Who we are and what we’re about:

We’re Karen Kleckner and Rebecca Vnuk, librarians in the Chicago metro area, and, OK, we’ll say it, Readers Advisory experts.  You can read more about us in (what else?) the About Us section.

We decided to start this blog after being so impressed with what Nora Rawlinson and her crew at Early Word are doing for pre-pub titles.  We started feeling a little sorry for those backlist titles that just don’t get enough attention.  We wanted to know, what could we do for those awesome books languishing on the shelves, while library patrons walk away empty handed after putting in their reserve for the newest thing?

We’re going to give you suggestions to go along with what’s hot in the library, in the media, or what’s coming soon.  We’ll also be drawing attention to Dusties – those books that someone, somewhere, will love, if they only knew it was still on your shelf; and every Friday, we’ll be featuring a website that YOU MUST KNOW ABOUT if you want to be a great readers’ advisory librarian.

Drop us a line to let us know what you like about the blog, or what you hate (although, really, must we hate?).  We’d also LOVE to know, what do you need suggestions for?

Karen and Rebecca