EVENTS IN YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE By lizf1265 Jan 1, 1823 YOUTH LIBRARY OPENS IN BROOKLYN, NEW YORK Jan 1, 1892 NEW YORK PASSES LEGISLATION FOR SCHOOL LIBRARIES Jan 1, 1906 1906 VIRGINIA OPENS ITS FIRST SCHOOL LIBRARY Jan 1, 1918 CHILDREN'S BOOK WEEK Jan 1, 1919 FISRT YOUNG ADULT LIBRARIAN-MABEL WILLIAMS Jan 1, 1925 CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY SET UP YOUTH SECTION Jan 1, 1930 YOUNG PEOPLE'S READING ROUNDTABLE EST. Jan 1, 1937 THE PUBLIC LIBRARY AND THE ADOLESCENTIS PUBLISHED Jan 1, 1937 TERM YOUNG ADULT USED FOR TEEN BOOKS Jan 1, 1938 LIBRARY BILL OF RIGHTS- DES MOINES PUBLIC LIBRARY Jan 1, 1939 LIBRARY BILL OF RIGHTS- ADOPTED BY ALA Jan 1, 1942 SEVENTEENTH SUMMER PUBLISHED Jan 1, 1957 YASD ESTABLISHED SEPERATELY WITHIN ALA Jan 1, 1965 ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT- TITLE II PROVIDES FUNDS TO PURCHASE LIBRARY MATERIALS AND TEXTBOOKS Jan 1, 1970 1970'S YOUNG ADULT PAPERBACKS CREATED Jan 1, 1971 GO ASK ALICE PUBLISHED Jan 1, 1980 1980'S YOUNG ADULT LIT BECOMES ITS OWN GENRE Jan 1, 1990 1990'S GRAPHIC NOVEL, MANGA, DIVERSITY, POETRY