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2008 Teen's Top Teen Books Announced
More than 8,000 teen readers across the country chose "Eclipse" by Stephenie Meyer as their favorite book in the annual Teens' Top Ten (TTT) vote, sponsored by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA). The online vote took place during Teen Read Week, Oct. 12-18, with the third entry in Meyer's popular vampire romance series winning easily.

The 2008 Teens' Top Ten is:
Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers/Hachette Book Group USA)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling (Scholastic)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney (Abrams Books for Young Readers)
Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead (Razorbill)
Maximum Ride: Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports by James Patterson (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers/Hachette Book Group USA)
City of Bones by Cassandra Clare (Margaret K. McElderry)
The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray (Delacorte)
Extras by Scott Westerfeld (Simon Pulse)
Before I Die by Jenny Downham (Random House/David Fickling)
Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson (Viking Juvenile)
TTT is a "teen choice" booklist, put together as part of YALSA's Young Adult (YA) Galley Project.  Final nominations for the 2009 Teens' Top Ten vote will be posted during National Library Week 2009.

Teen Tech Week, March 8-14
Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), has launched its Teen Tech Week 2009 web site, opening registration and offering resources for the annual celebration of non-print resources. More information can be found at www.ala.org/teentechweek. Teen Tech Week is March 8-14, with a theme of "Press Play @ Your Library," encouraging teens to take advantage of the many technologies available to them, free of charge, at their libraries.
--American Libraries Direct, November 5, 2008.

YALSA Wants to Feature Teen Programs that Cost Under $100
      YALSA is looking for successful teen programs that cost under $100 for inclusion in a new publication, "Cool Teen Programs for Under $100." If your program is selected you will receive a free copy of the publication. The deadline is November 20th.

 Issues Regarding Libraries Posting of Photos on Facebook, Flickr, MySpace, and Library Web Pages
      Bryan Carson, a librarian and attorney at Western Kentucky University, wrote an article for the September/October 2008 edition of the on-line newsletter, "Marketing Library Services"(MLS). Carson
addressed the issues involved with the public library use of photographs taken at  programs on web pages or on social networking sites.
      Carson explains that public libraries need written permission to use photos for marketing or promotional purposes when persons are identifiable. These would be the primary reasons libraries would post photos of their events. Carson also explains that crowd shots taken from the back of the room, revealing no faces do not require permission.
      Carson discusses the "Right of Publicity" law, which assures the individual's right to control use of their own images for marketing or commercial purposes. This law gives them the right to stop others from using their image without permission. Carson feels the right of publicity law applies to blogs, web sites and social networking sites.
      Carson urges libraries to get written permission to use photos taken at library events if people can be identified. Parents must give written permission for minors. He recommends that libraries keep the permission forms as long as the statute of limitations allows the library to be sued. He said the longest statutes are 6 years in New Jersey.
      Many libraries routinely distribute permission release forms to parents at registration for story programs or other special events that may cover the entire story program series or summer library program. A sample photo and video tape release form are included on page 35 of the 2009 CSLP manual.
      As a point of clarification, Carson said there is an allowance for library newsletters if the photos are used in a "newsworthy context," rather than for promotion. Summaries of recent library events and photos of them posted on blogs and library web pages can fall under the umbrella of "news." However, recent events have to be timely and Carson suggests libraries keep photos up no longer than about two weeks. He discourages libraries from archiving their event photos on sites like Flickr. Carson encourages librarians to get clarification of the Right of Publicity law as it applies to local libraries from their municipal attorneys.

SYSTEM YOUTH LIAISON POSTING
Barbara Huntington, DLTCL
November, 2008