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Readers' advisory has long ago sprinted past merely suggesting books to patrons; it now encompasses many different formats and means of communication--working with patrons of all types and ages, in and outside the actual library. To help harried librarians handle increased demand, experts Jessica Moyer and Kaite Stover assemble a group of specialists who have created a one-stop resource for all kinds of readers' advisory issues. Here you will find a trove of solid guidance, including How to advise patrons on all kinds of media, from fiction and nonfiction to audiobooks, graphic novels and even reference materials How to provide services to senior citizens, teens and even readers who are incarcerated How to handle author visits and book groups How to enhance storytelling, even for adultsCovering everything from getting to know a library's materials to marketing and promoting RA, this practical handbook will help you expand services immediately without adding costs or training time.

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• Acknowledgments(p. vii)
• Introduction(p. ix)
• Part 1 Getting to Know Your Materials
• 1 How to Read a Book in Ten Minutes(p. 3)
• 2 Nonfiction Speed Dating(p. 8)
• 3 How to Listen to a Book in Thirty Minutes(p. 17)
• 4 How to Read a Graphic Novel in Five Minutes(p. 21)
• 5 Keeping Up: Genre Studies as Continuing Education(p. 29)
• Part 2 Reviewing and Evaluating Materials
• 6 Reviews and Annotations for Fiction and Nonfiction(p. 39)
• 7 Reviewing Audiobooks(p. 48)
• 8 How to Review Graphic Novels and Manga(p. 57)
• 9 Reviewing and Evaluating Reference Materials(p. 64)
• Part 3 Marketing, Promoting, and Sharing Materials
• 10 Passive Readers' Advisory: Bookmarks, Booklists, and Displays(p. 73)
• 11 Creating Themed Booklists(p. 81)
• 12 Read-Alikes(p. 94)
• 13 Book Group Kits(p. 106)
• 14 Taking Readers' Advisory Online(p. 113)
• Part 4 Programming
• 15 Book Groups(p. 121)
• 16 How to Host Author Events(p. 134)
• 17 Adult Storytime(p. 149)
• Part 5 Expanding Readers' Advisory Services
• 18 Readers' Advisory by Proxy for Teens(p. 167)
• 19 Readers' Advisory for Older Adults(p. 170)
• 20 Readers' Advisory for Incarcerated Populations(p. 183)
• 21 Suggesting Adult Books to Teen Readers(p. 189)
• 22 Suggesting Teen Books to Adult Readers(p. 197)
• List of Contributors(p. 207)
• Index(p. 211)

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Library Journal Review

This great generalist title offers guidelines not only on readers' advisory (RA) but on related matters of collection development and marketing books to different reading audiences. Moyer (Research-Based Readers' Advisory) and Stover (head, readers' services, Kansas City P.L., MO) gather information and instruction from 15 contributing public and school librarians on self-education, managing and improving groups of selectors, making quick but thorough evaluations of different types of materials, writing reviews, and working with book groups as well as other kinds of programming. The information throughout focuses on the practical, such as "how to read a book in ten minutes." VERDICT This title is appropriate for supervisors of RA librarians with collection development responsibilities in public or high school libraries serving larger populations. It is especially good for the busy librarian, who can dive into the most appropriate chapter, grab the pearls of wisdom, and emerge armed with real-world advice and a great new recommendation for the patron.-J. Sara Paulk, Fitzgerald-Ben Hill Cty. Lib., Fitzgerald, GA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Booklist Review

As readers' advisory matures, it involves much more than the act of matching a reader with a book. It encompasses a broader range of materials and library users and also informs the way materials are reviewed, selected, promoted, and used. There are books that lay out the core principles of reader's advisory or that address a particular genre or the needs of a particular audience. This compilation fills a gap by presenting the full range of skills, techniques, and practices that now make up readers'-advisory service. It is divided into five parts: Getting to Know Your Materials ; Reviewing and Evaluating Materials ; Marketing, Promoting, and Sharing Materials ; Programming ; and Expanding Readers' Advisory Services. Chapters authored by a number of familiar names (among others, Sue-Ellen Beauregard on reviewing audiobooks, Heather Booth on working with teens, Sarah Statz Cords on getting to know nonfiction, Lynne Welch on creating read-alikes, and David Wright on providing storytime for adults) join chapters by editors Moyer and Stover in providing a comprehensive guide. Several of the chapters contain samples and worksheets. A valuable addition to the growing readers'-advisory shelf.--Quinn, Mary Ellen Copyright 2010 Booklist