YALSA Online Courses

YALSA provides online continuing education classes to enhance the skills and knowledge of young adult librarians and library workers who serve teens. These classes are taught by specialists in young adult librarianship and are offered on a rotating basis during the summer, autumn and winter sessions.

YALSA's courses provide 10 contact hours, or the equivalent of a 1.5-day face-to-face workshop. A certificate of completion is issued for each course taken. YALSA’s courses are offered through Moodle, a web-based learning management system.

The curriculum of any online course offered by YALSA can be licensed for face to face presentation at your organization. Online courses, where all seats are reserved exclusively for your staff or members, can also be licensed by an organization. If you are interested in purchasing a course for your organization, please contact Eve Gaus at egaus@ala.org or 1-800-545-2433, ext. 5293.

If you have questions about YALSA’s online courses, please see our FAQ section or contact Eve Gaus at egaus@ala.org or 1-800-545-2433, ext. 5293.

Current Course Offerings

YALSA's fall online course session runs October 4 to November 1. Fall session courses meet for four weeks and costs $135 for YALSA members, $175 for ALA members, and $195 for nonmembers. They are:

Registration opens August 5 and closes September 27.

For more details, see our online calendar.

Future Courses

See the classes YALSA has planned for future course sessions.

Winter 2011

Boys and Books: Encouraging Early Teen and Tween Boys to Read

YALSA's Online Course Catalog

YALSA offers a variety of online classes on a rotating basis. To see what is being offered for the latest session visit our current course offerings. Interested in one of these courses right now? All YALSA courses are available for licensing or they can be presented face-to-face to your organization at any time.

Trying to decide what course to take next? See our suggested course pairings!