RA for Librarians
A place to test and share ideas, projects, notes, etc. Designed for librarians who provide Readers Advisory services.Reading Group Resources
Page modified: July 7, 2009
Handouts from the RUSA CODES Readers Advisory Committee Reading Group Therapy program
From Jennifer Baker and Linda Johns, The Seattle Public Library:
Book Group Rx (pdf)
Discussion Tips for Facilitators (pdf)
Writing Discussion Questions Tune-Up (pdf)
From the ALA/RUSA/CODES RA Wiki: Sure Bet Books for Book Group
Who: includes Michelle Boivenue-Fox, Julie Elliott,Jodie DeLamatre, Megan McArdle, Jessica Moyer, Troy Reed, Jackie Sasaki, Andrew Smith, Sharron Smith, Kaite Mediatore Stover, Ann Theis, Barry Trott, Rebecca Vnuk, Patrick Wall, Deborah T. Walsh, David Wright, Neal Wyatt...
What: A place to test and share ideas, projects, notes, etc. Designed for librarians who provide RA services.
Why: We live for RA.
When: In progress . . .
Website contact: Ann C. Theis, Collection Management Administrator, Chesterfield County Public Library
email: ann@overbooked.com or ra@readersadvisory.org
ALA Annual Program
Things That Go Bump in the Stacks: Whole Collection Advisory for Paranormal Fiction
Sunday 10:30-12:00
Speakers include: Charlaine Harris, Charlie Huston, Marjorie Liu, Neil Hollands
Come discuss best practices for helping patrons find paranormal materials they
can really sink their teeth into. Explore this
genre-spanning market with this program
that focuses on understanding the appeal
of the genre and helping fans find materials
throughout the library. Neil Hollands, librarian
and author of Read On…Fantasy Fiction will moderate a panel of authors and
experts discussing best practices, including
bestselling author Charlaine Harris (the
Southern Vampire series, the Aurora Teagarden
series).