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Pinterest and Your Library
Posted on February 8, 2012 | 2 CommentsPinterest, the hottest social network in town, is beginning to be used in creative ways by many libraries. Clermont County (OH) Public Library is using Pinterest for visual readers’ advisory, curating 34 topical boards, including new books for February 2012, staff favorites, and using unique categories, such as Zombie books and Geek TV. Each item [...] -
Readers’ Advisory for Horror
Posted on October 18, 2011 | 1 CommentDid you know that Kelly Fann, Director of the Tonganoxie Public Library, presents on, writes about and voraciously reads Horror fiction? As this is the season for ghosts, ghouls and things that go bump in the night, we asked her to share some of her expertise with the rest of us! Below is a presentation she [...] -
2011 Kansas Notable Books Program on KPR
Posted on September 14, 2011 | 1 CommentKansas Public Radio (KPR) has posted online a two-part series from KPR Present on the 2011 Kansas Notable Book honorees from the Kansas Center for the Book, part of the State Library of Kansas: Part One aired 8/28/11: The best new books by Kansans or about Kansas, selected by the Center for the Book at the State [...] -
An Infopeople Webinar: “Video Book Trailers As a Way to Reel in Readers”
Posted on September 1, 2011 | No CommentsHave you ever seen a clever book trailer online, and wondered, how did they DO that? Beth Gallaway will take some of the mystery out of book trailer production and empower library staff to develop programs about and around digital video “shorts” used to market print books in a webinar sponsored by Infopeople. Date: Thursday, September 8, [...] -
Nancy Pearl will be at Celebrate the Book
Posted on May 31, 2011 | No Comments[ November 4, 2011; ] The Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library and NEKLS are excited to announce that librarian superstar Nancy Pearl will be the keynote speaker for the 2011 Celebrate the Book Regional Readers' Advisory Conference! The all-day conference will be Friday, November 4th, at the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library. This annual conference is a favorite of [...] -
Roy Bird’s new book LITTLE IKE to be illustrated by Silver Lake librarian Gwen Battis
Posted on May 19, 2011 | 3 CommentsOur thirty-fourth President, Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969), who spent his childhood in Abilene, has receded into history for most Kansans, even those who lived under his two terms as President, from 1953-1961. President Dwight D. Eisenhower Eisenhower was the Baby Boomers’ President. Although a Republican, and a professed conservative, he continued all of the significant New Deal [...] -
2010 Kansas Notable Book List
Posted on October 7, 2010 | No Comments2010 Kansas Notable Book List Features Kansas Authors, Kansas Stories State Librarian Joanne Budler and Roy Bird, Director of the Kansas Center for the Book at the State Library of Kansas, announced the 2010 Kansas Notable Book List. Fiction, nonfiction, and children’s books are on the list which contains the best books published by Kansas authors [...] -
Celebrate The Book: Reader’s Advisory Conference
Posted on September 15, 2010 | No Comments[ November 5, 2010; 9:00 am to 4:30 pm. ] November 5th - 9am to 4pm at the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library The first speaker will be Stacy Alesi, aka The BookBitch. Alesi is an avid RA proponent who regularly contributes to Library Journal. She will present workshops on "How to Read a Book in 10 Minutes" and "Reading Reviews for Readers' Advisory." Visit [...] -
Beyond Subject Headings: Adding Appeal to the Art of Suggesting Books (Webinar)
Posted on February 22, 2010 | No CommentsUpcoming Webinar from Library Journal. Date: March 2, 2010 Time: 1pm-2pm CDT Registration Information How do you know when Baldacci is a better match for a Grisham legal-thriller reader than Turow? The answer is appeal. Readers’ advisory pioneer Joyce Saricks created an appeal vocabulary to help her and her staff find the best books to suggest to the readers [...] -
You can judge a book by its cover
Posted on February 8, 2010 | No CommentsI became a librarian because I love books. I thought I would spend my time selecting books, telling people about books, and using books to answer questions. Instead my career has focused on training and technology in libraries. I love my job (and the jobs I have had), but I do feel somewhat envious of [...]