Nominate books for the 2023 book rave!

Nominations are coming in for the 2023 Book Rave – but we need more! Have you read any great YA books (for middle school and high school readers) published between November 1, 2021 and December 31, 2022? 

NOMINATE – through November 30, 2022!

Here are the books that have been nominated so far. If you look at this list and think, “Wait! Why hasn’t (fill in the blank) been nominated?” Then feel free to nominate it!

• Scout’s Honor (Lily Anderson)
• Dauntless (Elisa A. Bonnin)
• Not Good for Maidens (Tori Bovalino)
• A Thousand Steps into Night (Traci Chee)
• Does My Body Offend You? (Mayra Cuevas and Marie Marquardt)
• The Fae Keeper (H.E. Edgmon)
• Problem Solvers: 15 Innovative Women Engineers and Coders (P.J. Hoover)
• Together We Burn (Isabel Ibañez
• The Weight of Blood (Tiffany D. Jackson)
• Kiss & Tell (Adib Khorram)
• The Honeys (Ryan La Sala)
• Required Reading for the Disenfranchised Freshman (Kristen R. Lee)
• Only a Monster (Vanessa Len)
• Family of Liars (E. Lockhart)
• Inaugural Ballers (Andrew Maraniss)
• Lakelore (Anna-Maria McLemore)
• I Kissed Shara Wheeler (Casey McQuiston)
• Lord of the Fly Fest (Goldy Moldavsky)
• Augusta Savage: The Shape of a Sculptor’s Life (Marilyn Nelson)
• Ain’t Burned All the Bright (Jason Reynolds)
• Omar Rising (Aisha Saeed)
• Queer Ducks (and Other Animals): The Natural World of Animal Sexuality (Eliot Schrefer)
• I Must Betray You (Ruta Sepetys)
• All My Rage (Sabaa Tahir)
• High Spirits (Camille Tavarez-Gomera)
• Hotel Magnifique (Emily J. Taylor)
• The Bone Spindle (Leslie Vedder)
• Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults (Robin Wall Kimmerer)
• On the Subject of Unmentionable Things (Julia Walton)
• Hell Followed with Us (Andrew Joseph White)
• Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler (Ibi Zoboi)

Couple of notes:

• So far, we have no nominations for Oregon authors/settings. We do need at least two for the final list!
• We are pretty light on middle grade titles. If you know and love some, add them!
• This list does NOT include graphic novels. Graphic novels get their own OYAN Graphic Rave List.
• Otherwise, there are not a ton of rules. We are looking to create a list of 20 good books written for and marketed to teen readers (middle school and high school).

Questions? Reach out to Book Rave coordinator Sonja Somerville at ssomerville@cityofsalem.net.

Nominate Books for the 2022 Book Raves

If you read teen books, I really want to know about it! Because now is the time to make nominations for the 2022 Book Rave!

Book Rave is an annual list produced by the members of the Oregon Young Adult Network and announced in April. Books nominated should be written and marketed for readers of middle and high school age (generally 6th-12th grade) and be published between November 1, 2020, and December 31, 2021.

Aaaaand … that’s it. If you read a good book that should be promoted to Oregon teens and it was published between those dates – nominate it! Nominate many! Or a few. Or one.

Here is the form. It doesn’t take long to add some books that you think are worthy of being promoted to Oregon teens:

2022 BOOK RAVE NOMINATION FORM

We want our list to include a variety of genres and voices that includes books for both younger and older teen readers. We have a lively interest the inclusion of Oregon authors and/or Oregon settings. This list does not include graphic novels. OYAN also organizes a separate Graphic Rave list published in the fall.

Nominations will be collected until December 15, 2021. OYAN members will then be invited to vote on the nominated books, narrowing the list to approximately 20 OYAN Book Rave selections. The list is further discussed at the winter meeting of the Oregon Young Adult Network, usually held in January. To see past lists and get more information about Book Rave, visit OYAN’s Book Rave webpage.

Please nominate early and often!!

Questions? Ask contact Sonja.

-Written by Sonja Somerville at Salem Public Library

Nominate Manga and Graphic Novels for the 2021 Graphic Rave

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The time has come for you to nominate the best recent graphic novels and manga.

Graphic Rave is an annual graphic novel and manga list produced by the members of the Oregon Young Adult Network and announced in late summer. Books nominated should be written and marketed for readers of middle and high school age (generally 6th-12th grade) and be published between March 1, 2020 and April 30, 2021 (we are extending the nomination period back to March as to include books we missed in the last two months of last year’s nomination process.)

Nominations form!

Nominations will be collected May-June. Members will then be invited to vote on the nominated books through midsummer, narrowing the list to approximately 20 OYAN Graphic Rave selections. The list is further discussed at the summer meeting of the Oregon Young Adult Network.

Please nominate early and often!!

Mark Richardson, Cedar Mill Community Library

OYAN Graphic Rave Coordinator

Nominate Someone for the 2021 OYEA Award

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With the OLA conference drawing near, it is time to celebrate excellence in teen services. With the challenging year we’ve had and the way you and your libraries have risen to the occasion, there is no shortage of worthy recipients. To that end, we are soliciting nominations for the OYEA! award which will be presented at the OYAN reception during the OLA conference. As the 2020 conference was cancelled, this year we will have a double award with last year’s and this year’s winner being presented with the award!

Please take some time to nominate an individual, library, organization, program or initiative that has made a positive and significant contribution to teens in libraries in the state of Oregon.

The eligibility requirements are as follows:

1. The individual, library, organization, or initiative must reside or operate primarily in Oregon
2. Only living persons are eligible for the award.
3. If a program or initiative is nominated, it must have occurred within the previous or current nomination year.
4. If the nominee is a person, they do not need to be an active member of OYAN.

*Preference will given to nominees that are supported by a letter of recommendation by a teen*

The deadline is Friday, March 26th, 2021.

Submit the following information for your nomination:

• Contact information for the nominee.
• The nominee’s name and/or program title.
• Description of nominee’s positive and significant contributions to teens in libraries in the state of Oregon.
• Any supporting materials.

Nominations can be sent:

Via mail:

Keli Yeats

Rockwood Library 

17917 SE Stark St.

Portland, OR 97233

Via email:

oyan@olaweb.org

More information can be found on the OYAN website or by emailing oyan@olaweb.org

Nominate Books for the 2021 Book Raves

Do you read YA? What have you been reading? 

We really, really want to know – because now is the time to make nominations for the 2021 Book Rave.

Book Rave is an annual list produced by the members of the Oregon Young Adult Network and announced at the Oregon Library Association’s annual conference in April. Books nominated should be written and marketed for readers of middle and high school age (generally 6th-12th grade) and be published between November 1, 2019 and October 31, 2020.

Aaaaand … that’s it. If you read a YA book and you liked it and it was published between those dates – nominate it! Nominate many! Or a few. Or one.

Here is the form. It doesn’t take long to add some books that you think are worthy of being promoted to Oregon teens:

2021 BOOK RAVE NOMINATION FORM

The goal is to create a list with a variety of genres and voices that includes books for both younger and older teen readers. We have a lively interest the inclusion of Oregon authors and/or Oregon settings. This list does not include graphic novels. OYAN also organizes a separate Graphic Rave list published in the fall.

Nominations will be collected until December 11, 2020. OYAN members will then be invited to vote on the nominated books through mid-January 2020, narrowing the list to approximately 20 OYAN Book Rave selections. The list is further discussed at the winter meeting of the Oregon Young Adult Network, usually held in January.

Please nominate early and often!!

Questions? Ask contact Sonja.

-Written by Sonja Somerville at Salem Public Library

2019 Summer OYAN Review

The Summer 2019 OYAN Review is now available!

In this issue:

• Roseburg Public Library Unveils New Teen Room
• Graphic Rave Nominations Sought
• OYAN Seeks Nominations for Board Members
• Upcoming Meetings

We’re always looking for content for our next issue, so if you have something you’d like to have included in the fall Review, send it to oyanpublications@gmail.com.

 

Nominate Books for the 2019 Book Raves

Nominate Books

Book Rave is an annual list produced by the members of the Oregon Young Adult Network and announced at the Oregon Library Association’s annual conference in April. Books nominated should be written and marketed for readers of middle and high school age (generally 6th-12th grade) and be published between November 1, 2017 and October 31, 2018.

Nominations will be collected until early December 2018. Members will then be invited to vote on the nominated books through mid-January 2019, narrowing the list to approximately 20 OYAN Book Rave selections. The list is further discussed at the winter meeting of the Oregon Young Adult Network.

Please nominate early and often!

Access past Book Raves on the OYAN website.

Book Raves Project Lead, Sonja Somerville

Nominate someone for the OYEA! Award

By Mark Richardson, Cedar Mill Library

It’s that time of year to think about the special person who serves teens in your library.  The Oregon Young Adult Network is looking for candidates for our annual OYEA!  (OYAN You’re Excellent Award).   It could be a librarian, it could be a teen volunteer, or it could be a staff member or regular volunteer who works with teens.  It could even be a program or initiative that has served teens in your area particularly well.  We are particularly interested in testimony from your local teens.  A letter or note from a teen speaks volumes about how important your service to them is, so their input is significant.

WHO*:  An individual, library, organization, program, or initiative that has made a positive and significant contribution to teens in libraries in the state of Oregon may be given the award. Eligibility requirements are as follows:

1. The individual, library, or organization shall reside or operate principally in Oregon.
2. Only living persons may be considered for the award.
3. If a program or initiative is being nominated, it must have occurred within the previous or current year of nomination.

*Preference shall be given to nominees who are supported by a letter of recommendation written and submitted by a teen.

Past winners and all the details of the award are on the OYAN website here: http://www.olaweb.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=211.

The winner will get a plaque and a donation up to $100 for their library or service that they provide to teens.

Please submit the nomination materials to me before March 15^th  by email or by regular mail at:

Mark Richardson

Young Adult Librarian Cedar Mill Library 12505 NW Cornell Rd., Suite # 13

Portland, OR 97229

Or by email at  markr@wccls.org

Nominations shall include the following information:

• Nominee’s name
• Nominee’s contact information
• Description of the nominee’s positive and significant contributions to teens in libraries in the State Of Oregon
• Any supporting letters, particularly from teens

2015 Book Raves Nominations

by Sonja Somerville, Salem Public Library

We have the promising beginnings of a list of nominations for the 2015 OYAN Book Rave list. All we need now is a nomination (or two or three …) from YOU!

Nominations should be for excellent fiction or non-fiction young adult books published between

November 1, 2013 and October 31, 2014.

(Graphic novels will be addressed separately through the Graphic Rave nomination process.)

Please tell us about any book you think is worthy, but I will note that we have a particularly lively interest in hearing about books that represent cultural diversity, books suitable for middle-grade readers, and non-fiction selections.

The books nominated to date can be viewed on GoodReads at:(http://tinyurl.com/jwrbyma )or in an Excel can be emailed to you.

When you send a nomination, please include:

• Title
• Author
• Month and year of publication
• Genre
• 2-5 suggested tags
• A brief synopsis (not required, but encouraged!)

Nominations will be accepted until December 1.

Please send all nominations to ssomerville@cityofsalem.net

OYEA Award Nominations

From Traci Class at Eugene Public Library:

Do you have an awesome person at your library providing excellent services to the teens in your community? Now is the time to recognize that person!! Talk to their teens, write us a letter, and get them nominated!

We are now accepting nominations for the 2014 OYAN You’re Excellent Award! If you know someone that has made a difference for teens, we want to hear about it. The OYEA! may be awarded to an individual, library, organization, program, or initiative that has made a positive and significant contribution to teens in libraries in the state of Oregon. The honoree will receive an engraved plaque and a $100 donation to the teen service program of their choice. If needed, funds are available to ensure that the honoree attends the 2014 OLA Annual Conference to receive the acknowledgement of their peers.

Nominations for this coveted award are open until March 31st. Please include the following:

1. Nominee’s name
2. Nominee’s contact information
3. Description of the nominee’s positive and significant contributions to teens in libraries in the State Of Oregon 4. And any accompanying letters of support (okay to send them separate from the nomination).
Mail or email your letter of nomination and letters of support to:

traci.l.glass@ci.eugene.or.us

or

Traci Glass
Eugene Public Library
100 West 10th Avenue
Eugene, OR 97401

Please note that the last three winners have all had at least one letter of support written by a teen from their institution. Also, we have received multiple, high-quality nominations the last several years and the decision has been difficult. If you have nominated someone in the past who has not been the recipient of the OYEA! , we highly encourage you to make that nomination again this year.