Readers’ advisory seminar 2018 Most years this seminar focuses on a different genre. Not everyone reads every genre and as readers ourselves we often find it challenging to provide suggestions for our patrons when their interest lies in a genre we are simply not familiar with. While we do have access to a range of resources to help us (eg, Novelist) it is these seminars which have provided the greatest assistance to staff across the state with the broad range of resources and ideas that everyone shares.
9.30 Welcome to State Library and housekeeping.
9.35 Becky Spratford - revisiting the basics of readers' advisory, how to suggest reading for clients. Links to the information Becky discusses are here.
11.05 stand and share - inspired by Becky’s talk, talk to the person next to you about something you will try at work in the next week.
11.15 Kat Mayo @BookThingo discussing blogging about books. The presentation: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oBLwQJxB5AB0NVIKCXE77maq4_KGA1ZN/view?usp=sharingpresentation here
The video:
12-12.45 lunch
12.45 Duncan Smith from Novelist bringing some big picture readers' advisory ideas, you will need to have the slides and the video open so you can see them both (as the screen was not shared).
Video of Duncan's presentation:
1.35 stand and share - inspired by Duncan’s talk, share something you will try at work in the next week with a different person than you shared with in the morning
1.45 10 slides in 5 minutes, local readers’ advisory including:
presentations for all the 5 minutes talks
The video:
2.45 Readers’ Advisory on social media - find out how other libraries are using social media for reader's advisory work. Suzanne Micallef, Kathryn Breward, Amy Heap, and Kelly Wilson will talk about how they use social media for RA, in their libraries.
This is the video for the afternoon session:
3.25 Indyreads - an update, Gothic novel jam
3.45 Food and book pairing - with ideas for programs and partners Ellen Forsyth presentation here
4.00 Close
Part of the seminar will be filmed and made available on the NSW RISG Youtube channel. While most of the filming will focus on the presenters, there may be some filming of the audience. If you do not wish to be filmed, choose your seat carefully.
The seminar is a collaboration between the NSW Readers' advisory working group and the State Library of NSW
Novelist training
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Code of conduct
Attendees must respect commonsense rules for public behaviour, personal interaction, common courtesy and respect for private property. Harassing or offensive behaviour will not be tolerated. Library staff have the right to ask any attendee not in compliance with this policy to leave the meeting or seminar. Behaviour may be reported to the employing library. Persons finding themselves in a situation where they feel their emotional wellbeing and/or safety is at risk or who have become aware of an attendee not in compliance with this policy should immediately locate the nearest member of security, or library staff member, so that the matter can be handled in an expeditious manner.
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