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The slow book revolution : creating a new culture of reading on college campuses and beyond

Title
The slow book revolution : creating a new culture of reading on college campuses and beyond / Meagan Lacy, editor.
ISBN
9781610697156 (paperback)
1610697154 (paperback)
9781610697163 (ebook)
Publication
Santa Barbara, California : Libraries Unlimited, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2014]
Physical Description
x, 160 pages ; 24 cm
Summary
"This inspiring guide shows how to implement the principles of the Slow Book movement in high schools, public libraries, and college campuses, with the ultimate goals of encouraging pensive reading habits and creating a lifelong enjoyment of books"-- Provided by publisher.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
December 17, 2014
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
What is Slow Books? / Meagan Lacy
Slow Books in the academic library / Meagan Lacy
Getting started : the collection, the service, and the promotion / Pauline Dewan
The Library Book Club at Regent University / Harold Henkel
Years of theme reading at Indiana University South Bend / Julie Elliott
Readers' advisory in the college classroom / Barbara Fister
Revisiting the dormitory : the RPS Libraries of Indiana University / Willie Miller
Virtual readers' advisory / Elizabeth Brookbank
Collaborating with local high schools : your senior will be my first year student / Sarah Fay Philips and Dr. Emerson Case
Beyond college : collaborating with your public librarian / Rebecca Malinowski
Redefining "impossible" : a public library's journey through the classics / Karen Hansen and Lesley Williams.
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