By nature, I’m not someone who seeks out help from others. I’d rather find information myself than ask someone for suggestions or assistance when browsing for books. It’s maybe a little ironic, since I love helping people and chatting about books when asked even though I would never be one of those patrons myself. Perhaps… Continue reading Passive Readers’ Advisory for Teens in the Library
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Teen Library Display: Under the Mistletoe
On Saturday I took down a display of writing books I’d pulled to highlight our NaNoWriMo programs. I was surprised how few books had made it the last two weeks. It ended up being one of our most successful displays (in terms of checkouts) of the year, which goes to show you it never hurts… Continue reading Teen Library Display: Under the Mistletoe
Teen Read Week Programs at My Library
Teen Read Week is a celebration of teens reading “for the fun of it.” We really had a jam-packed schedule of events this year because it coincided with local parent-teacher conference dates when middle and high school students had days off school. I wanted to share an overview of our slate of programs because they… Continue reading Teen Read Week Programs at My Library
Readers’ Advisory with Style: KLA 2013 Presentation
I presented with Scott Rader from Hays Public Library at the Kansas Library Association this week. Our program was Readers’ Advisory with Style. We shared ways that we promote books in our libraries through passive RA materials like displays or graphics and through social media. Scott also discussed fanmixes for YA novels. Then we talked… Continue reading Readers’ Advisory with Style: KLA 2013 Presentation
Banned Books Week: Display and Programming
Happy Banned Books Week! I’m been super busy with both the public library and my internship at a school library, hence less posts here than normal, but I wanted to take a moment and share what I’ve been up to for Banned Books Week. I’ve had trouble with putting posters on the green wall in… Continue reading Banned Books Week: Display and Programming
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