Group Exercise- Appeal Factors.
Today at the Catonsville Library, Zeke White and I introduced the topics of "The RA Conversation" and all of the aspects of Roving Readers Advisory work. We had most of the Fulltime and half of the P/T staff bring their recent annotations and personal "Patron Description" to the meeting with them.
we presented the concepts of tone [light, conversational, narrative, etc], major appeal [Is the story Plot driven?, character driven?, or is the setting and mood more important?], and key features or elements [such as humor, travel, appealing characters who show up in a series, style of writing, etc.]
Each participant worked with a team member to discuss their personal reading preferences, at least two annotations, and best practices when interviewing customers for Reader's Advisory work. At least a dozen librarians participated in this session today, and all found the experience quite rewarding. We also discussed the various tools which can be used to locate books and materials in genres "outside of our comfort zones and frame of reference."
-Monty Phair (CA)
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