Teen Read Week is October 13-19, 2013

In conjunction with Teen Read Week, ALA’s the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) created an online campaign to raise awareness of the important role libraries play in helping teens develop and master critical literacy skills. Nebraska library staff and supporters are invited to help get the word out about it by using a platform called Thunderclap to flood Twitter and Facebook with the “take action to support teen literacy & libraries” message. The Thunderclap allows people to pledge a Twitter, Tumblr or Facebook message that is unleashed at the same time. It’s completely safe and will automatically post exactly one message on your behalf at noon CT , on Oct. 19. The message has been pre-created by YALSA and says: “Teen Read Week is ur chance 2 support teen #literacy & #libraries! Check out these 10 easy ways 2 take action! http://ow.ly/pBXXy”  It takes 10 seconds to join the Thunderclap so you can send out the message—here’s how: •             Click on this link http://thndr.it/GJ9MSd •             Choose Twitter, Facebook and/or Tumblr •             From the new screen, log into your Twitter, Facebook and/or Tumblr account •             That’s it!  You can opt to share the Thunderclap with others (please do!), or just close the box Please sign up for the Thunderclap by no later than 11:00 a.m. CT, on Oct. 19.  To learn more about Teen Read Week, visit www.ala.org/teenread. To learn about other ways to support library services for teens, visit www.ala.org/yalsa/advocacy