Readers advisory services are vital for connecting books with readers, and readers with books – and RA has returned in popularity in recent years. With a seemingly endless variety of titles and genres and personal tastes, building a strong readers advisory program can seem like an insurmountable task. But readers advisory can be mastered with the right mix of curiosity, awareness, and strategy, collaborating with patrons to find the perfect book or material for their need.
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September 30, 2026, 1:00pm – 3:00pm
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- Design an effective readers advisory interview strategy
- Develop practices that broaden knowledge of the library’s collection
- Identify key readers advisory tools and resources to increase depth of knowledge of a variety of genres
Instructor(s)
Kyla Hunt is the Library Services Trainer and Missouri Libraries 2 Go (MOLIB2GO) Coordinator at Amigos Library Services. Her career has featured experiences in a variety of government, nonprofit, and library institutions, including the Cedar Park Public Library, the Texas State Library and Archives Commission, and TechSoup Global. She is interested in all aspects of the library field, having worked in youth services, reference librarianship, technical services, and library instruction. Her book, Library Programs and Services for New Adults, was published in 2017. Outside of libraries, Kyla likes to crochet, spend time with her family and cats, and bake pumpkin cake.