The Youth Services SIG is one of eighteen Special Interest Groups of the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE). Special Interest Groups (SIGs) are established by the ALISE Board of Directors to respond to special and unique membership concerns (see Bylaws, Article VIII, Section 1).

The mission of ALISE is to promote excellence in research, teaching and service for Library and Information Science educators through leadership, collaboration, advocacy and dissemination of research. Personal Member status is granted to any individual who has an interest in the objectives of the Association (see Bylaws, Article II, Section 2).

Membership in the ALISE Youth Services SIG is granted to ALISE Personal Members who have a special interest in research, teaching, and service in the field of LIS (Library and Information Science) Youth Services. Youth Services encompasses the areas of Public Library Youth Services, School Library Youth Services, and Youth Literature. To explore the variety of subgroups within our membership, please visit our Members page and explore the “areas of interest” listed by individual members.

Award Programs

The ALISE Youth Services Special Interest Group features two award programs for members:

ALISE/LMC Paper Award

For a list of past winners, please click here.

For a brief history of the award, please click here.

ALISE/ University of Washington Information School
Youth Services Graduate Student Travel Award

For a list of past winners, please click here.