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ALT RAUsing Video Games, Apps, Music, Movies, YouTube, and TV Shows as Reader's Advisory
YALSA SYMPOSIUM NOVEMBER 2018
TWO PLAYERS
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Presented by Heather Love Beverley and Cyndi Hamann
Play along on Twitter with #KitchenSinkRA
Meet the Players
Heather Love Beverley
Geek, Science Nerd, Librarian
Heather Love Beverley
Geek, Science Nerd, Librarian
Cyndi Hamann
Muggle, Nerd, Teen Librarian
PLAYER 1 PLAYER 2
Let’s Talk Readers Advisory!
Heather Love Beverley
Geek, Science Nerd, Librarian
The Appeals Factor�Character
�Storyline
�Pace
�Tone
�Genre
But it Doesn’t Work for Non-Books?!
Or does it?
Seems Familiar…
�Describe your favorite movie/tv show
�Netflix
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Finding the Appeals
Yes, it works for video games, apps, and more!
�Go back to the basics� Character, Story, Tone, Pacing, Genre
�Listen to your patron
�Research
Prioritize Appeals
�Everyone is drawn to different aspects
�If they don’t mention it, it’s probably not important
�Their interest > other appeals
�Tone is constant
Tone
�Woot! or wot?
�Verbal clues
Character
�The people involved� Not always people though, right Hedwig?
! ?
Storyline
�What happens
�Everything has a story
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Pace
�Are we there yet?
�Code your questions
Genre
�SciFi, Romance, Both?
Patron MIA? / IDK abt That?
�2 Problems; 1 Solution� Google
� Wiki
� IMDB
� i09
� Metacritic
What’s Next?
�In your comfort zone?� Magic! Insta-book suggestions!
�If you don’t…
Getting Started
�Google “Books like…”
�Novelist� Appeals Mixer
�Buzzfeed
�KitchenSinkRA.com
All You Need is One…
�Novelist� Search for more on title
�Amazon suggests…
�Goodreads
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Book Suggestions! Tips, Tricks, and Cheat Codes!
�Listen, it’s the whole battle
�Start the conversation where the patron does
More Tricks!
�Keep up with trends� Read Entertainment Weekly, Buzzfeed,
Nick Jr.
� Talk to patrons
�Keep an eye on fandoms & diversity� These can be a code & it’s important you know it
Its not cheating if it works…
�You will call it wrong. � Try again.
BONUS ROUND
VS.
Questions?
� We LOVE Questions!
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GAME OVER!
Thank you for playing!
Visit us online at: KitchenSinkRA.com
Feel free to email us at:
Heather – [email protected]
Cyndi – [email protected]