There are various opportunities for involvement and leadership in YART. Below I have included a brief description of each position.

Please refer to our Bylaws for more detailed information at http://www.txla.org/groups/yart/Assets/Files/yartbylaws.pdf

YART is currently looking into including some virtual meeting opportunities, but several positions do require attendance at face-to-face meetings.

Executive Board Positions: Candidates for these positions will be appointed by the YART Nominating Committee and voted on electronically by all YART members. The election will begin in February 2010 and results will be announced prior to TLA Annual Conference.

Chair-Elect:

* Serve a one year term. * Appoint all chairs and committee members whose service begins at the next TLA Annual Conference. * Attend and vote at meetings of the YART Executive Board, including but not limited to, Annual Assembly, TLA Annual Conference, a February and a November meeting. * Serves as Chair the following year and Past Chair the year after.

Secretary:

* Serve a one year term. * Record and read minutes of all Executive Board and general membership meetings of YART. * Attend and vote at YART Executive Board meetings, including but not limited to, Annual Assembly, TLA Annual Conference, and a February and a November meeting.

Committee Positions: The Chair-Elect appoints all chairs and members of committees whose service begins at the next TLA Annual Conference.

Lone Star, Tayshas, and Maverick Reading Committees: (be sure to fill out the second page of the volunteer application)

* Serve a three year term. * Members are required to nominate books and read all nominated books. Please consider that this could be over 100 titles in a year. * Applicants may not be currently affiliated with an author, illustrator, or publisher in any capacity that might interfere with the integrity of the committee. * Applicants for the Lone Star Reading Committee are required to work directly with young adults in grades 6-8 throughout the term of their appointment. * Applicants for the Tayshas Reading Committee are required to work directly with young adults in grades 9-12 throughout the term of their appointment. * Applicants for the Maverick Reading Committee are required to work directly with young adults in grades 6-12 throughout the term of their appointment. * Members are required to attend the TLA Conference and the November voting meeting and may be required to attend one day of the TLA Annual Assembly.

Texas Teens Read! Advisory Committee: Texas Teens Read! is sponsored by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission in collaboration with local libraries. The purpose of Texas Teens Read! is to encourage teens to read during their summer vacations and become lifelong readers and library users, to establish the library as a safe and engaging space for teens, and to provide programming that will help teens become caring, responsible, and successful adults.

* Serve a three year term. * Members must be one of the following: a public librarian; a school librarian who works in conjunction with a public librarian; or a school librarian in a town that does not have a public library. * Members must work directly with young adults in grades 6-12 throughout the term of their appointment. * Applicants may not be currently affiliated with an author, illustrator, or publisher in any capacity that might interfere with the integrity of the committee. * Members are required to attend the TLA Conference and a Fall planning meeting and may be required to attend one day of the TLA Annual Assembly.

Other Standing Committees: Members of standing committees are not required to attend Annual Assembly or Executive Board meetings. These positions are served via electronic correspondence.

Program Committee:

* Serve a one-year term. * Assist the Chair in reviewing YART programming ideas for the following TLA Annual Conference.

Nominating Committee:

* Serve a one-year term. * Assist the Chair-Elect in reviewing and selecting a slate of officers for the Executive Board.

Bylaws Committee:

* Serve a one-year term. * Reviews the YART bylaws with the Councilor.

Applying for a position: The online form is located on the TLA website: (the form is being updated but it should work) http://www.txla.org/groups/forms/Yart_volunteer.html

Please keep a copy of your complete application! We have received applications with answers truncated by the technology and have had to ask applicants to resend their information. You will receive an email confirmation from me when your application has been received. Please feel free to contact me directly at read.junkee@gmail.com.

ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2009.

OFFICER SLATE AND COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS WILL BE FINALIZED IN NOVEMBER 2009.

Please consider becoming more involved in YART by running for an Executive Board position or by volunteering to serve on a committee. We need your ideas and active participation in order to remain a vibrant, vital, and growing round table of the Texas Library Association! Feel free to contact me with any questions.

Jennifer Smith, read.junkee@gmail.com

Librarian, Legacy Middle School San Antonio, TX

Chair-elect, Young Adult Round Table Texas Library Association]]> http://www.txlablog.org/YoungAdult/2009/09/yart_volunteer_opportunities_1.html http://www.txlablog.org/YoungAdult/2009/09/yart_volunteer_opportunities_1.html committees volunteers Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:07:52 -0600 Information about the award and the online application may be found on our Awards page. The deadline for online applications and letters of recommendation will be the end of the day on Thursday, October 1. ]]> http://www.txlablog.org/YoungAdult/2009/09/apply_for_the_2010_yart_linwor.html http://www.txlablog.org/YoungAdult/2009/09/apply_for_the_2010_yart_linwor.html Stipend TLA Annual Conference Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:54:54 -0600 Annual Assembly is now up on TLA's site. Registration is free. YART's meetings are open so if you can make it to Assembly on Tuesday, please check them out. Lone Star Reading Committee, Maverick Graphic Novel Reading Committee, Texas Teens Read Advisory Committee: TUESDAY 8 am-12 pm YART Executive Board: TUESDAY 1:30 pm - 5:30 pm (Tayshas Reading Committee will not meet during Assembly.) See you next month! ]]> http://www.txlablog.org/YoungAdult/2009/06/annual_assembly_july_27-30_in_austin.html http://www.txlablog.org/YoungAdult/2009/06/annual_assembly_july_27-30_in_austin.html Annual Assembly Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:28:02 -0600 and

Congratulations to Monique Franklin (Texas Teens Read advisor) and Jeanette Larson for being elected to the YALSA Nonfiction Committee

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Congratulations to Ty Burns for being elected to the Sibert Committee.]]> http://www.txlablog.org/YoungAdult/2009/05/yart_folks_in_ala_congrats.html http://www.txlablog.org/YoungAdult/2009/05/yart_folks_in_ala_congrats.html ALA Tue, 05 May 2009 19:38:27 -0600 Our fabulous YART webmaster is working on getting the digital booktalks posted. Our YART webmaster is working with the TLA webmaster so it involves some coordination between them and I know they both have a lot to do to get conference information posted. We are very appreciative of all the interest we have seen regarding the digital booktalks and we appreciate your patience.

Some of the programs we used to create our videos were Windows Movie Maker, Photostory, Animoto, and iMovie.

Lori Loranger Chair, Lone Star Reading List Committee]]> http://www.txlablog.org/YoungAdult/2009/04/lone_star_and_tayshas_video_bo_1.html http://www.txlablog.org/YoungAdult/2009/04/lone_star_and_tayshas_video_bo_1.html Lone Star Tayshas TLA Annual Conference Fri, 10 Apr 2009 13:31:40 -0600 Meg Cabot http://www.megcabot.com/diary/?p=705

Ally Carter http://www.allycarter.com/2009/04/in-which-ally-takes-pictures-with.html

Justine Chen Headley http://justinachenheadley.blogspot.com/2009/04/texan-librarians-throw-big-conferences.html

Derek Kirk Kim http://derekkirkkim.blogspot.com/2009/04/tla-and-emerald-city-comicon.html

Justine Larbalestier http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2009/04/02/liar-is-now-out-there/

Melissa Marr http://melissa-writing.livejournal.com/360756.html#cutid1

Margo Rabb http://margorabb.com/blog/?p=723

Sara Zarr http://www.sarazarr.com/?p=1051

Jennifer Ziegler http://jenniferziegler.livejournal.com/36683.html]]> http://www.txlablog.org/YoungAdult/2009/04/authors_blog_about_tla_and_yar_1.html http://www.txlablog.org/YoungAdult/2009/04/authors_blog_about_tla_and_yar_1.html TLA Annual Mon, 06 Apr 2009 19:13:33 -0600 Did you check out the fabulous new display at the YART booth?

I had a great time meeting our authors and listening to their stories.

What was YOUR favorite YART session? Jennifer Smith YART Chair-elect, 2009-2010]]> http://www.txlablog.org/YoungAdult/2009/04/yart_at_tla_2009_1.html http://www.txlablog.org/YoungAdult/2009/04/yart_at_tla_2009_1.html TLA Annual Conference Fri, 03 Apr 2009 20:12:35 -0600