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As a special bonus just for Teen Read Week registrants, there will be a free webinar that registrants will have an opportunity to sign up to participate in on August 22nd from 2pm to 3pm ET, courtesy of our new Teen Read Week sponsor, Blink. The webinar will be limited to the first 100 participants who sign up. The webinar will be presented by RoseMary Honnold who will talk about great YA lit titles to go with the "Seek the Unknown" theme. Connect with your colleagues and find ideas through the following tools: Don’t forget to order your Teen Read Week products! Official themed products for this year’s Teen Read Week are available through the ALA Store and include products like bookmarks, posters, a TRW manual, and many more. Order by September 26 to get your products on time! Voting for the 2013 Teens’ Top Ten starts on Thursday, August 15 and will be open through October 19. Encourage your teens to vote for their favorite titles from the 28 nominees at http://www.ala.org/yalsa/reads4teens/ As summer reading winds down, now is the perfect time to start planning your successful Teen Read Week celebration. Looking for planning help? Use the following steps! For more detailed steps, be sure to also check out our Marketing Ideas & Tips PowerPoint under the Planning tab. Begin by recruiting a planning group – ask other members of your staff, volunteers, members of your Teen Advisory Group (TAG), or community members and partners. Have them help you: For a more detailed guide to marketing your Teen Read Week, check out our Marketing Tips & Ideas PowerPoint.
 * Thank you for registering for Teen Read Week™! We appreciate your support of this important initiative and want to make sure you have the tools you need to help teens in your community to read for the fun of it!
 * Teen Read Week News**
 * Get Involved**
 * Share your great program ideas with your colleagues via the TRW page on YALSA’s wiki
 * Add your library to the Teen Read Week Google Map
 * Join the 2013 Teen Read Week Facebook Event Page
 * Tweeting about TRW? Use the hashtag #trw13!
 * Official Products**
 * Teens’ Top Ten News**
 * Planning Your Event**
 * Identify your audience
 * Identify program goals and objectives and then create a program description that draws in your intended audience
 * Assess your resources and determine needs
 * Plan the program
 * Develop a budget
 * Consider logistics (location, date and time, AV, food, etc.)
 * Brainstorm publicity ideas
 * Secure volunteers, speakers, presenters, etc.
 * Market the program
 * Implement the program
 * Evaluate the program

Have a wonderful Teen Read Week and thanks for all that you do to get more teens reading! || Visit Teen Read Week at: http://teenreadweek.ning.com/?xg_source=msg_mes_network