Readers Advisory Conference

SAVE THE DATE – 2012 Readers Advisory Conference will be Friday, November 2, 2012

Call for presenters and registration information will be distributed through Kanlib-L.

Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, 1515 SW 10th Ave, Topeka, KS
Hosted by the Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library and NEKLS

For more information, contact us at (785) 580-4553. Ask for Valerie Reif, Tanya Walsh or Deb Bryan. You  can also contact us via email at vreif@tscpl.org or twalsh@tscpl.org or dbryan@tscpl.org

Celebrate the Book 2011: Readers Advisory Conference

Friday, November 4, 2011 9:00—4:30
Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, 1515 SW 10th Ave, Topeka, KS
Hosted by the Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library and NEKLS

Keynote Speaker

Nancy Pearl, Librarian and Writer

Official website of Nancy Pearl

Nancy Pearl as NPR commentator

Handouts from Breakout Sessions

“Airships & Goggles: A Steampunk Primer” – Susan Schafer

“Beyond the Flick & the Lit: Integrated Advisory for Readers of Women’s Stories” – Kaite Stover

• Click the Celebrate the Book 2011 link on Kaite’s wiki

“Cult Fiction: Drinking the Kool-Aid” – Kelly Fann

• Cult Fiction Reading Suggestions

“Debbie’s Dirty Dozen 2011” – Debbie McLeod

• Debbie’s “Dirty Dozen” – Delightful Discoveries 2011 (2 pages, Word)
• Debbie’s Delightful Discovies Spring 2011 (5 pages, Excel)
• Debbie’s Delightful Discovies Fall 2011 (5 pages, Excel)

“eBooks and eReaders” — Shari Schawo

• eBooks resources (1 page, Word)
• Free Ebooks on the Web (4 pages, Word)

“From Suggesting to Engaging: Reader’s Services on the Social Web” – Susan Brown

• RA FOR FB (46 slides, PDF of Powerpoint)

“Goodreads: Building an Online Reading Community for Your Public Library” – Kelli Smith

• Goodreads User Guide (13 pages, pdf)

“Great Writing in the Short Form” – Kay Galbraith and Angela Strathman.

• Great Writing in the Short Form (8 pages, Word)

“If It’s Thursday, I Must Be in Stockholm: A Whirlwind Tour of International Crime Fiction” – Peter Haxton

• Nickel Tour of International Crime(6 pages, Word)

“Inspirational Fiction” – Deb Bryan and Cindy Packard

• Edgy Christian Fiction authors (3 pages, Word)
• Books for the Soul- Contemporary Christian Fiction at Your Library (7 pages, Word)
• 2011 Inspirational Fiction Stars (2 pages, PDF)

“Modern Gothic” – Sean Barker

• Gothic fiction (1 page, Word)

“Overlooked Kids’ and YA Books” – Erica Voell and Lynn Jennings

• Overlooked Books for Teens & Tweens (9 pages, PDF)

“Serendipity in the Stacks: Great Non-Fiction Finds” – Christina Callison & Julie Nelson

• Serendipity in the Stacks (1 page, PDF)

“Sex, Blood & Graphic Novels” – Brian Adams
“The Art of the Hand Sell” – Michelle Eklund & Jennifer Jones

• Rave Reviews (3 pages, PDF)

“Uncommonly Good Books for Guys” – Dave Coleman & Nate Hohl

• Uncommonly Good Books for Guys (6 pages, Word)

“Vampires & their BFF’s” – Nessa Johnson

• Vampires and their BFF’s (5 pages, Word)

“You CAN Tell a Book By Its Cover!” – Jayme Lyons

• You CAN Tell a Book by Its Cover (6 pages, PDF)

“Witches, Ghosts, and Sexy Cowboys: Books for Older Teens and Early 20′s” — Amy Schaffer

• Books for Older Teens and Early 20s (2 pages, Word)