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

Join us at the Downers Grove Public Library on Tuesday, October 29th from 1-4 p.m. for a day of brainstorming and discussion at ARRT's first unconference dedicated to readers' advisory!

 

For more information, please see the attached flyer or visit https://arrtunconference.eventbrite.com. We hope to see you there!
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ARRT Unconference

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WHOLE  COLLECTION READERS ADVISORY PROGRAM
In August, ARRT presented an exciting panel discussion exploring Whole Collection Readers’ Advisory.

Here you can check out the Power Point Presentations as our three experts explore the changing role and evolving nature of RA in the public library. 
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Whole Collection RA 1: Into the Wild
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Whole Collection RA 2: Urban Stories
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Whole Collection RA 3: Birder's Kit

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QUARTERLY LITERARY FICTION BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP

The next meeting of the ARRT Quarterly Literary Fiction Book Discussion Group will be held on Wednesday, October 23, at 1:30 p.m. at the new Edgewater Branch of the Chicago Public Library. The library is located at 6000 N. Broadway in Chicago. Any ARRT member can participate in this program. There is no fee.

The book to be discussed will be Honor by Elif Shafak. The discussion will be led by ARRT Steering Committee member Joanna Hazelden. To register, please contact Joanna at hazelden@chipublib.org. Participants should secure their own copy of the book and read it prior to the program.

 

The parking lot entrance is in the alley behind the library, accessible off Norwood Street to our north. If you would like short tour of the Edgewater Branch, please come at 1 p.m.  MORE

 

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ADULT POPULAR FICTION LIST

Calling all Readers Advisors!
The 4th and latest edition of the Adult Popular Fiction List 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 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 List for $15.00, please e-mail Debbie Walsh  dwalsh@gpld.org