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NELA 2014 presentation on LibraryReads
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Reconnect with Readers’ Advisory through LibraryReads New England Library Association Annual Conference October 20, 2014 Kristi Chadwick Stephanie Anderson Advisor, Massachusetts Library System Head of Reader Services, Darien Public Library @booksNyarn @bookavore
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Page 1: Reconnect to Reader's Advisory through LibraryReads - NELA 2014

Reconnect with Readers’ Advisory

through LibraryReads

New England Library Association

Annual Conference

October 20, 2014

Kristi Chadwick Stephanie Anderson

Advisor, Massachusetts Library System Head of Reader Services, Darien Public Library

@booksNyarn @bookavore

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What is LibraryReads?

● A monthly list of ten

adult books that

librarians have voted

for

● Books are all published

the month the list is

available

● A marketing and

readers’ advisory tool

for both librarians and

publishers

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How It Started

The Question: Where is the IndieBound for

libraries?

The Goal: Connect books with readers and

show the power public library staff has in

helping to build word-of-mouth for new books

and the role we play in creating audiences for

authors.

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Support

LibraryReads is run by volunteers.

Financial support from founding publishers:

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Why participate in LibraryReads?

● Increase libraries’

relevance with publishers

● Help launch great authors

and their books

● Increase your awareness

of new books

● Enhance your readers’

advisory skills

● Improve patron

experience by connecting

your customers to great

new reads

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How do I participate?

http://abovethetreeline.com/librarian/

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Create your Edelweiss account.

http://edelweiss.abovethetreeline.com/

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Find books to read.

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And after you’ve found a book that you love,

log in to your Edelweiss account...

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Look up the title and click “Your Review.”

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Show some love, check “Submit to LibraryReads”

box and hit “Save.”

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When Do I Vote?

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The art of finding ARCs

● Publisher newsletters

o http://www.earlywor

d.com/publishers/

● Library marketing

newsletters, Twitter, and

Facebook

● Industry newsletters and

blogs like Shelf

Awareness and Early

Word

● Giveaways on Goodreads

and LibraryThing

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The art of finding ARCs

At left, Netgalley. At right, Edelweiss. See how easy it is to request in both?

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How to write a blurb

● Start strong and get

to the point

● Find a way to sum up

action in one or two

sentences

● Mention who might

like the book

● End strong!

● Writers’ block? Go on

desk and recommend

it to a patron

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Find your hook!

● Hooks keep you

turning the pages

● Hooks = Appealo Character, Setting,

Language, Story

● Hooks are short and

sweet!

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Your turn!

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“I wanted to thank you for your

webinar on how to write reviews.

Today, one of my reviews appeared

on the June LibraryReads list. It was

so easy. So tell everyone just to try!”

--Lisa Joyce, Portland Public Library

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How LibraryReads can help you

● Get your blurbs in

newspapers local and

national

● Create stronger

relationships with

publishers and authors

● Promote readers’

advisory in your

library

● Use for resumes and

LinkedIn

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Making friends with LibraryReads

● Edelweiss

Community

● Request to be

friends with

colleagues and

LR nominators

● Daily emails with

books that

friends are:o Recommending

o (or not)

o Anticipating

o Highly Anticipating

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Using LibraryReads online

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LibraryReads in the Library

● Collection developmento Check list against your

orders to add more great

books to the collection

● Readers’ advisoryo 10 more books you can

pretend you’ve read!

● Book groupso Many LR blurbs point out

book group choices

● Social mediao Extra content for FB,

Twitter

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LibraryReads displays in the library

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Questions?

Stephanie Anderson

[email protected]

Twitter: @bookavore

Kristi Chadwick

[email protected]

Twitter: @booksNyarn


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