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 This page is the agenda for the next meeting of the [[about_this_working_group_readers_advisory|Reader's Advisory Working Group]]. It will be updated after each meeting so that this page continues to be re-used. Any timings indicated are a rough guide for planning purposes only.
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 You can see [[minutes_readers_advisory|minutes from earlier meetings here]].
-Notices about upcoming meetings, seminars and other business are sent via the State Library NSW PLN and Reference group lists. All NSW public library staff are welcome to [[https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/public-library-services/email-lists|subscribe to these lists]].
+Notices about upcoming meetings, seminars and other business are sent via the State Library NSW PLN and Reference group lists. All NSW public library staff are welcome to [[https://pls.sl.nsw.gov.au/connect-network/email-lists | subscribe to these email lists]].
-**10th August - online meeting 9.30am - 12.30pm**
+**6 May 2025 10.00 - 12.00**
-Chair: Natalie Funston
+**Come along and discuss ideas from the 2025 readers' advisory seminar and [[https://australiareads.org.au/research/understanding-australian-readers/|Understanding Australian readers]] research implications for readers' advisory work.**
+  *  [[https://sl-nsw-gov-au.zoom.us/meeting/register/jPtsSGR6SIynjwOzl5i2Pw |Register in advance for this meeting here]]
+Chair:
 Minutes:
-Register in advance for this meeting [[https://sl-nsw-gov-au.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUlf-2urTwvEtBB3lMM9LhmAoox8mYG_VZ- |here]]
+Join us Tuesday, 6 May 2025 10:00am-12:00pm to share ideas from the 2025 reader's advisory seminar,  to discuss [[https://australiareads.org.au/research/understanding-australian-readers/|Understanding Australian readers]] research implications for readers' advisory work and to share what you are doing in readers' advisory work at your library.
+  * [[https://australiareads.org.au/research/understanding-australian-readers/|Understanding Australian readers]] research
+Note this is a draft agenda, things might change.
+.00 Introduction and Acknowledgement of Country
+.05 what ideas did you take back from the seminar (chat or voice)
+.15 Readers’ advisory interview - discussion from the seminar
+.25 Diversity- How to ensure diversity in readers’ advisory  - discussion from the seminar
+.35 Taking action - applying good practice in diversifying readers' advisory
-**Themes - Games and Gardening**
+.55 Training - how have you taken ideas back from the seminar, and how does your library include readers' advisory training?
-Draft
+.55 - 11.05 10 minutes break - stand and stretch/tea or coffee
-  - 9.00 - 9.30 Start with chat in small groups - ask people about their reading
+.05 - 11.45 [[https://australiareads.org.au/research/understanding-australian-readers/|Understanding Australian readers]] research. What is this research?  What are the implications for readers' advisory work? Ideas?
-  - 9.30 Acknowledgment of Country, participants to add name, library and Traditional Owners in chat
-  - 9.35 indyreads lists. in the future as a special promotion  will be a carousel of lists, including libraries’ public lists. Session to include {{ :wiki:creating_indyreads_public_lists_30july2021_rev.pdf |how to create public lists in indyreads}}.
-  - 9.45 how to edit the wiki
-  - 10.00 Breakout session in small groups - What have you been reading? (Standing item - focus is on how you would help a client - short readers' advisory talk practice, not 'what I loved reading' not the plot, but [[https://raforall.blogspot.com/2020/10/share-why-someone-would-enjoy-book-not.html|the emotion and appeal]], must be under 1 minute per person)
-  - 10.15 Sharlene Louey (Collections and Contract Management Team Leader, City of Sydney Libraries) talking about //Games in Libraries// - retro games, appeal characteristics, books about games/including games. A slightly elderly paper on [[https://www.academia.edu/10400372/From_Assassins_creed_2_to_The_five_greatest_warriors_games_and_reading|games and readers' advisory]] by Ellen Forsyth - pdf can be downloaded at link.
-  - 10.40 Breakout session - how are you using games in your library? How are you linking readers' advisory to games? Remember non-fiction/online in the mix as well.
-  - 11.00 - 11.15 - Break - stand up and stretch
-  - 11.15 Gardening - fiction/non-fiction/cosy mysteries/true crime/ audio while you garden.
-  - 11.35 Breakout session - how do you connect gardening related books across fiction, non-fiction/poetry etc? How do you find them? (cataloguing) Plus seed libraries and readers’ advisory - seed and book matching.  Plus it could be a time to rewatch {{youtube>u8xMqqDDXbA}} this video of Neal Wyatt 22 July 2020, presented by Public Library Services
-  - 11.55 What have you been doing in readers' advisory? Come along ready to share
-  - 12.15 Recruiting new steering committee members (1-2) - they need to help plan meeting, update wiki, and email lists as needed
-  - Points of communication
-  - Save the date: next meeting?
+.45 Resources - what resources do you use for readers' advisory work.
+.00  * Points of communication
+  * Save the date: seminar March 2026, ask for interest in presenting