November 2024 Meeting Recap

The Annual November BAYA Business meeting happened last week on Tuesday, November 19th, 2024. To view all meeting minutes from past BAYA meetings, please use the above link Meetings & Minutes, then scroll down to the Archive link.

Final Agenda:

• Welcome & Introductions
  • Themes & Topics mentioned during Introductions:
    • Literacy – reading, civics, etc.
    • Anti-Bullying – Being Kind
    • Staying in the profession and being able to have dedicated Teen Librarianship
    • Subject specialization in collection development & selecting – smaller/specialized collections are dwindling
    • Resurgence of Mental Health Awareness
• Book & Program Share-Out – See Below
• Check-In & Open Forum – No Notes Taken
• BAYA Business
  • Executive Committee Descriptions, Nominations & Elections
    • Continuing Secretary: Jessica Lundin
    • Continuing Treasure: Beth Wren-Estes
    • President-Elect: Rebecca Jung
    • Continuing Executive Committee:
      • Erik Berman is now Past-President
      • Megan Maloy is now President
• Break
• BAYA Business – Continued
  • Logo Contest Results & Merch
  • Discussion Topics
    • Outreach as BAYA Proposition: CSLA, CLA’s YSIG Summit, CLA Annual 2025
    • New Meeting Time, Book Sale, and 2025 Meeting Themes/Topics

Book & Program Share-Out Highlights – see Meeting Minutes for background on each title and program

• Book Recommendations:
  • Oshi No Ko
  • Delicious in Dungeon
  • Ariel Crashes a Train
  • Twenty-Four Seconds From Now: A Love Story
  • The Alchemist – not actually recommended
  • The Palace of Eros – actually recommended
• Program Review:
  • Teen Lead Public Speaking Program for Middle Schoolers, lead by High Schoolers.
  • Bingo based on Current Events.
  • Latinx Heritage Month Flag Guess raffle with Prize.

Next Meeting: Tuesday, January 28, 2025, 10AM-12PM, on Zoom – Attracting Teens To Your Library Location: Promotion & Outreach Strategies