business Plan (PDF)
- Research Agenda
- Committee Charges
History
- Brief History of YASD
- YASD: A Narrative History from 1976-1992
- YALSA History from 1992-2000
- YALSA Committee History
Meetings
- How To Plan and Run a Meeting
- Request for Board Action
- Motion Form (PDF)
- Rules for ALA/YALSA Board of Director Meetings
- Guidelines for Board Member Meetings
- Sample Format: Committee Meeting Agenda
Governance
Officers
Board Members
- Duties and Responsibilities of Board Members
- Role of Liaisons (PDF)
- YALSA Board Conflict of Interest Disclosure Statement
- YALSA Board Member Contract (PDF)
- Social Media Policy
Chair and Convenor Resources
Information for chairs of committees, task forces, and juries, as well as convenors of intereste and discussion groups.
- ALA & YALSA Resources for Member Groups
- Effective Committees: The Basics (also available in PDF)
- Chair Manual: Best Practices with Virtual Tools to Accomplish Group Work (PDF)
- Chair Transition Checklist (PDF)
- Job Description and Duties for Chairs
- Marketing for Member Groups (also available in PDF)
- Request for Payment
- Role of Liaisons (PDF)
- Observer Information Form
- Sample Letters to Supervisors of Group Members
- Nominating Committee Guidelines
- Web Site Guidelines
- Web Site Checklist
- ALA Connect Chairs FAQ
- Youth Participation Guidelines (also available in PDF)
- Midwinter '09 Chair Prep Conference Call
- Chair Resources Wiki
- YALSA Leadership Podcast
- Virtual Chair Training Webinar
- Yearly Task List for Process Committees & Advisory Boards
- Planning Templates
- Quarterly Chair Report (due 8/15, 11/15, 2/15, 5/15)
Advisory Board, Committee, Jury & Taskforce Members
- Advisory Board, Committee, and Jury Descriptions
- Conflict of Interest Policy for Award Committees
- Current YALSA Task Force Descriptions
- General Information
- Job Description and Duties for Members (includes advisory boards, committees, juries and taskforces)
- Committee Volunteer Form (includes volunteering for advisory boards, committees, juries and taskforces)
- Social Media Policy
Conference Program Proposals and Planning
Office Staff
Publication Resources
- Publication Proposal Form
- Position Description for Young Adult Library Services Editor
- White Papers Guidelines
- Handbook Appendix E - Manual of Style (PDF)
Awards and Grants Applications & Forms
Member Awards & Grants
- Baker and Taylor Conference Grants Application Form
- BWI Collection Development Grant
- Greenwood Publishing Group Service to Young Adults Achievement Award
- MAE Award for Best Literature Program for Teens Application Form (PDF)
- Frances Henne/VOYA Research Grant Application Form
- Great Books Giveaway Application
Literary Awards & Selected Lists
- Alex Awards Policies and Procedures
- Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults Policies and Procedures
- Best Fiction for Young Adults Policies and Procedures
- Fabulous Films for Young Adults Policies and Procedures
- Great Graphic Novels for Teens Policies and Procedures
- Margaret A. Edwards Award
- Michael L. Printz Award Committee Policies and Procedures
- Odyssey Award
- Policies and Procedures for Outstanding Books for the College Bound
- Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults Committee Policies and Procedures
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers Policies and Procedures
- William C. Morris Award Policies and Procedures
- YALSA Award for Nonfiction Policies and Procedures
