Below is the text of the email Danielle Borasky, NoveList VP, sent out. She always has a year end message and this one was particular important for me to share with all of my readers.
Click here to access the formatted and more aesthetically pleasing letter if you would like.
I would personally like to thank her for letting everyone know how they, leaders in the RA world, are working toward helping us all. I hope we can use her example to move all of our services forward as well.
Full disclosure, a class I am being paid to give with Robin is linked below. Yes, I am part of their overall plans to be more inclusive and to set the example for other libraries to join that mission, but that is not why I am passing this message on. I know Danielle personally, and we have been in conversation about many of this issues and initiatives for years-- even in the early days of the pandemic. I know they are a fee based database, but I vouch for her and the team she leads. They want to be a part of the solution and I am proud to be part of their team.
Even of you are not a subscriber to NoveList, there are things you can take away from this message to lead your service to readers into 2023 and beyond.
Also, click here to see NoveList's 2022 Year in Review report as well. It is always important to look back as you look forward. In fact, this reminds me to remind all of you that I always post my goals for the year on this blog, preceded by my own personal assessment of the previous year's goals. Currently those posts are set for 1/9 and 1/10 (after my New Year's vacation).
Now, here is Danielle Borasky with her Call to Action for 2023.
We’re reimagining our approach to describing books to be more inclusive and precise so that readers have more pathways for learning about others.
We introduced a new chat service for readers to help them find that just-right book in the moment. We’ve already seen amazing feedback from readers who’ve benefitted from this highly personalized service.
We released several new professional development opportunities for learning the secrets of helping readers effectively and being inclusive while doing it.
We’re providing libraries with outstanding communication tools and best practices for promoting the library – because it’s essential to remind readers that their library is the ideal place to jump-start their reading life.
We’re planning a special focus in 2023 on “Summer at the Library” to help make summertime a catalyst for learning and growth through reading. Stay tuned for more info.
- To support the growing number of Spanish-speaking patrons, we introduced a new tool for building a Spanish-language collection at your library.
There is so much more to do, and we’re ready to work at it. Happy Holidays to you and your readers! See you in 2023.
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