Megan's Reads & Reviews

The three ways I would choose to market my library’s fiction collection are social media, displays, and book clubs. Social Media  For this tool, I would focus on two of the most popular social media platforms right now, Instagram and Tiktok for Instagram, some possible posts include, a staff pick of the week, a monthly theme with five or so books for the theme each month (Theme could be a genre, topic, etc.) and a monthly author spotlight) For Tiktok I’d do an as seen on Booktok video each month, genre spotlight videos, and author spotlight videos. Displays I would use this tool by creating one or two new fiction displays each moth. Some of these would correspond with various history/awareness months (Think pride, black history, etc). Or holiday themes, such as romance for February/Valentine’s Day. Book Clubs Many libraries have book clubs, so this isn’t a fresh idea, but it’s proven to attract people to fiction books. One idea I have for a book theme is New Releases, where each mo...

I find the idea of weather or not to separate LGBTQ+ fiction and Urban fiction to be one with no clear cut answer. I say this because I live in a conservative rural area, where LGBTQ+ inclusive literature and Urban Literature (mainly due to the topic of race) may not be well-received.. Over all, I think we should not separate these titles from the general collection, However, there still needs to be ways to point out these titles to patrons who identify with or would like to learn more about these categories of literature. The first reason not to separate these titles is primarily for pirvacy/safety concerns. For example, an LGBTQ+ person may not want the feeling of being judged for their selection of the reading choices and may feel uncomfortable ‘outing’ themselves to the public, by going to a specific section of the library. Unfortunately, in non-accepting areas, patrons could be targeted specifically for being in this section of a library. According to the ALA’s Bill of Rights, “Al...

Author: Rainbow Rowell Title: Fangirl Genre: New Adult Coming of Age/ Romance Publication Date: September 10, 2013 Number of Pages: 483 Geographical Setting: Lincoln and Omaha Nebraska Time Period: 2012-2013 Plot Summary: This  story follows a college freshman named Cath as she adjusts to her new life in college.  Cath’s true passion in life is writing Simon Snow fan fiction. Thiis fandom has gotten her through life’s hardships for as long as she can remember, as well as way she used to bond with her twin sister, Wren, who has since drifted from the fandom.  While at school, Cath slowly bonds with her roommate Reagan, and her ex-boyfriend Levi for whom Cath later develops a crush on. Readers will see Cath learn to develop an identity outside of her twin sister, deal with family hardships, and develop many meaningful relationships. Best of all,, she may even find out who she is outside  of Subject Headings: Fanfiction, Female college students, Twin sisters, fans (pe...

As an adult who reads a lot of young adult fiction, I believe that is very important to serve adults who enjoy books that are usually geared toward a younger audience, like young adult fiction or graphic novels. Personally, I believe that there should not be an age limit on who enjoys what types of books, unless of course we are talking about books on adult topics to Be off limits to young children. On the opposite of this statement, I find it to be a wonderful thing where adults are interested in YA/Teen books. I think everyone can relate to a lot of themes in this category of books, so everyone should have access to them. As librarians, it is vital that we don’t look down on the types of books are patrons like to read. I was shamed for liking YA literature is my creative writing class in college. Therefore, I’ll always do my best to make sure that no patron of mine ever feels like that. I think it would be helpful to adult patrons who enjoy these books if librarians had a young adult...

Reader’s Advisory Matrix for Scrappy Little Nobody By Anna Kendrick Where is the book on the narrative continuum?: Highly Narrative What is the subject of the book?: The life of actor, Anna Kendrick What type of book is it? A memoir with each chapter describing a different aspect of the author’s life. What is the pacing of book: Fast paced with each chapter getting to it’s point in a way that feels like it wastes no time. Describe the characters of the book: There are too many characters in this book to name them all. However, each one is very vividly described. Because it is a memoir Anna is the most developed character. You get a good sense of who the characters are through her point of view. How does the story feel?: Insightful, humorous, sharp, and quick-witted. What is the intent of the author?: To tell readers how she became an actor and share interesting stories about that life. What is the focus of the story? I’d say the focus varies slightly from chapter to chapter, but on a w...