Fall 2016
No. 73
Upcoming Events
RA Hacks
Tuesday, November 15, 9:30am-noon
Glenside Public Library District
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oin us for a fast-paced, interactive workshop focused on the best tips and tricks for stellar readers' advisory, featuring speakers Becky Spratford and 2016 ARRT & ILA Readers' Advisory Service Award Winners Mike Hominick and Tracy Gossage. We’ll explore the things you knew but forgot, the things you never knew, fresh ways to use old tools, and innovative new approaches.
$10 ARRT Members; $15 Nonmembers
Register here.
Speculative Fiction Genre Study
(Doorway: Character)
Thursday, December 1, 2-4p.m.
Glenview Public Library
Join us as we reach the halfway point of our two year genre study. Please listen to a speculative fiction podcast plus read two books from the list of suggested authors.
Free to ARRT Members
Event Recaps
Becoming the Face of RA
Watch the program. Get the presenters' slides. Learn how libraries can successfully engage and connect with patrons to provide readers' advisory services with a personal touch, in both physical and virtual spaces. The panel presentation was moderated by Booklist’s Rebecca Vnuk and featured:
  • Polli Kenn, Readers’ Services Coordinator
    Lawrence (KS) Public Library
  • Melissa Doornbos, Public Relations Manager
    Downers Grove Public Library
  • Nancy Dowd and Krista Biggs
    NoveList Book Squad
Book Discussion & Leadership Training
At the last meeting of 2016, we discussed Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng. The leadership training topic was diverse books.
 
Get a recap of the most recent meeting (both book discussion and leadership training), plus view the archive.
 
 
Coming soon:
2017 membership & event information

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Table of Contents
Upcoming Events
RA Hacks
Speculative Fiction Genre Study (Doorway: Character)
Event Recaps
Becoming the Face of RA
Book Discussion & Leadership Training
ARRT Recommends
The Boy Is Back
Summit Lake
Arrowood : a novel
Another day in the death of America : a chronicle of ten short lives
ARRT Recommends
The Boy Is Back
Summit Lake
Arrowood : a novel
Another day in the death of America : a chronicle of ten short lives

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