the young adult library services association (yalsa), started in 1957. it is part of the american library association. yalsa is a national association of librarians, library workers and people who support libraries. they want to make libraries larger and better help teens. yalsa gives several awards and supports an young adult literature symposium each year. they also do teen read week, the third week of each october, and teen tech week, the second week of each march. yalsa has over 5,200 members.