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Bay Area Young Adult Librarians

Bay Area Young Adult Librarians

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

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Surprise YA Book Box Order Requests!

Purchase YA books to be mailed to you! Update: Temporarily Paused. See post for more details.

CLA Young Adult Service Award Applications Now Open
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CLA’s BAYA & YSIG Young Adult Services Award – Application Now Open!

Nominate a YA Librarian to win CLA’s Young Adult Services Award – Applications open through May 18!

Spotlight Award Winner CLA Young Adult Service Award
April 4, 2026 Awards / California Library Association / Youth Services Interest Group (YSIG)

CLA 2025 Young Adult Service Award Winner: Jessica Lundin

Meet Jessica Lundin of San José Public Library! Winner of the 2025 CLA Young Adult Service Award.

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March 30, 2026 BAYA Business / Graphic Novels, Comics & Manga / Literary / Meetings / Programming Ideas / Readers' Advisory / Youth Services Interest Group (YSIG)

March 2026 – What’s New in YA – Meeting Recap

March 2026’s Meeting Recap on “What’s New in YA”

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February 28, 2026 BAYA Business / Meetings / Programming Ideas / What We're Reading

January 2026 – Teen Library Spaces & Their Potential – Meeting Recap

Recap of our January 2026 Meeting: Teen Library Spaces & Their Potential

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Next Meeting: Tuesday, May 19, 2026, 10AM-12PM, Over Zoom

Our presentation will be on "Teen Advisory Board: How to Make the Best of Your TAB" with presentations how to start, keep going, and rejuvenate a teen library group.

Members will receive a reminder email with Zoom link. Non-Members wishing to join please send an email to the contact below.

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BAYA Merch!

Did you know that you can purchase Bay Area Young Adult Librarian merch featuring our new logo from RedBubble? Check out our Redbubble Store for t-shirts, shirts, journals, stickers, and more! All profits go to support BAYA and its mission.

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Email: bayalibrarian @ gmail.com

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