Teen Read Week USA

Teen Read Week is a national literacy initiative of the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association. It is aimed at teens, their parents, librarians, educators, booksellers, and other concerned adults. The 2009 theme, Read Beyond Reality @ your library, encourages teens to read something out of this world, just for the fun of it, including sci-fi, fantasy, virtual realities, and much more.

For more information on Teen Read Week, please visit www.ala.org/teenread

There are suggestions for activities, top teen reading picks, and a "sample proclamation" !

• Whereas, the ability to read and process information is a basic survival skill in our global information society; and
• Whereas, the reading proficiency of teens has remained stagnant over the last thirty years; and
• Whereas, the number of students who can read but choose not to do so is increasing; and
• Whereas, the most effective way to improve reading skills is to read regularly and often; and
• Whereas, too few teens think reading is a valuable tool for enjoyment and relaxation as well as for schoolwork; and
• Whereas, regular daily reading for the fun of it creates the reading habit for life; and
• Whereas, parents, teachers, librarians, and all concerned adults can serve as role models by reading for fun themselves;
• Therefore, be it resolved that I (name, title of official) proclaim October 18-24, 2009, Teen Read Week(TM) in (name of city, state) and encourage teens to read for the fun of it.