Links from the Staff - Week of April 12 - 18, 2015

Haven't done one of these posts for quite some time and thought it might be time to do so again, especially as we have just been celebrating National Library Week! Here are a few links shared by library staff this past week  ...

•  On April 14th, Laurie StL shared this Youtube video with a great tribute to libraries:
• CheckItOut - Taylor Swift Parody Video for National Library Week
• Sue C said she "would like something to the Sound of Music", and suggested trying: 

"High on a hill was a lonely book cart

Yodelahee, yodalahee, yodelahee hoooo

There was a music CD that no one else heard

Yodelahee, etc."

• I shared a link on April 14th to an article from Publishers Weekly about eBook & online retailer sales with some good charts and interesting statistics: 
• E-Books Gaines, Online Retailers Slipped in 2014
• Brian B said it was "Interesting to note that in the second graph, sales via e-commerce declined along with shopfront bookstores. The big winners were book fairs, who doubled their share, and the "other" category."

• On April 16th, Marcia Mc shared a lThe Booklist Reader link with a blog post from one of the district's own. Marcia was pleased Sue D mentioned Middendorf-Kredell's book discussions for tweens: 
• Getting Them While Their Young: A Book Group for Tweens

• And here's one more link I found this weekend while catching up on some publisher newsletters. From the lovely folks at Penguin Random House Library Marketing: 

Naomi Novik Shows Her Appreciation for Libraries! Naomi Novik, author of the bestselling and critically acclaimed Temeraire novels, has already captured the hearts of many librarians with her upcoming novel, Uprooted. And, Ms. Novik is just as passionate about libraries and librarians as they are about her books. Click to Watch Naomi's Video Thanking Libraries.

An Old-Fashioned Book-Group Leader?

 Another great post from the district's own Sue D about book discussion groups! Check out her current Book Group Buzz blog post on The Booklist Reader:

I'm an Old-Fashioned Book-Group Leader - and Proud of It!

The article has some interesting and useful points for consideration, no matter how a leader or group runs their book discussion.

RA Tip: Great Tips for Discussion Leaders!

Well, it's two for two for our own Sue D, the newest Booklist Online blog contributor! 

Check out her informative post, "Time-Management Tips for Book-Group Discussion Leaders," on The Booklist Reader.

Bad Sex in Fiction Awards for 2014

Nobody does it quite like the British! 

The 22nd Annual Bad Sex in Fiction awards have been announced. The award is sponsored by Britain's Literary Review - "a lively, intelligent literary magazine for people who love reading, but hate academic and intellectual jargon."  

They claim the "prize is to 'draw attention to poorly written, perfunctory or redundant passages of sexual description in modern fiction' in order to discourage them."

Take a look at the Bad Sex Shortlist article posted on The Booklist Reader.

Book Group Leader Extraordinaire!

Check out "What Makes a Book Worth Talking About? A Veteran Book-Group Leader Weighs In" on The Booklist Reader! Staff may recognize the author of the post - one of SCCCLD's own staff! 
 
Congratulations to Sue D for a job well done! Can hardly wait to read what she blogs about next!  

 Don't forget to check out her bio on the Contributors page.

RA Tip: One Blog to Bind Them - The Booklist Reader

The lovely and clever folks at Booklist and Booklist Online have launched a new one-stop access point for all their great blogs: The Booklist Reader

"Launched in September 2014, The Booklist Reader provides a single home for the respected and well-established Booklist Online blogs: Likely Stories, Book Group Buzz, Bookends, Audiobooker, and Shelf Renewal, all brought to you by Booklist Publications, a part of the American Library Association."

In REaDAlert - Newsletter # 137 - October 2, 2014, Keir Graff, editor for Booklist Online, describes the new site as "One Blog to Bind Them" 

Check out The Booklist Reader and follow all your favorite Booklist blogs at once!