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Non Fiction Reader's Advisory
The document provides tips for librarians on recommending non-fiction books to patrons. It suggests establishing relationships with patrons, focusing on approachability over formality. Titles should have eye-catching covers and topics that appeal to a wide range of interests, including weird, unusual, or taboo subjects. Engaging websites and books on unusual topics are mentioned as good conversation starters.
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- 1. More than justinformation… Non-fiction Reader’s Advisory Mary A. Kelly Salem-South Lyon District Library South Lyon, MI [email_address]
- 2. Take the longview Think more about establishing a relationship Start a conversation… Everyone has a job, family, kids, etc Go with the moment or thought Embrace the junky, trashy and funky stuff Know your own holdings Have some ready to go!
- 3. You can judge a book by its cover! Leave books on your desk that have “eye appeal” Look for cover art that is bright and colorful Think about mood or tone, not just “topic” You don’t necesarily have to be interested in the subject matter Good writing or an interesting story can trump topic
- 4. Teens Simple /informativeToo much information is overwhelming Remember fun and light Add a “creep out” factor, if possible Don’t emphasize reading-- use words like “look at this” or “browse”
- 5. Finding Items withTeen Potential Look for encyclopedia or magazine style layouts Less is more! Browsability Good photography/illustrations Good teen topics: Death, crazy people, show business/pop culture, animals, paranormal, medical mysteries, war, technology
- 6. Websites that embracethe weird (and can start conversations!) FARK.com ( warning! not always clean) Neatorama.com PointlessSites.com Oddee.com Snopes.com
- 7. Eye Catchers foryour desk …let the conversations begin!
- 8. The Worst-Case ScenarioSurvival Handbook Joshua Piven
- 9. Why Do MenHave Nipples? Hundreds of Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini Mark Leyner Billy Goldberg, M.D
- 10. KISS Guide tothe Unexplained Joel Levy
- 11. 5 People WhoDied During Sex: and 100 Other Terribly Tasteless Lists Karl Shaw
- 12. Everyone hasa job or kids ….or both
- 13. Type Talk atWork: How the 16 Personality Types Determine Your Success on the Job Otto Kroeger
- 14. Working with Youis Killing Me: Freeing yourself from Emotional Traps at work Katherine Crowley and Kathi Elster Cool Cover!!!!
- 15. Why Can't YouShut Up?: How We Ruin Relationships--How Not To Anthony Wolf Cool Cover!!!!
- 16. Get out ofmy life, but First Could You Drive Me and Cheryl to the Mall? Anthony Wolf
- 17. Too Much ofa Good Thing: Raising Children of Character in an Indulgent Age Dan Kindlon
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- 19. The Prison Angel: Mother Antonia's Journey from Beverly Hills to a Life of Service in a Mexican Jail Mary Jordan
- 20. Misquoting Jesus: TheStory Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why Bart Erhman
- 21. Science with atwist!
- 22. Stiff: TheCurious Lives of Human Cadavers Mary Roach
- 23. What Einstein ToldHis Cook: Kitchen Science Explained Robert L. Wolke
- 24. The Sociopath NextDoor Martha Stout
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- 26. Arctic Homestead: TheTrue Story of One Family's Survival and Courage in the Alaskan Wilds Norma Cobb
- 27. Ice Bound: ADoctor's Incredible Battle for Survival at the South Pole Jerri Nielson
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- 29. The Glass CastleJeannette Walls
- 30. Everything in ItsPlace: My Trials and Triumphs with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Marc Summers
- 31. The Anatomy ofHope: How People Prevail in the Face of Illness Jerome Groopman
- 32. Sickened: The Memoirof a Munchausen by Proxy Childhood Julie Gregory
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- 34. Enslaved by DucksBob Tarte
- 35. Dogs That KnowWhen Their Owners Are Coming Home: And Other Unexplained Powers of Animals Rupert Sheldrake
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- 37. Live From NewYork: An Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live, as Told By Its Stars, Writers and Guests Tom Shales James A Miller
- 38. Forever and Ever,Amen Becoming a Nun in the Sixties Sister Karol Jackowski
- 39. [email_address] Salem-South LyonDistrict Library http://www.slideshare.net/marykelly48