March Audiobook of the Month

March is Women's History Month so this month's selection is about women in the workplace. 

Click on For Listeners to find audiobook suggestions for your listening pleasure.

February Audiobook of the Month

Keeping Valentine's Day in mind, the February selection is a Historical Fiction novel with a touch of romance. Hope you like it! :-)

Check the For Listeners tab for new audiobook suggestions each month. 

Audiobook of the Month Kicks Off

Many people enjoy listening to audiobooks; some even prefer it to reading. For 2016 I decided to add a section to the blog addressing this, spotlighting a different audio title each month. To mix things up, the entries may come from various sources: myself, the occasional guest blogger, award lists, or review journals. 

Click on the For Listeners tab to see the current 'Audiobook of the Month' and I hope you enjoy this new Listening Advisory feature. :-)

Blogging 101: Learning How to Post

A number of staff contribute to the SCCCLD Book Challenge. Others may have considered joining in on the fun but are reluctant because they've never posted to a blog before or have never written an annotation or review as a blog post.  

Laura Pirondi (SP-Reference and book challenge blogmaster) and Lucy Lockley (the RAT Queen) will be hosting two (2) RA training demonstrations on learning how to post to the blog. Staff are invited to the session of their choice - the demonstration will be the same each time so there is no need to register for both sessions. 

Blogging 101: Learning How to Post

• A Readers' Advisory Training session on how to use the 'SCCCLD Book Challenge' blog to produce exciting, informative, and entertaining posts about titles you have read, listened to, or viewed. Come and learn how to post to our staff blog and help the district win the Missouri Book Challenge competition in 2015!!

• Wednesday, Oct 29, 2014 from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM in Room 112 at GA
• -- There will be few mobile devices (laptops & tablets) available for this session or attendees may bring their own device, if they wish to follow along during the demonstration.

• Thursday, Oct. 30, 2014 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM in Room 221 (Technology Training Room) at SP

These training sessions are listed in e-vents as 'Staff Only' programs and are OPEN for registration to all SCCCLD staff. Please speak with your manager if you need to arrange time to attend one of the training demonstrations.

Hope to see you there! If you are reading something scary for Halloween, you should be able to blog about it before the Trick or Treaters come knocking at your door!  :-)

SCCCLD Book Challenge

Are you interested in posting to the SCCCLD Book Challenge blog but never know exactly what to say about the title you've read? 

The guys from UNSHELVED (an online, subscription e-comic about life in a public library...) use an interesting format for their Friday postings. Click on the following link to see the format they use to review books for the weekly 

Unshelved Book Club

From the examples in the link above, your annotation / review format might consist of the following elements:

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Subject line format (recommended for SCCCLD Book Challenge blog):
Title / Author / Page # / (Challenge/Bonus - if applicable)

Plot description (2-3 sentences; could also include a cover graphic - if available)

Why I picked it up:

Why I finished it:

It's perfect for: (Telling who you might suggest the title to and why you think they would enjoy it.)

Readalikes: (Optional - but useful if you have one or more titles to suggest and why they could be appropriate readalikes)
 

@bookblrb:  (Optional - a 110-120 character plot summary; great to use as a tweet!)

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Another format you could use is the PRES technique mentioned in the October 29, 2013 post and explained on this blog under the Resources tab.

If you're interested in participating in the staff reading challenge blog, contact Laura Pirondi at Spencer.