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Novelist Page Overviews:
Provide a brief overview of one of the following pages on Novelist.
Reader’s Advisory:
- Your toolbox for all the tips and tricks of how to best advise your patrons!
- has quick link to new books that may be mentioned in the media that patrons might be asking about
- resources on how to upgrade your skills and knowledge on how to be a good readers advisor, including helpful training books
- gives resources on how to better understand and communicate genres to a wide array of audiences, namely adults and teens
- provides tips on how to market and promote hot topic books in your library as well as common scenarios that you might encounter as a RA
- Links to several key resources on how to best advise book clubs on their materials, discussions, and how to form a book club
Working With Youth
- Under the "Especially for" tab in the Banner. Link :https://web.s.ebscohost.com/novelist/teachbooks?vid=25&sid=740f1400-2016-4026-8f1d-c33cdf92889e%40redis
- This page is a Toolkit of resources for providing services to youth.
- Separated by age group (younger kids, older kids, and teens), programming, diverse books, Canadian youth content.
Age group: Younger Kids
Book Club Resources
- Book club discussion guides for Librarians and Reading Advisors on over 150 books
- guides feature concise summaries, similar novels, and discussion prompts
- Articles that explore how to start a book club and revitalize an existing book club
Book Display Ideas
- Provides articles/lists of different book display ideas based on age range and topic
- Each list includes examples of titles to include on a book display with pictures and a summary
- They seem to be lists created by librarians that have used these in their own libraries
Genre Outlines
-you can use tone to narrow done the genre; making comparisons helps to direct the reader to certain types of books
-"tone is the feeling that a book evokes in the reader. In many cases, this category best answers the question, 'What are you in the mood for?'"
-some examples: amusing, angst-filled, atmospheric, bleak, darkly humourous, emotionally intense, plot-driven etc.
-some terms apply only to non-fiction: impartial or impassioned
-some terms apply more to certain age groups: eg. kids may use "gross, noisy, silly, scary" etc.
-be specific when refining with tone: many types of humour -- amusing, irreverent, sardonic
-for readers that focus on a book's setting, have them focus on a strong sense of place, and then pair with a location -- "anything from Paris to Middle Earth"
Keeping Up With
- A variety of genre links by that users can select from.
- As a "one-stop for busy librarians", librarians can find curated book lists of a particular genre, and free printable materials (e.g., flyers) to share with their libraries.