Join us for the annual New England Teen Summit, a free, virtual event open to library staff across New England, focused on empowering teen services in libraries. This year’s summit will feature engaging sessions aimed at reimagining teen programs and engagement strategies, and finding ways to protect intellectual freedom for teens. We are thrilled to have author Josh Galarza as our keynote speaker. 

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Longtime Montessori educator Josh Galarza writes fiction and creative nonfiction and is a multidisciplinary visual artist specializing in printmaking and book arts. His research centers male gender performance, queer issues, body liberation, and Chicano issues. His debut novel, The Great Cool Ranch Dorito in the Sky (Henry Holt & Company), was a finalist for the 2024 National Book Award for Young People's Literature and the winner of the Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature. It is also a nominee for the 2025 MA Teen Choice Book Award. His next young adult novel, False Face!, is forthcoming from Henry Holt & Company. 

Event Highlights: 

Virtual and Free: Attend from anywhere in New England.  

Author Keynote: Josh Galarza.  

Recorded Sessions: All presentations will be recorded and available for later viewing.  

Don't miss this opportunity to connect with fellow library staff and gain valuable tools to enhance teen services in your library. 

The Teen Summit is coordinated by the New England Collaborative, a partnership between the Connecticut State Library, Maine State Library, Massachusetts Library System, New Hampshire State Library, Rhode Island Office of Library and Information Services, and Vermont Department of Libraries.