Developing the Adult Fiction Collection

Program Type:

Webinar
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Program Description

Event Details

Description: Diversity is the key to a strong adult fiction collection. In this webinar, adult fiction expert Robin Bradford will cover how you can grow and diversify your collection to make better readers advisory choices and offer stronger materials to your patrons. You’ll learn best practices for acquiring new materials and for drawing on the strengths of the material you already have. This webinar will not only demystify selecting and ordering diverse materials but will also help library staff confidently display, promote, and connect those materials to a variety of readers.

Learning Outcomes: 

At the end of this webinar, the attendees will be able to:

  • Understand the foundational reasons for diversifying your collection and be able to reliably discover diverse materials 
  • Understand strategies for recommending works either actively or passively that go beyond your lived experience or the perceived lived experience of your community 
  • Recognize the importance of the book atmosphere and how libraries, publishers, reviewers, vendors, authors, bookstores and the public all work together

Presenters:

Robin Bradford has earned a BA and MA in English, an MS in Library Science, and a JD, but has found a home in building reader-focused, popular collections in public libraries. She was recognized as RWA’s 2016 Librarian of the Year and is addicted to books and dedicated to helping others discover a love of reading. She has worked with authors to help get their titles into these collections, worked with librarians to push for equal treatment of genre fiction, and worked with readers so that they can find their favorite authors on their library's shelves.

 

Tech Requirements

Core Webinars are held in Zoom. Speakers or a headset for listening to the presentation are required. You may interact with the presenter and ask questions through text-based chat. Closed captioning is available in the Zoom platform. The webcast will be recorded and the link to the recording shared with registrants shortly after the live event.

CALL Training Partner for this Event: American Library Association

Additional Information

Enrollment Statement

I understand that a space will be reserved for me in this learning opportunity at a cost to CALL, and if I am unable to attend this learning opportunity, I will cancel my enrollment as soon as possible and before the start date. 

Recording

If you're unable to attend the live event, a recording will be distributed after the event.