The Catskill Chronicle

MONTICELLO, NY (December 12, 2013) – The Ethelbert B. Crawford Public Library is the recipient of a grant for the top books of the year, as voted by teens around the country.

The Ethelbert B. Crawford Public Library was awarded a grant from the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), to receive the Teens’ Top Ten books. The books were selected by teens around the country with voting that took place from August 15 through Teen Read Week, which was held from October 13 – 19.

This year there were 28 nominees that competed for the top ten list and over 32,000 votes were cast.

As part of the grant, the library received not only the 10 winning books, but all of the 28 nominated books.

The books are on display in the lower level of the E.B. Crawford library, and the book display was decorated by the Teen Advisory Group. The display will be up through the month of December. Come by to see what teens are reading, and check out a book! For more information on the Teens’ Top Ten, visit the YALSA website: www.yalsa.ala.org. For information on teen programs at the E.B. Crawford Library, contact Joanna Goldfarb at 845-794-4660, or by email at jgoldfarb@rcls.org.