New England Teen Summit
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. We are thrilled to have author Cynthia Leitich Smith as our keynote speaker to kick off the event.
Cynthia Leitich Smith (Mvskoke Nation) is the 2026 Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature Winner, a two-time American Indian Youth Literature [Young Adult] Award winner, a 2026 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award Candidate, a NSK Neustadt Laureate, Southern Miss Medallion winner, Texas Literary Hall of Fame inductee, and the author-curator of Heartdrum, a Native-focused imprint at HarperChildren’s. Cynthia also has been named to deliver the 2026 ALSC Children’s Literature Lecture. She’s a New York Times bestselling author, and her latest titles include Here Come the Aunties!, Firefly Season, and Legendary Frybread Drive-In: Intertribal Stories.
Event Highlights:
Virtual and Free: Attend from anywhere in New England.
Author Keynote: Hear from Cynthia Leitich Smith, a nominee for the MA Teen Choice Book Award and RI Teen Book Award.
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.
Please register for Teen Summit using this registration link.
Zoom links will be sent out the week before the Summit
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.
