Readers’ Advisory Service in the Public Library

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Do you have anything else like this?” In public libraries, reference librarians are often called on to make recommendations to readers, sometimes in genres that they don’t personally read. Learning how to frame a discussion and articulate the appeal of a book, author, or genre marks the essence of a successful readers’ advisor. Readers’ advisory is defined as, “patron-oriented library service for adult fiction readers,” according to Saricks, a noted expert on the su… More >>

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