YALSA’s Teen Book Finder

HIGHLIGHTS

If you are iPhone and iPad owner,you now can download YALSA’s Teen Book Finder for free from Apple Store. The application is supporting different languages: English, German. It weighs in at only 2.7 MB to download. It is highly advisable to have the latest app version installed so that you don`t miss out on the fresh new features and improvements. The current app version 1.0 has been released on 2014-11-27. The Apple Store includes a very useful feature that will check if your device and iOS version are both compatible with the app. Most iPhone and iPad are compatible. Here is the app`s compatibility information: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.Requires iOS 4.3 or later.
Bottom Line: For more information about YALSA’s Teen Book Finder check developer American Library Association`s website : http://www.ala.org/yalsa/products/teenbookfinder

It would be great if you could put more hot picks in display and new books in display It would be great if once that you locate the library it could give you a link to place a hold or the phone number to call the library directly and place a hold I tried to call to the phone that you provide and even though there s a path to call to Reston Regional Library the path is long and a teenager wouldn t invest this effort I insist it would be such a great service just to link the library s location with the phone number There s a lot of Library systems around the country but why not Thank you from an avid reader from Fairfax County                 About the App AmerieGR

This game will not do anything     So Fm maladies

Why is a site associated with The American Library Association listing its authors by their FIRST names Alphabetical order of people is by last name first             Alphabetical order please Deafball

This app is junk Plain and simple NONE of the books I want are on there They re not too well known books but so what This app should have them in its database This app doesn t even recognize two amazing books one a classic entertainment Ragweed and the other a great series the original Percy Jackson series and the dumb thing doesn t even have THAT     Crap OoooooooreviewoooooOobv

Works well for when I m looking for a new book to read The app is simple but I like that                     Good asiangirl

The most useful aspect of this app is the book lists which seems to have been the intention However because the book database is limited to the books on the list it s not very functional for finding a new book to read The locate book option only shows results for southern Indiana a place I ve never been and there nowhere I can find to change that Ultimately I don t know how to use this app in a way that a quick google search doesn t offer         Disappointing Carmen Lawless

So I love the YALSA lists online They are top notch and a great place to go to find titles for my 9th grade classroom library Actually they re the best place I ve found And all the books are in this app I suppose but a lot of buts A few of the screens are missing back buttons so once you get there you re kind of trapped and have to start over instead of just going back and searching for more sci fi titles or whatever I wish the reviews or synopses were a bit more substantial there s all this app infrastructure but then not all that much that actually tells you about the actual titles once you find them And the searching yikes Authors names are actually NOT IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER First they seem like they re sorted by first name but then you look closely and realize all the first names are L s for example but after that the names jump all around Bizarre The first time I tried searching by author I was looking for other books by the same author of a book I d just found through the app When I finally found her name not in alphabetical order it said NO TITLES LISTED And I had just looked at a book by her in the app Lish McBride Hold Me Closer Necromancer if any folks who work on the app are reading So as a result I fear this may not be a reliable way to locate books for kids as I d hoped If this worked the way it should it d be awesome             Good idea clunky implementation teacherskip

These are great lists and it s awesome to have them so readily available The only problem and perhaps someone can enlighten me on this point is that the find it feature which as far as I know is powered by oclc s worldcat search api doesn t bring up local relevant results essentially the results you would get if you used worldcat s actual site A previous reviewer suggested that only academic libraries were included in results but I m not sure that s the problem Utilizing the find it feature for HP the deathly hallows for example tells me that the nearest copy I m in Wisconsin is at an elementary school outside Philadelphia Hmm Has anyone else experienced this problem Regardless I think it s a great readers advisory collection development tool but marketing it to teens with the promise of a feature that isn t actually functional seems problematic 4 for great potential and because I m sure yalsa can iron out the wrinkles                 Great lists but find it feature lacking Ohellodello

Love the search feature and links to lists Was disappointed that the Find It button only showed university library holdings                     What about public libraries RitaNancy

Nice idea but glad I tested the app before sharing with teens The search does not seem to communicate with our greater Portland area library system The college libraries and the system south of us do show I have a isbn reader app that can find books in local stores and Multnomah County so I know it s possible I like the short synopses The lists would be more useful if they weren t as broad but I imagine with feedback the app will improve         Not as useful as I d hoped multcolady

I teach 9th grade English and am always looking for books for my students and myself This app is a quickly accessed tool I can use to help locate books for picky readers A few additional features I would like to see 1 A search category for age and gender On a computer I can access the reviews for a book which will give me an idea about appropriate audience but in the app I must make a guess 2 Ways to provide feedback and or suggestions within the app 3 Ways to personalize the app to my students interests I like being exposed to new books through the Hot Picks but I would once again like them on an appropriate level                 Good app but needs some additional features English 9 Teacher

This is an amazing app You can search for YA books by author or title add them to a favorites list and find them in your local library network What s not to love Perfect for librarians parents YA lovers teens will love it too                     Fun App IamaLibrarian

Upon trying to share via twitter there is an error on close message and no tweet Why are authors listed alphabetically by first name Lots of potential             error message and question Play!19

Great app Easy to navigate Really useful for finding and recommending books Search by category author title genre etc or check out the Hot Picks updated daily Add books to your My Favorites page to create lists Highly recommended for librarians teens teachers and parents                     School librarian trmaureen

This app is easy to use and a great tool                     Fantastic Molly M W

YALSA s Book Finder app is easy to use and provides quick descriptions of award winning and recommended YA books audiobooks and adult books of interest to teens Perfect for librarians but also helpful to teachers parents and teens themselves Appreciate the Favorites feature that allows for a mobile to read list                     For all kinds of book lovers Pdando

This is a great app for anyone that is interested in reading and or recommending and or teaching teen books It s easy to use and easy to find the best books for teens in a wide variety of categories The search features make the app perfect for someone looking for a specific title or for something to read in a favorite genre If you wonder if the book is available in a nearby library that can be discovered in the app too                     YALSA s Teen Book Finder lbraun2000

Very nice way to find award titles on the go in a helpful mobile format                     Outstanding Nyclibrariancs