Wednesday, September 05, 2007

Professional Book of the Week

Title: The Teen Reader’s Advisor
Author: RoseMary Honnold

About the book:
Honnold presents a comprehensive resource for those interested in developing or enhancing existing reader’s advisory services for young adults/teens. The first part of the book includes practical advice for developing and maintaining the service. The second part is a wide ranging listing of suggestible books organized by main topic area. This easy to use reference tool is the perfect aid for anyone dealing with teen readers.

Read-a-like:
Guiding the Reader to the Next Book by Kenneth D. Shearer

Other notes:
Katie’s specialty is reader’s advisory and is happy to train on techniques as well as assist in developing suggestions for patrons.