Upcoming program: Give Them What They Want: Reader-Focused Collection Development Tuesday, September 25th, 2-4pm. Readers are flocking to library’s leisure collections. To make smart collection choices, we must look further than circulation statistics and learn what our entire community desires. Our presenters are using methods suitable at libraries of any size to incorporate patron wishes into collection development, making readers integral to the whole process. Presenters: Robin Bradford, Collection Development Librarian, Timberland Regional Library (WA) Stephen Sposato, Content Curation Manager, Chicago Public Library Nicole Steeves, Director, Fox River Grove Memorial Library Rebecca Bartlett, Collection Services Manager, La Grange Public Library $15 ARRT Members; $20 Nonmembers
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Book Club Study Wednesday, November 7th, 2-4 pm. Please join us for a discussion of The Leavers: A Novel by Lisa Ko An award-winning debut novel follows the experiences of a Chinese youth who when his undocumented worker mother fails to return home is adopted by a family that attempts to make him over as an American teen while he struggles to reconcile his new life with memories of the family he left behind. Following the discussion, the leadership topic will be about the basics of book clubs. Where to start? What resources to use? What are your must-haves when running a book club at your library? Free to ARRT Members. RSVP to Sonia Reppe
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Save the Date: 2018 Romance Genre Study
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Kelly Jensen (Don't) Call Me Crazy: Book Release and Author Interview Thursday, October 11 A former librarian, Kelly has found passion for writing to teen audiences, as well as for those who work with them. She is an editor for Book Riot, where she runs the biweekly "What's Up in YA?" young adult newsletter, the biweekly "Check Your Shelf" newsletter for librarians, cohosts the "Hey YA" podcast about young adult literature, and writes regular columns and other features about YA books and libraries. Her books include (Don’t) Call Me Crazy: 33 Voices Start The Conversation About Mental Health and Here We Are: Feminism For The Real World, both from Algonquin Young Readers. Here We Are earned rave reviews from The Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune, Kirkus Reviews, Teen Vogue, and more, and it was named an SLJ Best Book of 2017, as well as an official nomination for YALSA's Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults award. She's also the author of It Happens: A Guide to Contemporary Realistic Fiction For The YA Reader, published with VOYA. When not writing or reading, Kelly teaches classical vinyasa-style yoga, as well as practices photography. She lives in the Chicago area with her husband, three cats, and rabbit. |
ILA ARRT Readers' Advisory Service Award
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