2014

Writers and Libraries: Author Panel

Wednesday, October 8, 2014, 4:15-5:15 p.m.

Sponsored by: Conference Arrangements Committee

Speakers: Kaite Stover, Director of Readers' Services, The Kansas City Public Library

Join Kaite Stover, Director of Reader's Services at the Kansas City Public Library, for a panel discussion with authors Brian Katcher (Playing With Matches, Almost Perfect, and Everyone Dies in the End), Laura McHugh (The Weight of Blood), and Nina Mukerjee Furstenau (Biting Through the Skin). Hear about their recent work, other contemporary writers that they particularly love and recommend, and their thoughts on the evolving relationships between writers and libraries.

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Readers' Advisory for a New Age of Readers

Thursday, October 9, 2014, 10:15-11 a.m.

Sponsored by: Conference Arrangements Committee

Speakers: Kaite Stover, Director of Readers' Services, The Kansas City Public Library

In the ever-changing world of libraries, readers’ advisory has noticed shifts in formats, delivery methods, and how staff can participate in readers’ advisory training. Have a conversation about the future of formats for readers, new options for delivery of suggested reading, and how readers’ advisory training is changing with the times.

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