Call to Action Archive

Below is the archive of my Call to Action posts.  The first post outlines WHY I started this series.

You can look at the posts in chronological order in the list below, or click on the Call to Action tag to bring them up in reverse chronological order to see the most recent post.  Feel free to leave a comment whenever you encounter these posts. I will get an email alerting me to your comment. These issues are not time sensitive to when they were posted.  They are for you, the library worker who is helping leisure readers to improve your skills and our entire profession.

• Reader's Advisor Online Calls You to Action [May 16, 2016]
• Our ARC Problem [May 18, 2016]
• Diverse Books in Authorship and Genre [May 23, 2016]
• Get Off Your Butt Rant [May 31, 2016]
• Using Summer Reading Programs As a RA Tool [June 6, 2016]
• Let Your Staff Talk! [June 13, 2016]
• Listening to a Book Is Reading [June 20, 2016]
• In-House Usage...It Counts! [June 27, 2016]
• Don’t Bad Mouth Any Books or Authors in Public...EVER! [July 11, 2016]
• Joyce Saricks Calls Us To Action [August 9, 2016]
• Serving Seniors [August 15, 2016]
• Get Out There and Read Something You Are Afraid Of [August 22, 2016]
• A report by a librarian who answered the call
• Match Everything to Books and Books to Everything [August 29, 2016]
• Have You Been Keeping in Genre Shape? [September 6, 2016]
• Promote Your Staff [September 12, 2016]
• It’s Horror Boot Camp Time [September 26, 2016]
• LISTEN! [November 7, 2016]
• Participate! [November 14, 2016]
• Write Better Reviews [November 21, 2016]
• Make a Holiday Gift Guide [November 28, 2016]
• A gift guide by a library who answered the call
• Make a Reading Plan for This Year, But First Assess How You Did Last Year [January 9, 2017]
• Believe in Yourselves-- Readers’ Advisory IS Activism [January 30, 2017]
• Make Your Own “Best Sellers” Lists [February 6, 2017]
• The Power of Our Choices- guest post by Robin Bradford [February 13, 2017]
• Go Visit A Library You Have Never Been To [February 27, 2017]
• Nominate Your Peers [or Yourself] for an RA Award [March 6, 2017]
• Celebrate National Library Week [April 10, 2017]
• Go Read a Poem [or 2] [April 17, 2017]
• Get Involved With A Writers’ Association [April 24, 2017]
• Help Improve RA Service by Battling Library Anxiety [May 8, 2017]
• Allow People to Dislike the Books You Suggest [May 15, 2017]
• Create Networking Groups for Both Practical and Emotional Support [June 5, 2017]
• Shelve Series in Number Order NOT Alpha Order [August 15, 2017]
• Stay in the Know With Minimal Effort [August 28, 2017]
• RA Service and Tech Services Need To Be A Patron Focused Team [September 5, 2017]
• Don’t Be Complacent About Banned Books Week [September 25, 2017]
• Take Horror Seriously [October 2, 2017]
• Conduct a Diversity Audit [November 6, 2017]
• RA Service Is Just As Important As Reference [November 27, 2017]
• Before You Make Reading Resolutions for 2018, Assess Your 2017 Resolutions [January 8, 2018]
• Shake Up Your Continuing Education Routine [January 16, 2018]
• Curating and Promoting Diverse Collections is NON-NEGOTIABLE [April 8, 2018]
• Formats are Not Genres [May 29, 2018]
• Go to a Conference, Any Conference [June 29, 2018]
• Don’t Shelve Your Series in Alpha Order [July 16, 2018]
• Make Your Displays Less Fancy and More Inclusive [August 13, 2018]
• Start a Book and Don't Finish It [September 28, 2018]
• Set Your Reference Collections Free [November 5, 2018]
• Booktalking Prompts Made Easy [November 13, 2018]
• Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Begins At Home [January 1, 2019]
• Stop Spreading the Fake News That Library Books Are Free [February 7, 2019]
• Set a Better Example of the First Rule fo RA Service [April 18, 2019]
• Ask Patrons What They Didn't Find and Then Actually Listen To Their Answers [June 27, 2019]
• All You Need for a Display Are Items for Patrons to Check Out [September 10, 2019]
• It's Not About You! [April 13, 2020]
• Stop Asking For People's Gender on Library Card Applications [January 21, 2021]