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Tuesday, October 26, 2021
A Librarian's Perspective on E-Lending via Book Riot
Today I would like you to head over to Book Riot to see this excellent essay about E-Books and libraries. I am constantly dismayed at the number of library workers who disparage E-Books [and Graphic Novel and Audio]. More often than not this comes from an equally annoying tendency of those in our profession to fetishize the physical book as an object.
Becky Spratford [MLIS] is a Readers' Advisor in Illinois specializing in serving patrons ages 13 and up. She trains library staff all over the world on how to match books with readers through the local public library. She runs the critically acclaimed RA training blog RA for All. She is under contract to provide content for EBSCO’s NoveList database and writes reviews for Booklist and a horror review column for Library Journal. Becky is a 21 year locally elected Library Trustee [still serving], a Board member for the Reaching Across Illinois Library System, and on the Executive Board of the Illinois Library Association. Known for her work with horror readers, Becky is the author of The Reader’s Advisory Guide to Horror, Third Edition [ALA Editions, 2021]. She is a proud member of the Horror Writers Association and currently serves as the Association’s Secretary and organizer of their annual Librarians’ Day. You can follow Becky on Twitter @RAforAll.
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