ARRT Updates with Links and CE Options for All Both Near and Far

It's a new year for ARRT and for the first time in a long time, I am not on the Steering Committee, but I am still a member.

One of the things I worked on while on the Steering Committee was to make as much of the ARRT work product as possible available to people everywhere.

ARRT is a regional RA networking and continuing education group which means you get the most out of the membership if you live in the Chicagoland area. However, we produce resources through our programs that can and should be used by anyone serving leisure reading patrons at any library, anywhere.

As ARRT begins the new year, the latest issue of the newsletter just went out to the mailing list. You can click here to see that newsletter with all of the links, but I also wanted to remind you that you do NOT need to be a member of ARRT to get the newsletter. Anyone can signup for the ARRT mailing list here.

I did want to repost a few of the most useful links and information from the newsletter, here on the blog. You can find those below. Personally, I plan to be at the February launch of the Nonfiction genre study and the next Book Club Study meeting. So maybe I will see some of you there in person, or  you will see me in the notes [for those of you who participate from afar].

Have a great weekend.

ARRTcon 2019

A big thank you to all of you that attended ARRTcon 2019. It was a full day of presentations and sessions about readers' advisory. We also were thrilled to announce the newest version of the ARRT Popular Fiction List. As members of ARRT, you should have received an email with a file of the most current list. You can find slides and handouts from ARRTcon 2019 here. 

 

Book Club Study: The Mars Room

In November, we discussed The Mars Room by Rachel Kushner. The leadership topic focused on discussing Summer and Winter reading programs.

 

The next Book Club Study:

Book Club Study  Wednesday, February 19th, 2-4pm  Deerfield Public Library   Please arrange to obtain your own copy of the book for the discussion. As always, discussion of the book includes a leadership topic session devoted to sharing practical solutions to the problems and concerns of book discussion leaders. The leadership topic for this session is discussing nonfiction. Please bring a list of  nonfiction titles you have discussed with your book group.    Free to ARRT members. RSVP to Melissa Stoeger  (mstoeger@deerfieldlibrary.org) Romance Genre Study  We wrapped up our 2 year Romance Genre Study in 2019. Here are the notes for the last sessions in 2019: August: Paranormal Romance. October: Romance Programming and Merchandising. December: Book Talks and Wrap-Up. Save the Date: 2020 Narrative Nonfiction Genre Study  2/6/2020 @ Lisle District Library: Welcome Meeting, 2-4 p.m. 4/2/2020 @ Glenview Public Library: Social Issues, 2-4 p.m. 6/4/2020 @ Lisle District Library: Let's Make Something: Food, Crafts, Arts and Decorating, 2-4 p.m. Click here for full schedule.