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Thursday (Day 2) at the MLA Conference
November 20, 2008 09:53 PM | Professional Organizations, MLA2008Stephanie Silvers, SELCO-MLA Scholarship Recipient, Harmony Public Library
Here are some notes from the sessions I attended on Thursday (November 20) at the 2008 MLA Conference.
8:00 am – Harnessing Google to Accomplish Daily Tasks
Presenter discussed iGoogle, Google Docs, Google Notebook, and how to use them. I can see how these could be very useful, especially in larger libraries and universities as several people can collaborate on documents without having to email copies back and forth. There are lots of applications that I will be trying out when I get back to Harmony! I am so excited.
10:00 am – When Love Hurts
This was not my original workshop I had planned on attending, but ended up here anyway. We talked about romance novels in the library. Romance novels are the top selling fiction books in the U.S. There are many sub genres of the overall romance genre. Most people though do not want to admit that they read romance novels. Some websites to check out are:
1:30 pm – Guys Read … Make Noise with Boys’ Books
This was a very interesting workshop. They talked about some ways that have worked for them in reaching boys and getting them to read. The most important part is that you really should have a man, perhaps a college student or even a High School Senior leading the boys book discussion group.
3:30 pm. – Inspirational Fiction
Sharon Hincks, an inspirational fiction author talked about this genre of fiction and how it is the second most popular, best selling genre of fiction books, behind romance novels. I didn’t realize the extent that this genre has evolved into and how much it has taken off. It was very inspiring to me as this is the books that I like to read and many of my patrons are also interested in.
