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- 1 2 Young Adult Library Services
- 1 2 Brief History of the Young Adult Services Division
- 1 2 History of ALSC
- ↑ YASD A Narrative History From 1976 to 1992
- ↑ YALSA: History From 1992 to 2000
- ↑ Children and Libraries: The Journal of the Association for Library Service to Children
- ↑ Announcing the Winners of APEX 2008, Writing that Works: The Business Communications Report, 2008
- ↑ Announcing the Winners of APEX 2009, Writing that Works: The Business Communications Report, 2009
- ↑ Announcing the Winners of APEX 2010, Writing that Works: The Business Communications Report, 2010
- ↑ Announcing the Winners of APEX 2011, Writing that Works: The Business Communications Report, 2011
- ↑ Announcing the Winners of APEX 2012, Writing that Works: The Business Communications Report, 2012
- ↑ Announcing the Winners of APEX 2016, Writing that Works: The Business Communications Report, 2016
