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SUMMARY:Recharge Your Bookclub 
LOCATION:Online, Via Zoom
DESCRIPTION:Recharge Your Bookclub \n\n05/20/20 10:00 AM EST\n - 05/20/20 11:15 AM EST\Description:\nReader’s advisor Becky Spratford has been leading  book clubs for over 20 years and has seen it all. In this webcast she will share her tips and tricks for success. All book groups go through their ups and downs, but re-energizing your group is not as hard as it may seem. Becky will walk you through how to confidently identify and utilize the best resources for leading a book discussion, pick books that will engender the best conversations, lead a more interactive discussion even with the most jaded of groups. Let her show you how to take control, shake things up, and rediscover why you started the group in the first place.\n \nLearning Objectives: \n\n	Tactfully manage difficult participants\n	Pick books that will engender the best conversations\n	Confidently identify and utilize the best resources\n	Create and sustain to your book groups\n\nPresenter:\nBecky Spratford is a Readers' Advisor in Illinois specializing in serving patrons ages 13 and up.  She trains library staff all over the world on how to match books with readers through the local public library.  She runs the critically acclaimed RA training blog RA for All.  She is under contract to provide content for EBSCO’s NoveList database and writes reviews for Booklist and content for Library Journal. Becky is also known for her work with horror readers as the author of The Reader’s Advisory Guide to Horror, Second Edition [ALA Editions, 2012] and is currently hard at work on the 3rd Edition. She is a proud member of the Horror Writers Association and currently serves as the Association’s Secretary and organizer of their annual LIbrarians’ Day. You can follow Becky on Twitter @RAforAll. \Details:\nWho Should Attend:  Anyone interested in learning more about recharging their book discussion\n\nCompetency:  Programming\n\nGEO Cost:      $40\nBronze Cost:  $24\nSilver Cost:    FREE\nGold Cost:     FREE\n\nCan't attend on the date or time listed? Sign up anyway! All of our webinars include archive access for later viewing at your convenience.\n\nThis event is supported by the State Library of Ohio with federal funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.\n\nIt’s never too late to save your library money. NEO-RLS Memberships are pro-rated! Call us today to join.\Location:\nOnline\nVia Zoom\n,
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Recharge Your Bookclub <br /><br />05/20/20 10:00 AM EST - 05/20/20 11:15 AM EST<br />Description:<br />Reader&rsquo;s advisor Becky Spratford has been leading&nbsp; book clubs for over 20 years and has seen it all. In this webcast she will share her tips and tricks for success. All book groups go through their ups and downs, but re-energizing your group is not as hard as it may seem. Becky will walk you through how to confidently identify and utilize the best resources for leading a book discussion, pick books that will engender the best conversations, lead a more interactive discussion even with the most jaded of groups. Let her show you how to take control, shake things up, and rediscover why you started the group in the first place.<br />
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<strong>Learning Objectives:&nbsp;</strong>
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	<li>Tactfully manage difficult participants</li>
	<li>Pick books that will engender the best conversations</li>
	<li>Confidently identify and utilize the best resources</li>
	<li>Create and sustain to your book groups</li>
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<strong>Presenter:</strong><br />
<em><img alt="" src="https://neo-rls.org/photos/56989_12052019151006.jpg" style="width: 100px; margin: 5px; float: left;" width="100" />Becky Spratford</em>&nbsp;is a Readers' Advisor in Illinois specializing in serving patrons ages 13 and up.&nbsp; She trains library staff all over the world on how to match books with readers through the local public library.&nbsp; She runs the critically acclaimed RA training blog<b><a href="http://raforall.blogspot.com/">&nbsp;RA for All</a></b>.&nbsp; She is under contract to provide content for EBSCO&rsquo;s NoveList database and writes reviews for&nbsp;<i>Booklist&nbsp;</i>and content for&nbsp;<i>Library Journal</i>. Becky is also known for her work with horror readers as the author of&nbsp;<i>The Reader&rsquo;s Advisory Guide to Horror</i>, Second Edition [ALA Editions, 2012] and is currently hard at work on the 3rd Edition. She is a proud member of the Horror Writers Association and currently serves as the Association&rsquo;s Secretary and organizer of their annual LIbrarians&rsquo; Day. You can follow Becky on Twitter<b><a href="https://twitter.com/raforall">&nbsp;@RAforAll</a></b>.&nbsp;<br />Details:<br />Who Should Attend:&nbsp; Anyone interested in learning more about recharging their book discussion<br />
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Competency:&nbsp; Programming<br />
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<font face="Verdana" size="2">GEO Cost: &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; $40<br />
Bronze Cost:&nbsp; $24<br />
Silver Cost:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; FREE<br />
Gold Cost:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;FREE</font><br />
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Can't attend on the date or time listed? Sign up anyway! All of our webinars include archive access for later viewing at your convenience.<br />
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<strong><em>This event is supported by the State Library of Ohio with federal funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.</em></strong><br />
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<font face="Verdana" size="2"><strong><font face="Verdana" size="2"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><em>It&rsquo;s never too late to save your library money. NEO-RLS Memberships are pro-rated! Call us today to join.</em></font></font></font></font></font></strong></font><br />Location:<br />Online<br />Via Zoom<br />,  
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