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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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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 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.

Bay Area Job Posting
October 22, 2025 Job Postings / Open Job Postings

City of Redwood City: Four Librarian Positions: Youth, Teen, Adult & Neighborhood Services

Redwood City is hiring four Library positions. Posting closes October 31st!

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October 15, 2025 BAYA Business / Meetings / Programming Ideas / What We're Reading

September 2025 – Supporting Your Teens Post HS: College, Career & Beyond – Meeting Recap

Recap of our “Supporting Your Teens Post High School” meeting as well as review of upcoming changes to BAYA!

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October 13, 2025 BAYA Business / Book Club / Crafts / Meetings / Programming Ideas / Upcycled/Recycled / What We're Reading

July 2025 – YALSA’s Decision to Reunify ALSC and Federal & State Decisions Effecting School and Public Library Collections Meeting Recap

A Long “over-due” July Meeting Recap: A great discussion on current events, as well as Books & Programs

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Next Meeting: Tuesday, January 27, 2026, 10AM-12PM on Zoom

Teen Library Spaces & Their Potential: Displays, Passive Programs, & More! Learn how to jazz up your space with fun and interactive displays and passive programs for teens, whether it be public or school libraries.

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