Hello, Friends!

2009 marked the 25th anniversary of RA programming provided for Chicago-area librarians (and sometimes beyond) by the Adult Reading Round Table. Ever wonder what similar group exist across the country?  You may live too far away to participate in ARRT's meetings, but there may be a similar group nearby.  Here is a growing list of groups that provide RA programming and training.

If you would like to add your group to this list please contact Joyce Saricks at saricksj@gmail.com and we'll post the information here.  And if you don't have a group in your area, perhaps this will inspire you to start one!

READER'S ADVISORY ROUND TABLE (OF THE MINNESOTA LIBRARY ASSOCIATION)

Area Served: All of Minnesota and western Wisconsin

Type of Programming:

1. Programs for the annual MLA Conference: One Book, One Conference; RA Happy Hour, and usually 2-4 programs dealing some aspect of RA.

2. Reader's Advisory Retreat--1 day-retreat to focus on specific genre, problem, or emerging issue or topic in RA.

3. professional networking

Contact Person: Angie Noyes, Chair 2009   
angie.noyes@co.washington.mn.us

WISCONSIN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION HAS A SECTION CALLED The Readers Section
http://www.wla.lib.wi.us/readers/
Essentially this group provides programming at WLA's annual fall conference, the spring Wisconsin Association of Public Librarians conference and a book discussion at the Wisconsin Association of Academic Librarians spring conference.

The current chair is Jennifer Einwalter @ jeinwalt@mwfls.org