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Quarterly Literary Fiction Book Discussion NEW! The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz
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Hello, People of the Adult Reading
Round Table!
It’s membership renewal time, and the word on the street is true: Membership dues are still only $10. Amazing. In the year ahead, many good things are planned, including these NEW programs:
Specific
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The latest
newsletter, Watch your e-mail the first week of March for the complete newsletter. A peek at our Winter 2010 issue:
Book Discussion Best Bets Readers’ advisors often are so busy facilitating library book discussions that they neglect to participate in book groups of their very own. Enter the ARRT Quarterly Literary Fiction Book Discussion, which provides a forum for ARRT members to chat with their peers about acclaimed novels and also share ways to make their library book discussions more effective. A portion of each meeting is devoted to swapping tips, tricks and best practices. Some of the ideas recently shared include...
What is the ARRT Steering Committee Reading? Here are some of the books that ARRT Steering Committee members currently are raving about:
Fly by Wire: The Geese, the Glide, the Miracle on the Hudson by William Langewiesche (2009) This is a short, feel-good book about a plane crash. It combines the suspense of how-are-they-going-to-survive with the comforting knowledge that they do. The author also provides examples of similar situations in which the pilots' responses led to everyone's death, which makes the Hudson River story even more remarkable ...
What are the ARRT Steering Committee Members Up To These Days? Some Readers’ Advisors from around the country, including past and present ARRT Steering Committee members, were busy writing articles and essays for the January/February “Readers’ Advisory Issue” of Public Libraries. This invaluable issue is a definite keeper to anyone who dabbles or delves into Readers’ Advisory services ...
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