Summer 2018
No. 79
Membership
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Upcoming Events
Upcoming program: Give Them What They Want: Reader-Focused Collection Development

Tuesday, September 25th, 2-4pm.
 
Location: Archer Heights branch of the Chicago Public Library
 
Readers are flocking to library’s leisure collections. To make smart collection choices, we must look further than circulation statistics and learn what our entire community desires. Our presenters are using methods suitable at libraries of any size to incorporate patron wishes into collection development, making readers integral to the whole process.
 
Presenters:
Robin Bradford, Collection Development Librarian, Timberland Regional Library (WA)
Stephen Sposato, Content Curation Manager, Chicago Public Library
Nicole Steeves, Director, Fox River Grove Memorial Library
Rebecca Bartlett, Collection Services Manager, La Grange Public Library
 
$15 ARRT Members; $20 Nonmembers
Register here.
 
Book Club Study
Wednesday, November 7th, 2-4 pm.
Stickney-Forest Public Library
 
Please join us for a discussion of The Leavers: A Novel by Lisa Ko 
 
An award-winning debut novel follows the experiences of a Chinese youth who when his undocumented worker mother fails to return home is adopted by a family that attempts to make him over as an American teen while he struggles to reconcile his new life with memories of the family he left behind.
 
Following the discussion, the leadership topic will be about the basics of book clubs. Where to start? What resources to use? What are your must-haves when running a book club at your library? 
 
Free to ARRT Members. RSVP to Sonia Reppe
(reppes@sfvpld.org)
 
Event Recaps
Book Club Study: My Favorite Thing is Monsters, V1.
In August, we discussed My Favorite Thing is Monsters, V1 by Emil Ferris. The leadership topic focused on discussing the alternate formats for book discussions.
 
Romance Genre Study 
Our 2 year genre study is well on it's way for Romance and the group met in April for Love Stories, June for Contemporary Romance and August for the first session of Historical Romance (notes coming soon). Next up will be the second session of Historical Romance meeting in October. 
 
Save the Date: 2018 Romance Genre Study 
10/4/18 @ Lisle District Library: Historical Romance, Cont.
12/6/18 @ Glenview Public Library : LGBTQ Romance
2/7/19 @ Lisle District Library: Romantica & Erotica
4/4/19 @ Glenview Public Library: Gentle Romance
 
Come see us at ILA!
Kelly Jensen
(Don't) Call Me Crazy: Book Release and Author Interview
Thursday, October 11
A former librarian, Kelly has found passion for writing to teen audiences, as well as for those who work with them. She is an editor for Book Riot, where she runs the biweekly "What's Up in YA?" young adult newsletter, the biweekly "Check Your Shelf" newsletter for librarians, cohosts the "Hey YA" podcast about young adult literature, and writes regular columns and other features about YA books and libraries. Her books include (Don’t) Call Me Crazy: 33 Voices Start The Conversation About Mental Health and Here We Are: Feminism For The Real World, both from Algonquin Young Readers. Here We Are earned rave reviews from The Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune, Kirkus Reviews, Teen Vogue, and more, and it was named an SLJ Best Book of 2017, as well as an official nomination for YALSA's Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults award. She's also the author of It Happens: A Guide to Contemporary Realistic Fiction For The YA Reader, published with VOYA. When not writing or reading, Kelly teaches classical vinyasa-style yoga, as well as practices photography. She lives in the Chicago area with her husband, three cats, and rabbit. 
 
 
ILA ARRT Readers' Advisory Service Award
The Adult Services Department of the Deerfield Public Library is the recipient of the 2018 Illinois Library Association Readers’ Advisory Service Award.
 
The award, presented and sponsored by the Adult Reading Round Table, recognizes excellence in the planning, development and delivery of readers’ advisory service to adults and teens. Deerfield’s Adult Services Department was selected for their innovative, impactful Read Without Boundaries program. This year-long program was launched in January 2018 to challenge patrons to read outside their comfort zone, with the goal of strengthening the community, broadening understanding of others, and providing insight into different cultures, opinions, and perspectives. Each month of the program features a selected theme meant to challenge patrons to read one title that promotes empathy or understanding. Readers receive prizes for individual challenges and completing the overall program. The program is an adult program, but adults of all abilities are encouraged to participate, regardless of reading level.
 
Claire Steiner, Head of Adult Services cites positive feedback from participants, stating: “Many participants expressed that they would never have read a book like the one they chose had it not been for the challenge. The program has provided the Deerfield community with a multitude of opportunities to grow as readers and thinkers.” 
 
 
 
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