Congratulations to Susan Geye, librarian at Summer Creek Middle School (Crowley ISD), who has been selected as the 2009 Young Adult Reading Incentive (YARI) Award winner!! The YARI Award is given annually to honor a librarian who has shown exceptional ability in motivating young adults to read by developing and implementing a reading incentive program for young adults in grades 6-12. When you're in the Exhibit Hall at the TLA Annual Conference, stop by YART Booth # 1240 to see Susan's display on her winning project, "Reading Race to the Library."

You could be a YARI winner, too! As you plan special reading incentive programs, remember to document each step of the process, from planning through implementation and impact of the project. You'll then have the documentation you need for a great YARI nomination of your own!

Susan will be presented with her award at YART's General Business Meeting on Thursday at 8 a.m. preceding the Lone Star and Tayshas booktalks.