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

Book 2014

"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.

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Books and reading Psychological aspects

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Libraries and colleges United States Case studies

Readers' advisory services

Reading (Higher education)

Reading promotion

Slow life movement

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ISBN:

9781610697156

Description:

x, 160 pages ; 24 cm

Notes:

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

LCCN:

2014020796

Control Number:

2023400

Other Authors:

Lacy, Meagan, editor

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