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May 10, 2007

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CO Readers Advisory Interest Group

May 10, 2007

1:30-4:30 pm

Roxborough Neighborhood Library – Douglas County Libraries

Present: Mary Jones, Westminster; Lynn Sigman, DCL; Becky Spilver, DCL; Deann Carpenter, DCL; Dedra Anderson, DCL; Amy Gornikewicz, Eagle Valley; Jean Ward, Westminster; Katharine Phenix, Rangeview; Beth Armstrong, Boulder; Laurel Seppak-Etra , Boulder; Marcia Craighead, DCL; Dodie Ownes, Stacks

Agenda:

CAL Interest Group parameters – Mary

CAL has asked the group to remember that Interest Groups are not intended to have training sessions. Training should occur as organized within the CAL structure. IG will focus on information sharing and networking. Group will forward ideas and suggestions for formal training sessions on to Naoma Walberg, CAL Continuing Education coordinator, for consideration.

 

Report on RAIG proposals for CAL ’07 – Mary, Dodie

Three proposals being formed – one on electronic resources for RA; one BookBuzz type session with publishers presenting; one with reps from BookLetters, DearReader and NextReads presenting on RA outreach.  Two of these could be combined to form a half day preconference.

(CAL Conference Chairs have set up a half day preconference with Nancy Pearl!)

Wiki – Katharine, Mary

Trying to get the name of the wiki to CORAZON, from C-RAD. Question comes up – should we keep this site, create a new wiki, latch on to LibSuccess.org? Should we look at a different wiki?  To access:  c-rad.pbwiki.com – password is: readers.   Mary asks the group to commit to wiki weekly, and will have CAL link to it as is. Comments and suggestions appreciated.  We’ll look at the wiki again at the August meeting.

Summer Reading for Adults -  all

Katharine at Rangeview is doing Sleuthing in the Stacks, and is getting a lot of cooperation from the local police. Lots of funky prizes. Boulder is doing Read and Tell – Fun Summer Reading for Grown-ups. Readers can vote for their favorite fiction either     online or in the library. Westminster is doing Get Away to Summer Reading.  Jeffco is doing a summer reading club/tally sheet for adults with a prize of a Bose stereo system. Eagle is not doing a summer reading program for adults; they will be waiting for fall to do it. This works better with their staffing and the patrons that use the library during the resort season. It will be the first time trying this. Douglas is doing Get in the Game for adults – grand prize is two round trip airline tickets. Logo is Scrabble tiles, idea is all kinds of games.

    Some links for summer reading: http://www.cslpreads.org/

    http://www.summerreading.cla-net.org/resourcesadult2007.html

CSLP is Collaborative Summer Library Program.  They now include an adult program (link is way down at the bottom of the page.  The California State Library posts all kinds of downloadable stuff, graphics and all, on their site for anyone who wants to use the program.

Genre: Fantasy – Becky, Jean, Katharine, et al

    Group is not that familiar with fantasy. What’s the difference between fantasy and     science fiction? Most folks believe that fantasy starts with folklore and myth.     Also, elements of good versus evil – Harry Potter has it all – magic, fantastic     creatures, main character as an outsider. Vampires are an example of a multigenre     title – are on the dividing line between fantasy and horror. What about labeling?     Is it better to keep them separated? Science fiction is more thematic – big issues.     Fantasy is more about the character. Speculative fiction is a catch-all for SF,     fantasy and horror. Tolkien gave birth to modern fantasy. Orson Scott Card said     that fantasy will have trees on the cover, SF will have rivets on the cover! A     “Brief History of Fantasy” provides excellent background. Setting is a big part of     fantasy novels. There is often a quest at the center of fantasy titles.

    Another crossover area is Time Travel. Fiction that is technology-oriented and is     possible, rather than not possible, is time travel. If it is not about something that     IS possible, it stays as fantasy.

    Plug for Tad Williams – he writes fantasy and SF. Long long books – fantasy     readers like their “books by the pound” (Jean). Series are very popular with     fantasy readers.

    Fluent in Fantasy – from the Libraries Unlimited Genreflecting Series. Good     guide to help readers zero in on what they like, and what you can recommend.

    Wizards of the Coast, Bantam, Tor, are some of the publishers that do a lot with     paperback fantasy. Fantasy readers tend to be voracious, so paperback series keep     them busy. Some libraries do not purchase paperbacks at all. DCL mentioned that     their shelves would be empty without these.

    Young adult – Cirque du Freak – is very hot with kids, especially boys.

    What about Harry Potter for adults? Terry Brooks may be a good source. There     are concerns about sex, though the violence is a bigger part of it. Most of it is not     center stage sex. Beguiled, by Lois Bujold, is new romantic fantasy.

    Dark fantasy – Salvatore’s titles, Garth Nix, Anne Bishop, are some suggestions.

    Boulder likes to use NoveList since the lists are right there, and people can search     by genre. RA Online has more granular subheadings - http://rainfo.lu.com/ 

    To try out fantasy – Terry Brooks – Shannara series. Also Chronicle series from     Margaret Weis. T.A. Barron – Merlin stuff. Mary Stuart Arthurian novels are     excellent. Steven Brust good for Dungeons and Dragons fans.

Miscellaneous:

New Book on Readers Advisory – Juris Dilevko – proposes that the new RA tactic of giving them what they want is dumbing down to the masses. Is that right or wrong? What is the mission of the library? Is it right to not buy in an area? Lively discussion followed on role of librarians in “elevating” the taste of readers, if that is appropriate or not – much depending on the needs of the reader.

DearReader has a great pathfinder feature as part of its newsletter service.

Mary is doing a reading map for John Shors’ Beneath a Marble Sky. She’s looking for strong female character (with a contemporary viewpoint) historical novels – send them to her. Milhouser novel may be a match. Jude Devereaux romance’s may be a match. Brookland, by Emily Barton.

Next Meeting:

    August 14, 2007, Tuesday – Westminster/College Hill – 1:30-4:30 pm

    The genre will be mystery.

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