Are you ready? TLA is fast approaching! If you haven't registered yet, check out more information here: http://www.txla.org/conference/rates.html

Tuesday is a BIG day! Although YART is not sponsoring a pre-conference this year, we do have 2 terrific programs in the afternoon.

Our kick-off event is ...

Women of YA Lit + 1
2-3:50 p.m.
Patrick Jones moderates a panel of female YA authors who will talk about themes, characters, and plots that hook teen audiences.

Cassandra Clare, author, Simon and Schuster; Patrick Jones, author, Bloomsbury & Walker; Justine Larbalestier, author, Bloomsbury & Walker; Margo Rabb, author, Random House Children’s Books; and Nancy Werlin, author, Penguin Young Readers Group.

and after that check out a TLA favorite ...

If You Give a Kid a Book: Booktalks for Tweens and Teens
4:00 - 4:50 PM

Want to connect your youth with literature? A public and a school librarian show how they collaborate and booktalk a variety of recommended titles for grades 4-12 to promote recreational reading. A bibliography of featured titles will be available.

Susan Allison, assistant director, Richardson Public Library; and Nancy Kubasek, librarian, Richardson High School, Richardson ISD