Rx for RA
Rx for Small Libraries
Carmel Clay Public Library
3 desks – Reference / Technology / Reader’s Advisory
Not just RA – busy part of the library
Commitment is made to RA
Initial Training
- from manager
- 2 weeks
- bookmarks / displays
- pics of librarians with books with lists
- how to talk to readers
Genre study
- flexibility
- romance (chocolates)
- westerns (cowboy hats)
Reader’s Advisory for the Public Library – Joyce G. Saricks
Appeal Annotations
Library Journal Article 2007
Genre study
- core list of authors
- Homework
- CCPL Sample Annotation
- helps to think about the book
Joyce Saricks column – write a reader profile
Cross training
- useful books and websites – how to use
- return to the starting point – reread Saricks
Medium Sized Library
