RA for Librarians

A place to test and share ideas, projects, notes, etc. Designed for librarians who provide Readers Advisory services.

RA Booklists

Page modified: June 20, 2008

ALA/RUSA/CODES Readers Advisory Committee program

Off the Chain: Readers’ Advisory for Exploding Genres

What are the latest and hottest trends with today’s readers? Join blockbuster urban fiction author Zane, edgy slipstream writer Kelly Link and (a third cool author TBA) as they discuss today’s ever more diverse literary landscape with Seattle librarian David Wright (Booklist, Novelist). Learn about emerging genre, genre blending and crossovers, cult fiction, and adventuresome alternative tastes of your twenty-something patrons, the library’s ‘lost generation’. We will supply you with tools, strategies and a wealth of original handouts to help you stay cool and keep in step with your most savvy readers. (Co-Sponsored: PLA Readers’ Advisory Committee).

Date: Sunday 6/24/07
Time: 10:30 –12 noon

RUSA/CODES 2007 Annual Programs

Handouts:

Each list will briefly define the genre, and note new trends. Links, review sources, etc. will also be included. Booklists will consist of 10 briefly annotated titles (3 core authors/titles and 7 cutting edge).

Mystery

Romance

Fantasy

AF

Hot NF sub genres

Horror

Thrillers

Food & Travel

Historical

Chick Lit

Graphic Works

Urban Fiction

Vampires

 

Who: Julie Elliott, Megan McArdle, Jessica Moyer, Jackie Sasaki, Andrew Smith, Sharron Smith, Kaite Stover, Ann Theis, Barry Trott, Rebecca Vnuk, Patrick Wall, 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

ala08 Reading Group Therapy: How to Repair, Revamp and Revitalize Your Book Group: Sunday, June 29th, 2008, from 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Disneyland Hotel, North BR

Handouts from the program include: Reading Group Rx, Sure Bets and more.

The ALA/RUSA/CODES RA wiki has been set up by Julie Elliott.

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Reading Group Therapy
Check out book group survey preliminary results and handouts from ALA/RUSA/CODES Readers Advisory Committe program: Reading Group Therapy at ALA in Anaheim 2008