Top 5 of 5: A Current Affair

Thursday, March 22, 2018, 4 pm-5 pm

Kristi Chadwick, Consultant, Massachusetts Library System, Marlborough, MA

Naphtali Faris, Lone Jack Branch Manager, Mid-Continent Public Library, Independence, MO

Andie Paloutzian, Assistant to Executive Director, New Orleans Public Library, New Orleans, LA

Diana Platt, Community Engagement Librarian, Kansas City Public Library, Kansas City, MO

Barry Trott, Digital Services Director, Williamsburg Regional Library, Williamsburg, VA

Louisa Whitfield-Smith, Turner Community Library Manager, Kansas City Kansas Public Library, Kansas City, KS

Floundering at the desk when asked for a book you might not be familiar with? Get “go-to” lists of the latest and best books/authors for popular fiction, genre fiction, and nonfiction for leisure readers. RA experts will showcase hot topics trending in the news (science, international fiction, diversity in youth books, political issues, and LGBTQ+) and what frontline library staff should know about them: the top five books, up-and-coming authors/titles, and trends.

Top 5 of 5: A Current Affair handout

Powerpoint presentation