Booktalk!

Booktalk!

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  • Author: Joni Richards Bodart
  • Publisher:
  • ISBN:
  • Category : Book talks
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 300


Something to Talk About

Something to Talk About

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  • Author: Ann-Marie Cyr
  • Publisher: Scarecrow Press
  • ISBN: 1461671256
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 135

This is the first book to focus solely on booktalking to adults. Here is an instruction manual and a material sourcebook in one; providing the reader with both step-by-step instructions on how to write a booktalk and 88 samples to use when creating a booktalk program for an adult audience.


Consumer Health Information Services and Programs

Consumer Health Information Services and Programs

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  • Author: M. Sandra Wood
  • Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
  • ISBN: 1442262745
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 178

Consumer Health Information Programs and Services: Best Practices presents examples of successful and long-standing library programs and services that provide health information to consumers—the general public, patients, and families or patients – who seek information about health and diseases. This best practices volume brings together library programs and services currently offered in hospital libraries, public libraries, academic health sciences libraries, and standalone consumer health libraries, covering a range of topics and special programs.


The Mystery Readers' Advisory

The Mystery Readers' Advisory

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  • Author: John Charles
  • Publisher: American Library Association
  • ISBN: 9780838908112
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 244

Three librarians from Scottsdale, Arizona provide library staff with an introduction to the mystery genre and offer tips and techniques for providing advice to mystery readers in the library. They include some of their own bibliographies, but refer readers elsewhere for fuller ones. They also include a brief history of the genre to pass on to readers new to it.


Booktalks Plus

Booktalks Plus

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  • Author: Lucy Schall
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
  • ISBN: 0313009198
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 282

Obesity in a world where thin is endlessly in vogue, pros and cons of tattoos and body piercing, and family blending. This guide leads you to quality literature that inspires students to read and discover more about these and many other issues they find relevant. Booktalks for more than 100 titles are accompanied by motivational activities and lists of related works. In addition, pithy book summaries and bibliographic information are given. Fiction and nonfiction titles, most published since 1995, were selected with curriculum connections in mind and are arranged topically.


Young Adult Literature in Action

Young Adult Literature in Action

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  • Author: Rose Brock
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
  • ISBN:
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 273

Taking a genre approach, this overview of young adult literature shows new librarians and library science students the criteria to use for selecting quality books, including recommended titles. This third edition of Young Adult Literature in Action draws on the success of the previous two editions authored by Rosemary Chance, updating and expanding on them to meet the needs of today's librarians and library science students. It includes a new focus on diverse books, LGBTQ+ selections, the role of book formats, and the relevance of librarians serving teen populations and is an ideal resource for teaching young adult literature courses. Organized by major genre divisions, this easy-to-use book includes new information on timely topics such as audio and e-books, accessible books, and graphic novels. Each chapter includes revised and updated information on collaborative activities, featured books, special topics and programs, selected awards and celebrations, historical connections, recommended resources, issues for discussion, author comments, and assignment suggestions. Further updates include citations of exemplary young adult books and award winners, references, websites, and a bibliography.


Where Do I Start?

Where Do I Start?

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  • Author: Santa Clara County Office of Education
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
  • ISBN:
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 238

If you're new to running a library or looking for a refresher, this book can serve as your first reference source for school library operation, providing overview information on a wealth of topics, lists of resources for more in-depth information, and coverage of current topics such as Web 2.0, fundraising, digital booktalks, and cybersafety. With the extreme budget cuts most school libraries are facing, professional development resources for library support staff that improve library management efficiency are in great demand. This popular handbook provides an overview of many topics related to school libraries, collecting a vast amount of information together in one volume with an extensive index and selected additional resources. Written in an accessible style, it provides a quick reference and overview information for the operation of school libraries that both experienced and new library staff will find useful. Designed to be read both cover-to-cover and utilized as a ready reference, the second edition of Where Do I Start?: A School Library Handbook has updated subject material that includes coverage of Web 2.0 applications, library web pages, reading books to students, digital storytelling, future trends in library automation, and more.


The Booktalker's Bible

The Booktalker's Bible

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  • Author: Chapple Langemack
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
  • ISBN: 0313053448
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 214

Whether you're preparing for your first booktalk or you're a seasoned booktalking pro, this lively and light-hearted guide provides all the information you need to create a smashing booktalking program—from finding your audience and choosing the books to performing the booktalk and evaluating the program. Filled with insightful, humorous, and inspiring stories from some of today's best booktalkers, this practical guide includes hundreds of sample booktalks, reproducible forms, and booktalk booklists for a wide variety of audiences. A must purchase for anyone who booktalks or wants to get started. Topics include: • Why Booktalk? • The Golden Rules of Booktalking • Choosing Your Books • Building a No-Fail Booktalk • Delivering a Dazzling Booktalk • Booktalking to Adults • Booktalking to Children and Teens • Booktalking in Schools • Taking It on the Road • Booktalking Variations • Evaluation and All That Jazz


Serving Boys Through Readers' Advisory

Serving Boys Through Readers' Advisory

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  • Author: Michael Sullivan
  • Publisher: American Library Association
  • ISBN: 083891022X
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 162

" ... With an emphasis on non-fiction and the boy-friendly categories of genre fiction, this book offers a wealth of material including tips for how to booktalk one-on-one as well as in large groups, methods of performing indirect readers' advisory with parents or teachers, and suggested read-alikes as well as titles to offer a boy in place of a book he did not like or would not read ..."--Page 4 of cover.


Making the Match

Making the Match

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  • Author: Teri S. Lesesne
  • Publisher: Stenhouse Publishers
  • ISBN: 1571103813
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 249

Explains how teachers and librarians can steer students to the literature they love by focusing on three key areas: knowing the readers, knowing the books, and knowing the strategies to motivate students to read.