This season we are focusing on topics that are important to library support staff. We will be discussing each of the ten competency sets in the American Library Association’s Library Support Staff Certification program. Some of these may overlap with our Library Basics series from Season Seven, but this season we will be looking specifically at the material the ALA has identified as important. We will link to the ALA’s program, if you want more information or want to sign up for one of their classes.

Check out our full show notes page here, with all our links and information from today’s episode!

Earlier this season we talked about the three required courses in this certification program. This week we are talking about one of the competencies that is optional: Readers Advisory.  We feel very qualified to discuss this, as we have been recording an RA podcast for years now: Reading With Libraries. Subscribe today!

In recent years, Readers’ Advisory Services have expanded from assisting library users with identifying books to read, to assisting users with identifying materials for viewing and listening. These services consist of recommending titles of potential interest to the user to match the user’s interests and experience as well as promoting the collection.