Comments on: Will Great Graphic Novels for Teens disappear from public view?

By: Mike Pawuk

Mike Pawuk — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 14:35:43 +0000

I agree. Very poor taste for YALSA to do this. I remember when they used to block out annotations too unless you were a YALSA member. This is even worse.

By: Snow Wildsmith

Snow Wildsmith — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 16:03:16 +0000

And even if you are a member of YALSA or ALA, you still have to sign in every single time, which is a pain. I agree with Susan, that if I were not a member already, I just wouldn’t sign up. Many people don’t want to share their information. As a librarian I am very disappointed by this decision. It goes against everything that librarians stand for: free and easy access to information. We can not throw roadblocks into people’s way as they try to get the information they need!

By: Mark Banaszak

Mark Banaszak — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 18:45:31 +0000

I stumbled across the actual nominations page while I was linking to the info, here’s the direct link to the 2013 nominations: http://www.ala.org/yalsa/ggnt/nominations

By: Susan Timmons

Susan Timmons — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 15:05:32 +0000

I have to agree! When I heard the nominees were announced, I immediately clicked on the link…but when faced with the rather lengthy form, I closed out. Frankly, I’m busy — and I really don’t want my name added to another email list, just for the privilege of viewing the nominees.