The Golden Rules of Reader' Advisory Service are rules that I usually try to apply to when working with customers. I use Goodreads as a way to keep a log of the books I have read and I usually write a little description about the book after I am finished reading. Glad to see I was following these rules with that process! :) I do need to work more on pairing the books I have read with read alikes. Rule 7 was the one rule that I am not certain I agree with completely. Yes, it is our jobs to find out what the customer is really trying to find, but sometimes customers enjoy making that personal connection with a librarian about their opinion of a book. I think after talking to the customer for a bit that you can gage if they want that personal connection or not. I will definitely be looking back and reviewing these rules frequently to improve my readers' advisory skills.
I chose to follow NPR because I thought the page layout was easy for me to understand. I already follow EarlyWord so I didn't want to "cheat" and choose that. The more resources the better! I am not a Scfi person, so I decided to follow Locus to branch out of my comfort zone. This will really be a challenge for me!
Judging a Book by it's cover really made me laugh! I love listening to the reasoning of a child! So fun! I want to ask my own kids and see what they have to say.
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