"All the surveys we've seen, conducted by librarians as well as non librarians, indicate that there is virtually no service library users value more highly than the ability to match a book with a reader or to answer the question, 'What do I read next?'" ~ Francine Fialkoff

Here are some great websites to use when helping kids determine what to read next!!

ALA/Reader's Advisory

E.B. White Read-Aloud Awards

Kent District Library's What's Next Database

Kidsreads

The Reading Zone Blog 

AR--PUBYAC 6-21-2011

Here is the closest site we could find to a *free* equivalent to AR:  Sylvan Book Adventure.  The website is: http://www.bookadventure.com  We also have had the same requests and sent them to Sylvan. 

No response from our patrons if they liked or disliked.

Leveling Easy Readers--Discussed at J meeting 10-12-2011

Transitioning to YA--PUBYAC 8-22-2011

• Clean Authors
• Clean YA Books
• Middle Grade (6-8) Reads 

PUBYAC 9-21-2011

• Common Sense Media has book reviews which flag for most issues:

         When you recommend to patrons, point out that they should look at the site's review guidelines to see how the books are rated and by whom.

J Meeting, 9-8-2015

• Be approachable
• Ask patrons what they like to not only read, but watch on TV, what their interests are, etc
  

• Suggest titles within comfort zone and perhaps a title or two that may be an introduction into another genre  

• Don't forget about the non-fiction, magazines and graphic novels that are also on your shelves
  

   

Don't forget the MCLS Booklists!!!

 Here at Greece, I created an internal Blog for the children's staff. We use this to explore the variety of children's literature. There is usually a task and everyone has to post an example of JNF or Biographies, so that everyone can look at it and use it for readers advisory. --Cathy