Young Adult Library Services Association

The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) was a division of the American Library Association from 1957 to 2026. YALSA was a national association of librarians, library workers and advocates whose mission was to expand the capacity of libraries to better serve teens. YALSA administered several awards and sponsored an annual Young Adult Literature Symposium, Teen Read Week, the third week of each October, and Teen Tech Week, the second week of each March. YALSA aimed to expand and strengthen library services for teens through advocacy, research, professional development and events.

On August 31, 2026, YALSA, after nearly seventy years as a division, was dissolved and reunified with the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) on September 1, 2026.

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