It’s Support Teen Lit Day

Love reading teen literature? Today is for you! It’s Support Teen Lit Day, an annual celebration aimed at raising awareness among the general public that young adult literature is a vibrant, growing genre with much to offer today’s teens.

And this year, Readergirlz is joining forces with Figment to ROCK THE DROP in honor of the big day. As part of the Drop, teens and YA authors everywhere are being asked to leave a book in a teen gathering spot in their community where the book will be found, taken, read, and enjoyed.

Want to get involved? Here’s what you can do right now:

• Snag the banner above, created by the uber-talented David Ostow (who blogs hilarious cartoons here), and add it to your website, linking back to this post to share the love, and proclaiming that you will indeed ROCK THE DROP!
• Print a copy of the bookplate below and insert it into a book (or 10!) that you’ll drop today. Drop a book in a public spot (park bench, bus seat, restaurant counter?) and you’re done. Lucky finders will see that the book is part of ROCK THE DROP!
• Snap a photo of your drop and email with the pic — we’ll be posting lots of pictures of drops happening all over the world at the readergirlz blog, and our friends at Figment will also be featuring the event!

I’ll be Rocking the Drop today by dropping some books off at a bench outside my local Boys & Girls Club. How about you?

I Rock The Drop from crissachappell on Vimeo.