Join us Wednesday, November 7, from 2-4 pm, at Stickney-Forest View Public Library for a discussion of The Leavers by Lisa Ko. RSVP to Sonia Reppe (reppes@sfvpld.org) Find more details on the ARRT Book Club Study page
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Winner of 2018 ILA Readers’ Advisory Service Award
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The Adult Services Department of the Deerfield Public Library is the recipient of the 2018 Illinois Library Association Readers’ Advisory Service Award. The award, presented and sponsored by the Adult Reading Round Table, recognizes excellence in the planning, development and delivery of readers’ advisory service to adults and teens. Deerfield’s Adult Services Department was selected
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Come see us at ILA!
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(Don’t) Call Me Crazy: Book Release and Author Interview Thursday, October 11 If you’re attending the Illinois Library Association conference in Peoria, please join us for this ARRT-sponsored event — a book release party with librarian, Boot Riot Editor, and bestselling author Kelly Jensen as she launches (Don’t) Call me Crazy, an essay collection that explores,
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Upcoming genre study meeting: Historical Romance
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We continue our exploration of Historical Romance at the October 4 meeting, from 2-4 pm, at Lisle Public Library. Find more details, including the reading assignment, here.
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Upcoming program: Give Them What They Want: Reader-Focused Collection Development
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Join us Tuesday, September 25, 2:00- 4:00 PM, at the Archer Heights branch of the Chicago Public Library, for “Give Them What They Want: Reader-Focused Collection Development.” Presenters: Robin Bradford, Collection Development Librarian, Timberland Regional Library (WA) Stephen Sposato, Content Curation Manager, Chicago Public Library Nicole Steeves, Director, Fox River Grove Memorial Library Rebecca
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Upcoming Book Club Study: My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 1
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Please join us for a discussion of My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 1 by Emil Ferris led by Mike Hominick. Set against the tumultuous political backdrop of late ’60s Chicago, My Favorite Thing Is Monsters is the fictional graphic diary of 10-year-old Karen Reyes, filled with B-movie horror and pulp monster magazines iconography. Karen Reyes tries to solve the
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Upcoming genre study meeting: Contemporary Romance
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The third meeting of the ARRT Romance Genre Study will be on June 7, from 2-4 pm, at Lisle Public Library. We will be discussing Contemporary Romance. (No time travel involved!) You can find the assignment here. You can find the notes from the April 5 meeting here. Feel free to share them! If you
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Upcoming program: Hosting Author Events at Your Library
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Join us Tuesday, July 24, from 1:00 – 3:00 PM, at the Warren-Newport Public Library, for “Hosting Author Events at Your Library.” Presenters: Debbie Hoffman, Readers’ Services Librarian, Warren-Newport Public Library Marilyn Brant, Author Naomi McNeely, Bookseller Madelyn Austin, Adult Programming Specialist $15 for ARRT members, $20 for non-members Register here
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Notes from “Love Stories vs. Romance” genre study meeting: posted
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Notes from the “Love Stories vs. Romance” meeting of the Romance Genre Study are now available. You can find more information about the Romance Genre Study here.
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Nominations being accepted for ILA Readers’ Advisory Service Award
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It’s ILA Award Season! …and time for the ILA Readers’ Advisory Service Award sponsored by ARRT! This award recognizes excellence in the planning, development, or delivery of RA services to adults or teens. Nominees can be individuals, departments, teams, or entire libraries so long as the person (or their library) is an ILA member. (You can also nominate yourself!) Previous