BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CiviCRM//NONSGML CiviEvent iCal//EN X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Los_Angeles METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20260908T190000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:CiviCRM_EventID_1176_a7e517b5bc5c4d3f1ebcd1cec06e7727@infopeople.org SUMMARY:Readers' Advisory Fundamentals: Books and Beyond X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\n

Are you involved in planning\, pr oviding and promoting advisory services to your co mmunity'\;s adult readers\, listeners\, and vie wers in person\, remotely\, and/or in combination?
Would you like to increase your comfo rt with responding to community member interests i n locating materials that will satisfy their searc hes for books\, audiobooks\, films\, and music?\n
Are you ready to learn how to apply best practices in contemporary advisory\, working with your library'\;s collections and your communit y'\;s assets and challenges?

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In this six-week online course\ , which satisfies all of the Library Support Staff Certification (LSSC) competency areas for adult advisory wo rk\, you will have the opportunity to learn and pr actice the interviewing\, evaluation\, and communi cation skills needed to provide your local communi ty with access to satisfying leisure reading\, lis tening\, and viewing\, and become acquainted with a variety of resources to help you build your advi sory skills.

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Course Descriptio n: Through a variety of readings and othe r resources\, assignments and optional activities\ , online discussion forums\, and guided field prac tice\, this six-week online course provides: best practices\, tips and techniques\, and the opportun ity to put them into immediate action meeting your community'\;s interests in reading and media d iscovery. In addition to becoming familiar with a variety of published tools that support excellent advisory work\, you will develop your own customiz ed aids and become ready to collaborate with other agencies in your community\, and beyond.

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There will be one optional 60-minute live sess ion: Wednesday September 30 @10am Pacific< /strong>. If you are unable to attend the live ses sion or would like to rewatch\, the archived recor ding will be available.

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Course Outline: When you log in to the Infopeop le online learning site\, you will see weekly modu les with these topics:
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Week 1 : Readers'\; Advisory Basics\n
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Wh at is advisory work
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Genres
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Advisory inte rviewing
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Week 2: Lib rary Advisory Work in 2026\n
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Deliver y methods
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Best practices in 2026
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Interviewing techniques
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What library-based advisory work isn'\;t
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Week 3: Library Advisory Venue s\n
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The library catalog
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Technology and marketing
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Active advi sory
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Passive advising
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Ad vising remote library users
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Social me dia use and the advisor
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Week 4: Growing Your Community Beyond Traditio nal Methods\n
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Your community is uniq ue
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Community experts as advisors
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Using published lists
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Promot ing commercial online advisory tools
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Curating free advisory sites
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Creating community through advisory planning
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Week 5: Community Priorities Meet the Library'\;s Budget\n
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Collabo ration enhances value of library services
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Diverse staff roles in advisory service deliv ery
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Addressing specialized preference s and needs
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Local experts beyond libr ary staff
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Prioritizing: every budget is a response
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Developing a formal adv isory service plan
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W eek 6: The Future Relies on Your Flexibility\n \n
Locating reviews of new materials
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Prizes\, long lists and short lists
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Your advisory log\, blogs and buzz
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Assessing future advisory developments
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Time Requ ired: To complete this course\, you can e xpect to spend 2 ½\; hours per week\, for a total of fifteen (15) course hours. Each week'\ ;s module contains readings and other resources\, an assignment\, and various options for activities \, discussions\, or online meetings. You can choos e the options most relevant to your work and inter ests. Although you can work on each module at your own pace\, at any hour of the day or night\, it i s recommended that you complete each week'\;s w ork in consecutive order as the material builds on previous weeks'\; content and learning.
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Who Should Take This Course: Staff in any type of library who work with adult s in providing\, planning or promoting advisory se rvices. Please note that use of Pinterest (or a so cial media platform such as Instagram) is a requis ite for course participation.
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Library Support Staff Certification (LSSC): This course is approved as covering the Adult R eaders'\; Advisory competencies for the LSSC program.
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Do you work in a rural or tribal library? If s o\, you may be eligible for a course fee waiver. T his Infopeople course has up to three no-cost seat s allocated for rural or tribal libraries. \;< a href="https://tally.so/r/3jePo4">Fill out a fee waiver request(link is external)\, and if a no -cost seat is available you will be notified via e mail.
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Keywords: RA\, advisory\, rec ommendation\, lssc
DESCRIPTION:\n \n Are you involved in planning\, providing an d promoting advisory services to your community's adult readers\, listeners\, and viewers in person\ , remotely\, and/or in combination?\n Would you l ike to increase your comfort with responding to co mmunity member interests in locating materials tha t will satisfy their searches for books\, audioboo ks\, films\, and music?\n Are you ready to learn how to apply best practices in contemporary adviso ry\, working with your library's collections and y our community's assets and challenges?\n \n \n \n In this six-week online course\, which satisfies a ll of the Library Support Staff Certification (LSS C) (https://ala-apa.org/lssc/) competency areas fo r adult advisory work\, you will have the opportun ity to learn and practice the interviewing\, evalu ation\, and communication skills needed to provide your local community with access to satisfying le isure reading\, listening\, and viewing\, and beco me acquainted with a variety of resources to help you build your advisory skills.\n \n \n \n Course Description: Through a variety of readings and oth er resources\, assignments and optional activities \, online discussion forums\, and guided field pra ctice\, this six-week online course provides: best practices\, tips and techniques\, and the opportu nity to put them into immediate action meeting you r community's interests in reading and media disco very. In addition to becoming familiar with a vari ety of published tools that support excellent advi sory work\, you will develop your own customized a ids and become ready to collaborate with other age ncies in your community\, and beyond.\n \n \n \n T here will be one optional 60-minute live session: Wednesday September 30 @10am Pacific. If you are u nable to attend the live session or would like to rewatch\, the archived recording will be available .\n \n \n \n Course Outline: When you log in to th e Infopeople online learning site\, you will see w eekly modules with these topics:\n \n \n \n \n We ek 1: Readers' Advisory Basics\n \n What is adv isory work\n Genres\n Appeal factor theory\n Advisory interviewing\n \n \n Week 2: Library Advisory Work in 2026\n \n Delivery methods\n Best practices in 2026\n Interviewing technique s\n What library-based advisory work isn't\n \n \n Week 3: Library Advisory Venues\n \n The library catalog\n Technology and marketing\n A ctive advisory\n Passive advising\n Advising r emote library users\n Social media use and the a dvisor\n \n \n Week 4: Growing Your Community B eyond Traditional Methods\n \n Your community i s unique\n Community experts as advisors\n Usi ng published lists\n Promoting commercial online advisory tools\n Curating free advisory sites\n Creating community through advisory planning\n \n \n Week 5: Community Priorities Meet the Lib rary's Budget\n \n Collaboration enhances value of library services\n Diverse staff roles in ad visory service delivery\n Addressing specialized preferences and needs\n Local experts beyond li brary staff\n Prioritizing: every budget is a re sponse\n Developing a formal advisory service pl an\n \n \n Week 6: The Future Relies on Your Fl exibility\n \n Locating reviews of new material s\n Prizes\, long lists and short lists\n Your advisory log\, blogs and buzz\n Assessing futur e advisory developments\n \n \n \n \n Time Requi red: To complete this course\, you can expect to s pend 2 ½ hours per week\, for a total of fifteen ( 15) course hours. Each week's module contains read ings and other resources\, an assignment\, and var ious options for activities\, discussions\, or onl ine meetings. You can choose the options most rele vant to your work and interests. Although you can work on each module at your own pace\, at any hour of the day or night\, it is recommended that you complete each week's work in consecutive order as the material builds on previous weeks' content and learning.\n \n \n \n Who Should Take This Course: Staff in any type of library who work with adults in providing\, planning or promoting advisory ser vices. Please note that use of Pinterest (or a soc ial media platform such as Instagram) is a requisi te for course participation.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \ n \n \n \n Library Support Staff Certificati on (LSSC): This course is approved as covering the Adult Readers' Advisory competencies for the LSSC program (http://ala-apa.org/lssc/).\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Do you work in a rural or tribal library? If so\, you may be eligible for a course fee waiver. This Infopeople course has up to three no-cost seats allocated for rural or trib al libraries. Fill out a fee waiver request(link i s external) (https://tally.so/r/3jePo4)\, and if a no-cost seat is available you will be notified vi a email.\n \n \n \n Keywords: RA\, advisory\, reco mmendation\, lssc\n \n CATEGORIES:Online Course CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260908T120000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260908T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261019T163000 URL:https://infopeople.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=1176 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR