I am on an airplane this morning en route to my book event event in MA, but I wanted to alert you all the Steve Thomas' excellent podcast Circulating Ideas, specifically his most recent episode. Click here or see below.
306: Passive Readers’ Advisory, with Lila Denning
Lila Denning is a librarian in Florida specializing in Passive Readers’ Advisory for patrons of all ages. She is the Acquisitions Coordinator for the St Petersburg Library System and has worked in circulation, collection development, reference, and youth services. She serves the volunteer coordinator for the Horror Writers Association. You can find her on BlueSky @Vantine.bsky.social. On her blog, bookdisplays.blogspot.com, she talks about ideas for book displays and other forms of Passive Readers Advisory and how to best use it to serve your patrons.
SHOW NOTES:
While this episode gives you an introduction to Lila's work and provides the link to her blog, I want to direct you specifically to this post where Lila introduces who she is and how she can help you and your staff.
I will end with Lila's own words from here:
Let Me Help You Unshelve Your Collection This Year!
A short introduction to me and what I try to do here. I have worked for my library system for 18 years as of this year. My time here has taken me from a branch library to reference to circulation and then to acquisitions. I updated our website, was an administrator for our ILS, and created and ran reports. As far as programming is concerned, I have created and ran programs for infants through older people.
Basically, except for administration, I have done it in a public library.
Before libraries, I earned a masters degree in religious studies with a focus on Holocaust studies and antisemitism. For a time, I was a manager at Barnes and Noble, ran a comic book store, and worked for a brokerage firm.
I serve as Volunteer Coordinator for the Horror Writers Association and review (primarily) horror for both Booklist and Library Journal. I love promoting the books I love on my social media accounts. Spending energy putting a light on what you love is a better use of time than dragging books that didn't work for you online. I also add photos of displays I love to help give you ideas!
Now, I work to help library workers learn how to use passive readers advisory to market their collections more effectively. A well designed book display can help shine a spotlight on those titles that haven't received love from your patrons recently. Focusing on the books rather than decorations or elaborate signage, borrowing book store techniques can help your patrons find their next great read. This will likely be a book that they hadn't had on their mind when they entered your building.
I have presented for a variety of state and national organizations including webinars for PCI. These topics include:
*Book Display Basics for Every Library Worker
*Book Displays That Do More - Interactive Book Displays with Passive Programming
*Engaging Patrons With Better Book Displays
*Inclusive Readers Advisory for Any Library Worker
*An Introduction to Passive Readers Advisory
*Love Is In the Air : Marketing Your Romance Collection Using Passive Readers Advisor
*Marketing Your Collection, Services, and Programs with Better Book Displays
*Not Just In October: Marketing Your Horror and Dark Literature Collection with Passive Readers Advisory
* Using Book Displays and More to Market Your Winter Holiday Collection
If you are interested in having me teach your staff my techniques for using passive readers advisory, please reach out to me - Lila.Denning (at) gmail (dot) com.
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