Adult Reading Round Table
Developing Readers Advisory skills and promoting reading for pleasure through
public libraries in the Chicago metropolitan area

THE ARRT GENRE BOOT CAMP IS BACK!

 

Join us on Thursday, May 16th at the Naperville Public Library for a full-day Readers Advisory crash course. This is a great opportunity for new advisors to get up to speed and for anyone looking to brush up on specific genres. The Genre Boot Camp is also an excellent opportunity to network with other professionals and bring new ideas back to your library.

 

  • Learn how to use fourth edition of the ARRT Popular Fiction List. Don't have yours yet? You can purchase a specially priced copy with your registration.
  • Get inspired by Joyce Saricks, author of The Readers' Advisory Guide to Genre Fiction and Readers' Advisory Service in the Public Library, as she starts the day with a keynote address.
  • Next, you will attend three breakout sessions. Whip your RA skills into shape with a customized slate of genre workshops, led by experts in the field. Novice Readers Advisors should consider attending specially-designed sessions that will explore the similarities and differences between related genres.
  • Finally, meet author John Everson – the winner of the Bram Stoker award for First Novels for his debut, Covenant, and a current finalist for the 2012 Bram Stoker for Superior Achievement in a Novel for NightWhere.

Your registration is due by April 25th and includes a light breakfast and a box lunch. Just fill out and return the attached registration form to take part in this exciting program!
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Boot Camp Registration

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GENRE STUDY

2013 ARRT Genre Study of Graphic Novels

The genre study met on April 4th, and the first Thursday of alternating months thereafter.
 
 For more information, contact Annabelle Mortensen mortensen@skokie.library.info


ADULT POPULAR
FICTION WORKBOOK

Calling all Readers Advisors!

The 4th and latest edition of the Adult Popular Fiction Workbook is now available for purchase. 

 

Published in 2012 and created by the members of the Adult Reading Round Table Steering Committee, the ARRT Popular Fiction Workbook (formerly named the Adult Popular Fiction List) was designed to help library staff evaluate their knowledge of popular fiction for adults.  The workbook can be used to help structure a discussion group or reading plan within an individual library or library system. 

The list was first updated in 2002 to reflect the latest trends in popular reading.  In 2007, the list was revised again, including more areas of popular interest and broadening its scopes to "popular fiction" from "genre fiction."   

Four levels of "familiarity" were established:
I have read this author
I have read about this author
I have heard of this author
I have never heard of this author

The list is divided into 14 categories. Only those authors the committee considered most important, popular, and currently writing are included. Librarians are encouraged to add authors of local interest to the list.
If you are interested in purchasing the 4th edition of The Adult Popular Fiction Workbook for $15.00, please e-mail Debbie Walsh  dwalsh@geneva.lib.il.us

LITERARY FICTION
BOOK DISCUSSION

The next ARRT Literary Book Discussion will be on April 17, 2013 from 1:30-3:30 at the Geneva Public Library, 127 James Street, Geneva, IL 60134. We will be reading and discussing State of Wonder by Ann Patchett. Participants are responsible for securing their own copy of the book and reading it prior to the discussion.

From the book jacket:
“Ann Patchett has dazzled readers with her award-winning books…now she raises the bar with State of Wonder, a provocative, ambitious, and thrilling novel set deep in the Amazon jungle. In a narrative replete with poison arrows, devouring snakes, and a neighboring tribe of cannibals, State of Wonder is a world unto itself, where unlikely beauty stands beside unimaginable loss. It is a tale that leads the reader into the very heart of darkness, and then shows us what lies on the other side.”
Unforgettable characters, edge-of-your-seat action and lyrical writing make this a book well worth discussing. Please join us for our next ARRT Quarterly Literary Book Discussion.

To register, contact Debbie Walsh, Geneva Public Library District (630) 232-0780 x227 or dwalsh@geneva.lib.il.us
 

 

2013 MEMBERSHIP
Renew your ARRT membership today! 
Just fill out the attached form and return it with your membership fee.
 
The 2013 ARRT program lineup will include:
Genre Boot Camp program in the Spring
Whole Collection RA  program in the Summer
RA Unconference in the Fall
Graphic Novel Genre Study
Quarterly Book Discussions

We look forward to seeing you at all the ARRT programs!
 
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ARRT Membership Flyer 2013