OC Public Libraries’ Book Talk Blog

About the Program

Category: Libraries (Best in Category)

Year: 2013

OC Public Libraries' Book Talk is a readers' advisory blog written and maintained by OC Public Libraries' staff. The purpose of this blog - http://ocreadersadvisory.blogspot.com - is to extend the Readers' Advisory service provided in the branches. Readers' Advisory is the process of guiding readers to new titles, and the focus of Book Talk is to recommend books to readers, not merely review good or bad titles. More than a critical review, Book Talk’s task is to help patrons find books they want to read. Book Talk is a way to provide reference services in an online environment. As part of their official duties a group of approximately twenty Branch Managers, Children’s Librarians, Adult Services Librarians and Library Assistants, developed and implemented the program, with no assistance from outside technical experts or consultants. Book Talk bloggers first met in December 2011 and the blog went live to the public on March 15, 2012. Book Talk’s goal is to support OC Public Libraries' mission and vision by engendering a love of reading and learning in our library patrons.