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Readers Advisory on the Run Carolyn Petersen, Washington State Library Association for Rural and Small Libraries Conference September 2013

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Readers Advisory

on the RunCarolyn Petersen, Washington State Library

Association for Rural and Small Libraries ConferenceSeptember 2013

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Who am I?

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The library job interview

Why do I want to work in a library?

It’s such a peaceful place. I’m sure you

have plenty of time to read all those lovely

books.

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So many books… so little time

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Websites

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Good Reads

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Amazon

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New York Times

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Publishers Weekly

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Genre Awards

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Christian June

◦ Christy Award - www.christyawards.com/ca_new

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Horror March

◦ Bram Stoker Award - www.horror.org/stokers.htm

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Literary January

◦ National Book Critics Circle Award - bookcritics.org/awards

April◦ Pulitzer Prize - www.pulitzer.org

October◦ Man Booker Prize – www.themanbookerprize.com

November◦ National Book Award - nationalbook.org

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Mystery May

◦ Agatha Award - malicedomestic.org/agathaawards.html

◦ Edgar Award - theedgars.com September

◦ Macavity Award - mysteryreaders.org/macavity.html ◦ Shamus Award -

thrillingdetective.com/trivia/triv72.html November

◦ Anthony Award - bouchercon.info/nominees.html

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Popular Vote December

◦ Goodreads Choice Award - goodreads.com/choiceawards

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Romance July

◦ RITA Award - rwa.org/p/cm/ld/fid=528

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Speculative May

◦ Nebula Award - sfwa.org/nebula-awards September

◦ Hugo Award - thehugoawards.org November

◦ World Fantasy Award - worldfantasy.org/awards

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Read YourLibrary’s Webpage

(or someone else’s)

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Shelf Talk

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What We’re Reading

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How to Judge a Book by its Cover

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Cover◦ Front—what is depicted and how?◦ Back—any author recommendations on the back?

Blurb—what more does it tell you? Heft Genre

How to read a book in 5 minutes

Borrowed and modified from Jane K. Hirsh off of the Fiction_L reading listserv

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Read some from the first chapter, read something in the middle, read the end. Is there continuity?

What do you think of the◦ Style◦ Pace◦ Clarity

How to read a book in 5 minutes

Borrowed and modified from Jane K. Hirsh off of the Fiction_L reading listserv

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How is the story told?◦ Flashbacks◦ Narrative◦ Alternating narrators◦ Letters◦ First Person◦ Omniscient Author

Does it remind you of other books?

How to read a book in 5 minutes

Borrowed and modified from Jane K. Hirsh off of the Fiction_L reading listserv

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Summing Up

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Follow a best seller list religiously Notice new authors and add them to your

mental categories Read the jacket flaps to get a sense of the

book Make use of cover art to get a sense of the

book

Readers’ advisory on the run

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Read your own library readers’ advisory section and others.

Check out the back page of Library Journal to see what is moving

Assign yourself a task that will pop up on the days and remind you to check out the awards when they come out.

Readers’ advisory on the run

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Contact Information Carolyn Petersen, Asst Program Manager

[email protected]

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