There’s still time to nominate someone for the ILA Readers’ Advisory Service Award, sponsored by ARRT. The award recognizes excellence in the planning, development, and delivery of readers’ advisory service to adults and teens. And you can even nominate yourself or your library! Nominations are due May 15. For more details, see the ILA awards
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Spring reading
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Check out the newly-released spring 2019 list of books recommended by the ARRT steering committee. And for more book suggestions, browse through our Bibliographies.
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Save the date! Upcoming programs in 2019
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Mark your calendar for these upcoming ARRT programs… ARRTCon Thursday, November 14, 9 am – 4 pm Naperville Public Library | 95th Street Library Podcasts program Thursday, August 29, 2 pm Ela Area Public Library (Lake Zurich) Please check the ARRT Programs page for details as the program dates approach.
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Upcoming book club study: Eileen
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Join us Tuesday, April 16, from 2-4 pm, at Itasca Community Library for a discussion of Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh. RSVP to Carrie Straka (cstraka@itascalibrary.org) Find more details on the ARRT Book Club Study page
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Registration now open for March 19 romance panel
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Join us Tuesday, March 19, at 2 pm, for Acquiring the Duke: The Current State of Romance in Publishing and Libraries. The event takes place at Indian Prairie Public Library (Darien). Romance tends to be underestimated in the shuffle of collection development, readers’ advisory, and publishing–despite comprising 23% of the US fiction market. We are
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It’s ARRT membership renewal time!
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Start the New Year by renewing your ARRT Membership. Members receive discounted programs pricing for members as well as the opportunity to participate in our 2018-2019 Romance Genre Study, as well as the Book Club Study. Our goal is to also make the 5th edition of The ARRT Popular Fiction List free to our members at the Fall
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2019 Book Club Study schedule
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Save the dates! Check out our 2019 Book Club Study schedule… Winter Book Discussion: Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond. Tuesday, February 26th, 2-4 p.m. Oak Park Public Library Spring Book Discussion: Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh. Tuesday, April 16th, 2-4 p.m. Itasca Community Library Summer Book Discussion: The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh
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Upcoming book club study: Evicted
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Join us Tuesday, February 26, from 2-4 pm, at Oak Park Public Library for a discussion of Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond. RSVP to Margita Lidaka (mlidaka@oppl.org) Find more details on the ARRT Book Club Study page
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ARRT travel grants now available
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ARRT now offers Travel Grants to support readers’ advisors in attending ARRT programs! Visit the ARRT Travel Grant page for more information on how to apply.
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Upcoming genre study meeting: Erotic Romance & Erotica
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The next meeting of the Romance genre study—where we discuss Erotic Romance & Erotica—will be on February 7 from 2-4 pm at Lisle District Library. You can find the assignment here.