nicole bang for_your_buck
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Libraries don't have the funding for costly reader databases or staff anymore, so how can we still reach our readers in today's uncertain climate? Learn about a variety of innovative and virtual programs, tools, resources, and tricks to offer expert readers' advisory service without breaking the bank.TRANSCRIPT
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BANG FOR YOUR BUCKDOWNERS GROVE
LIBRARY STYLE
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1. THE WAY OF THE FUTURE: CUSTOMIZED READERS’
ADVISORY
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EXHIBIT A:I’M IN THE MOOD TO READ
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EXHIBIT B:BOOK A READERS’ ADVISOR
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2. WHAT WE’RE READING
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3. FACEBOOK & TWITTER
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THE OPTIONS ARE ENDLESS
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Link back to your library’s website as much as possible
- Feature staff booklists from website
Trending -i.e. on Fridays we poll patrons about what they are reading over the weekend (patrons love this!)
Promote Book Discussions Announce the Big Read book selection, Adult Summer Reading Club themes, etc.
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Any sort of book, movie, or music related information you think patrons would find interesting will work
Examples of things you can post:-Award Winners such as the Orange, Booker or Pulitzer-YALSA Book Awards and Lists-“Best of” lists -Book trailers (also a lot of fun)-Author interviews from The Daily Show or The Colbert Report
Adding the hash tag, #fb, to a tweet also posts to Facebook
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Link to staff
booklist
Link to staff
booklist
Link to “I’m in
the Mood to Read”
Link to “I’m in
the Mood to Read”
Intriguing
article
Intriguing
article
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FACILITATE A BOOK DISCUSSION
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4. GOODREADS, LIBRARYTHING & SHELFARI
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Your library could create an account, add books staff are reading, and even “recommend this title” to patrons who are friends with the library.
This can be linked to your Facebook profile as well.
FUTURE IDEA
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5. READERS’ ADVISORY ORGANIZATIONS
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ARRT, LACONI, ETC.
http://www.arrtreads.org/
http://www.laconi.org/
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6. GENRE STUDIES
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Take part in a departmental genre study
Conduct an individual genre study
Read and discuss a chapter from a book about readers’ services:
The Readers' Advisory Guide to Genre Fiction
by Joyce Saricks
The Readers' Advisory HandbookJessica E. Moyer, Katie
Mediatore Stover and Erin Downey Howerton
I just loved this
book!
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7. BOOKLISTS & BOOKMARKS
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8. RA BLOGS & WEBSITES
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A FEW I LIKE….
RA FOR All
BLOGGING FOR A GOOD BOOK
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THE END
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