Chicago, Il — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), has announced the recipients of its 2019 Teens’ Top Ten Book Giveaway.
A total of 60 recipients will be receiving a set of the 2019 Teens’ Top Ten nominees through generous funding from The Dollar General Literacy Foundation. The nominee list is comprised of 25 teen acclaimed young adult titles ranging from a multitude of different genres.
The recipients of the giveaway are as follows:
- Adams, Vanessa. Independence County Library; Batesville, Arkansas
- Ahart, Melissa. MS 51 William Alexander Middle School Library; Brooklyn, New York
- Aten, Megan. Benton (Pennsylvania) MS HS Library
- Benson, Kristina. Du Quoin (Illinois) Public Library
- Briggs, Kristen. Millersville (Tennessee) Public Library
- Caminta, Sheree. East Jefferson High School Library; Metairie, Louisiana
- Chouinard, GD. Austin Junior High School Library; Decatur, Alabama
- Connolly, Andrea. Jaffrey (New Hampshire) Public Library
- Cruz, Nicole. Penny Payte McLeaish LRC; Mission, Texas
- Escoto, Olivia. Blanchard Community Library; Santa Paula, California
- Franklin, Jennifer. Warren (Pennsylvania) Library Association
- Frost, Ashley. Gibsonville (North Carolina) Public Library
- Gomez, Guadalupe. Ponderosa Joint Use Library; Anaheim, CA
- Grenkow, Diane. Jeudevine Memorial Library; Hardwick, Vermont
- Haas, Barbara. T. C. Boushall Middle School; Richmond, Virginia
- Hahn, Tyler. Cherokee (Iowa) Public Library
- Hall, Steven. Russell J. Ribb Library at La Puente (California) High School
- Hall, Vickie Lynn. Jeff Davis County Library; Hazlehurst, Georgia
- Hambley, Jill. Prospect (Pennsylvania) Community Library
- Hankin, Wendy. Globe (Arizona) High School Library
- Harris-Sumida, Cheryl. Oak Forest (Illinois) High School
- Hawkins, Ashley. Tilden Campus Library; Brooklyn, New York
- Henderson, Katy. Chatham County Public Libraries – Chatham Community Library; Pittsboro, North Carolina
- Henning, Teresa. Newton (Kansas) High School
- Herbert, Caroline. Hillside High School; Durham, North Carolina
- Hernandez, April. Lincoln Library; Medicine Lodge, Kansas
- Kigar, Sandie. LHS Library and Media Center; Larned, Kansas
- Ladner, Denise. Purvis (Mississippi) High School (Library).
- Laiben, Crystal. Bath County Memorial Library; Owingsville, Kentucky
- MacMaster, Carolann. Babcock Library; Ashford, Connecticut
- Mann, Pamela. Hancock (Maryland) Veterans Memorial Branch – Washington County Free Library
- Mano, Matthew. Onslow County Public Library; Jacksonville, North Carolina
- Menk, Mary. Andrew Carnegie (Pennsylvania) Free Library & Music Hall
- Millette, Mary. Greater Lawrence Technical School; Andover, Massachusetts
- Neal, Sherry. Inman Middle School Media Center; Atlanta, Georgia
- Nocita, Lisa. Prairie Star Middle School; Leawood, Kansas
- Ogle, Cassie. Tazewell County Public Library; Bluefield, Virginia
- Ojserkis, Amy. Atlantic County Institute of Technology; Mays Landing, New Jersey
- Otis, Emily. Anaheim (California) Public Library – Sunkist Branch
- Ott, Rebecca. Tiverton (Rhode Island) Public Library
- Philbeck, Cindy. Simmons-Pickney Middle School. Charleston, South Carolina
- Pickett, Amy. Ridley High School Library; Folsom, Pennsylvania
- Pray, Wenndy. B. L. Gray Junior High Library. Mission, Texas
- Proie, Rebecca. New Castle (Pennsylvania) Public Library
- Quiles, Ruth. Nottingham High School Library; Hamilton, New Jersey
- Quintana, Lori. Griffin Middle School; Smyrna, Georgia
- Reynolds, Devyn. Ojai (California) Valley School Upper Campus
- Roberts, Kelly. Glenbard East High School; Lombard, Illinois
- Rose, Emily. International High School/Garrett Morgan Academy; Paterson, New Jersey
- Schaeff, Cora. Millington (Michigan) Arbela District Library
- Shelton, Jill. Massac County High School Library; Metropolis, Illinois
- Skipper, Amy. Tyler (Texas) Public Library
- Slay, Jill. Putnam City West High School; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- Smith, Ann. Pickford (Michigan) Community Library
- Smith, Christine. Spaulding High School; Barre, Vermont
- Torralbas, Grisel. Hialeah (Florida) Public Libraries
- VanCise, Elise. Astor (Florida) County Library
- Ventola, Rebecca. Manchester Community Library; Manchester Center, Vermont
- Wallace, April. Pelham (Alabama) Park Middle School
- Wimble, Erika. Camelback High School Library; Phoenix, Arizona
With the collection of new titles, libraries can further enrich their young adult collection and attract teens to the library in hopes of fostering positive literacy habits in teens.
The Teens’ Top Ten is a “teen choice” list, where teens nominate and choose their favorite books of the previous year. Teens everywhere can nominate their favorite titles to become the official nominees of the upcoming Teens’ Top Ten. Nominations are posted in April during National Library Week, and teens across the country vote on their favorite titles each year between August 15 and the third week in October.
For more information, ideas, and resources for libraries to incorporate the Teens’ Top Ten into summer learning programs, download the free Teens’ Top Ten Toolkit.
The mission of the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) is to support library staff in alleviating the challenges teens face, and in putting all teens ‒ especially those with the greatest needs ‒ on the path to successful and fulfilling lives. For more information about YALSA or to access national guidelines and other resources go to www.ala.org/yalsa, or contact the YALSA office by phone, 800-545-2433, ext. 4390; or e-mail: " target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">.