Editor’s Note: The Struggle of RA Is Real

As a librarian, I love doing readers’ advisory (RA). But there are two things about it I struggle with. The first is that the parent rarely (or never) brings the child along. When asking for books for their child, they often don’t know what the child is currently reading, what they like, or what the...

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Published in:Children & libraries 2024-04, Vol.22 (1), p.2
Main Author: Verbeten, Sharon
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cartoons
Graphic novels
Librarians
Library Personnel
Literature Appreciation
Novels
Parents
Reading
Reading Difficulties
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Summary:As a librarian, I love doing readers’ advisory (RA). But there are two things about it I struggle with. The first is that the parent rarely (or never) brings the child along. When asking for books for their child, they often don’t know what the child is currently reading, what they like, or what they might like. They might incorrectly judge their reading level. Or, they often say, “They don’t like to read.”
ISSN:1542-9806
2374-7641
DOI:10.5860/cal.22.1.2