What to Read?Susan KniselyJulie PinnellDevra DragosNCompass Live – September 16, 2009

Do you know of a good book?What should I read next?Do you have another book like this one?

Do questions like these strike terror in your heart?Resources for Readers’ AdvisoryProfessional sourcesSocial networking sourcesPersonal knowledge

Booktalking in the stacks Marketing books to readersReaders’ Advisory

Joyce Saricks, Downers Grove (Ill.) Public Library (retired)Readers’ Advisory Service in the Public LibraryThe Readers’ Advisory Guide to Genre FictionBooklist columnPresentations

Readers’ Advisory Service in the Public Library

The Readers’ Advisory Guide to Genre Fiction

Booklist column

Presentations

Making suggestionsWhat do you like to read? / What did you like best about the book? / What don’t you like?Characteristics/AppealsGuernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie SocietyGenre/PlotSettingFormatCharactersPaceToneHistorical fictionPost-WWII EnglandMostly lettersEccentricQuick readUpbeat overall

What do you like to read? / What did you like

Genre/Plot

Setting

Format

Characters

Pace

Tone

Historical fiction

Post-WWII England

Mostly letters

Eccentric

Quick read

Upbeat overall

Work SmarterAuthor listsAnnotated booklistsBookmarksDisplaysFrom Joyce G. Sarick’sReaders’ Advisory Service in the Public Library, 3rd ed.

Author lists

Annotated booklists

Bookmarks

Displays

Fee databasesBooks in Print / Fiction ConnectionWorldCatNoveListWeb sites Listservs/blogsNon-Print Resources

Susan Kniselysusan.knisely@nebraska.govJulie Pinnelljulie.pinnell@nebraska.govDevra Dragosdevra.dragos@nebraska.gov800-307-2665Questions?