The Art of Booktalking

RAILS

Tuesday, September 23, 2014, 10am-12:30pm

Jennifer Bromann-Bender, Librarian, Lincoln-Way West High School, New Lenox, IL and author of Booktalking Nonfiction: 200 Surefire Winners for Middle and High School Readers

Becky Spratford, Readers' Advisor, Berwyn Public Library, Berwyn, IL. Owner/operator of RA For All and author of The Readers' Advisory Guide to Horror, 2nd, ed.

Kaite Mediatore Stover, Director of Readers' Services, The Kansas City Public Library, Kansas City, MO

A morning dedicated to the art of booktalking! Come prepared to ask questions or share your best tips and tricks for engaging children, teens, and adults alike. Moderated by Booklist editor Rebecca Vnuk, this program is generously sponsored by Rowman & Littlefield, publishers of the Practical Guides for Librarians series of professional development reading for librarians.

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