Thursday on a Juneau Afternoon:
We’ll continue our series, WORDS-101, with a conversation on How To Read, with librarians Julie Niederhauser, Andi Hirsh, and mj grande;
We’ll talk with Celia Jackson, and Roger Rettig from the Red Cross, about an upcoming class on Disaster Preparedness;
James Hoagland, from the 4 A’s will be here with details about Saturday’s National HIV Testing Day;
We’ll talk with Clinton Singletary about Senior Sales Tax Exemption Cards.
And we’ll hear about art happenings in Juneau during Arts Up;
That, Writer’s Almanac, music and More, Thursday on A Juneau Afternoon, live at 3, repeated at 4 on KRNN, and available on line via ktoo.org
Tune in to KTOO-NEWS tonight at 7: A rebroadcast of last September’s Mudrooms event.
Building Your Collection One Title at a Time
It has never been easy to build a solid, well-rounded library collection; one that meets the various recreational and informational needs of everyone in the community.
Below are some book selection resources which may be helpful as you create your library’s collection.
Selection Resources
Booklist Online-“More than 160,000 book reviews for librarians, book groups, and book lovers-from the trusted experts at the American Library Association.” http://www.booklistonline.com
Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries http://www.ala.org/acrl/choice/home
The Horn Book-“Promoting good books for children and young adults is the heart of The Horn Book’s editorial mission.” http://www.hbook.com/category/choosing-books/recommended-books/#_
Kirkus Reviews-“Kirkus Reviews magazine gives industry professionals a sneak peek at the most notable books being published weeks before they are released.” https://www.kirkusreviews.com/
Library Journal-Previews of upcoming titles and essential collection development and reader’s advisory resources. http://reviews.libraryjournal.com/
New York Times Sunday Book Review– Contains some of the best book reviews ever written. http://www.nytimes.com/pages/books/review/index.html
Novelist-A comprehensive reader’s advisory resource available to librarians in Alaska though the Statewide Library Electronic Doorway (SLED) / http://lam.alaska.gov/sled
Publishers Weekly-Known as the “bible of the book” business and offers feature articles and news on all aspects of the book business, including bestsellers lists in a number of categories. http://www.publishersweekly.com/
“Best of” Books
PublishersLunch Bookateria-Access numerous book awards, best seller picks and “best of” lists from the top navigation bar. http://bookateria.publishersmarketplace.com/
Webinars
Booklist Webinars-Listen to experts discuss upcoming titles in various genres. Upcoming webinars will be discussing mysteries, romance and multicultural titles for children. http://www.booklistonline.com/
