Bay Area Young Adult Librarians – A Professional Library Organization for people in the San Francisco Bay Area Who Work in Teen Services

BAYA Book Review

December 8, 2025 **** - Better than most / Book Reviews / High School / Middle School

How to Manage Your Eco-Anxiety: An Empowering Guide for Young People

Reviewed by Jessica Lundin

BAYA Book Review

December 5, 2025 ***** - Hard to imagine a better book / Book Reviews / High School / Middle School

A Quantum Life: My Unlikely Journey From the Street to the Stars (Adapted for Young Readers)

Reviewed by Jessica Lundin

BAYA Book Review

November 14, 2025 ***** - Hard to imagine a better book / Book Reviews / High School / Older Teen

White Lies: How the South Lost the Civil War, Then Rewrote the History

Reviewed by Jessica Lundin

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October 31, 2025 California Library Association / Conferences / Professional Development / Proposals / Youth Services Interest Group (YSIG)

California Youth Summit 2026: Voices Rising: The Future of Youth Services in Libraries

CLA’s Youth Services Interest Group’s Summit 2026 Presenter Proposal Submission form is available!

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October 28, 2025 Grants

Grants for U.S. Rural & Small Libraries

Do you have a Friends Group at your Rural or Small Library in the United States? Apply for grant funding through United for Libraries & Penguin Random House Grants.