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These are the Reader's Advisory goals:

Ensure the reader knows what makes a book good for them.

Expand the reader's book discovery strategies.

Provide the reader with "next book options".

Increase the reader's appreciation for the reading life.

Maximize the reader's ability to share their reading with others.

Which goals excite you the most, and which do you feel the least confident in achieving? Share your positive experiences and challenges you've faced related to these goals.

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As a librarian, I am particularly excited about expanding the reader's book discovery strategies. I enjoy finding new ways to connect readers with books they'll love, whether it's through innovative book displays, engaging book clubs, or personalized recommendations.

On the other hand, I sometimes feel less confident in maximizing the reader's ability to share their reading with others. While I do encourage discussions and sharing within the library community, I feel I could do more to facilitate reader connections, especially in our digital age.

Despite these challenges, I remain committed to improving in this area and exploring new ways to help readers share their love of reading with others.

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I find that increasing the reader's appreciation for the reading life is often an easy win with people who ask for suggestions - as they usually love to read!

The "next book options" is the challenge that keeps on giving :-D as every person who asks is different. Having tools and knowing how to use them are the foundations of confidence, but you have to love all those curve balls... and the people who throw them at you!

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As a RA librarian, I am most excited about ensuring that a reader knows what makes a book good for them. Over the past few weeks, as I have asked more patrons this question, hearing their responses has been quite rewarding. I also believe (I hope) that I have given better recommendations based on their responses. Giving them a chance to really think about a book they enjoyed and WHY gives me a better sense of what to recommend next.
I think the hardest challenge is helping patrons share their love of reading with others. Many do think of it has a solitary experience.

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I find helping readers understand what makes a book good to them especially fulfilling. Understanding what we like to read/watch/play really helps us understand ourselves and what we think makes the world work.

What I find a bit challenging is maximizing the reader's ability to share with others. I do run a no-required-book book group, but I'm not a frontline staff person in a branch, so I don't have face to face interactions every day.

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One helpful thing about this course has been the expansion of what I'd always considered to be my RA goals, which I pretty much just thought of as "Provide the reader with 'next book options.'" The other goals I guess I thought of more as strategies to achieve that goal. Obviously, now that I look at it this way, this is a much deeper, richer way of adding value to the RA encounter, since "my way" was not that different than providing read-alikes from Goodreads, NovelList or Amazon. So this is great stuff!

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I really enjoy recommending next book options for readers.  I feel much less confidence about increasing their appreciation for the reading life, other than just encouraging them to share whether or not they liked my recommendations with me when they come back.  Most of the time when I am doing reader's advisory I don't have a ton of time to engage with customers, but I always try to check in with them if I see them again.

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I really enjoy recommending next book options for readers.  I feel much less confidence about increasing their appreciation for the reading life, other than just encouraging them to share whether or not they liked my recommendations with me when they come back.  Most of the time when I am doing reader's advisory I don't have a ton of time to engage with customers, but I always try to check in with them if I see them again.

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The goal that excites me the most is increasing the reader's appreciation for the reading life.  One of the key goals for my library system is connecting readers to why reading for enjoyment benefits and enriches all aspects of your life, and this RA goal really aligns with that.  I'm also excited by how that centers the library as a key and essential part of their life.

I see is connecting the library to people who don't already use us a big part of the challenge. How do we draw readers' in when their lives are busy and full and stopping at the library is not the first thing that comes to mind when looking for their next read?

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I find it particularly exciting to ensure the readers knows what makes a book good for them. It's like solving a puzzle, and the reward is seeing their enthusiasm when they find a perfect book.

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I enjoy exposing readers to new  books they haven’t necessarily considered. I’m always open to hearing what the patron would suggest as it provides insight to their taste and provides me guidance as to what else they might enjoy.

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Increasing the reader's appreciation for the reading life is what motivates me most as a librarian.

The concept that books and reading are enriching individuals' lives rather than simply providing an escape is something I feel passionate about sharing.

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I am most interested in increasing the reader’s appreciation for the reading life. It is very rewarding to hear how a book I recommended impacted them in a positive way by increasing their knowledge of a subject. Or that it changed the way they think or deepened their connection to themselves or others because of an authors writing style, insights, characters, or subject matter for example.

I am most uncomfortable asking the reader to tell me why they enjoyed a book because it can seem intrusive and like I am putting them on-the-spot if they are not feeling up to thinking and exploring in this way.

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There are a couple of goals which I am not convinced by - increase the readers' appreciate for the reading life and maximise the readers' ability to share their reading with others. I think it is fine not to be in book groups or go to author talks - maybe the reading really is the thing and not being part of a group is okay. These points kind of miss the importance of mood and assume that people as well as having time for reading have time to interact with someone else about it. For many people this may be a step too far. I like the other ideas, however, I think that these two are not going to work for everyone and we should not be seeking to make people feel bad because they don't have time or interest in a book group or because they don't enjoy listening to author talks. It misses that some of the sharing and discussing books may be online (but again it is fine not to talk about books).

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Increasing the reader's ability to share their reading with others is the goal that making me very excited. It's always great to see library book club members how they are discussing and sharing their favourite reads amongst themselves, and this is how I'm getting my next read.

Ensuring the readers know what makes a good book for them, is one of the reader's advisory goals that is challenging in my work where trying to assist the library customers with finding their next read is not always easy. Sometimes what we think as librarians that our suggestions most likely will be accepted that's not always the case with our library customers. Therefore, i like the question " what's the latest book that you really loved and enjoyed" is really a good strategy to help our readers with finding their next read.

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All of the reading advisory goals are exciting but for me as a library staff working in a busy public library the following goals are very exciting: providing readers with the next book option along with expanding readers' book discovery strategies. I would like to share my experience and knowledge in book discovery strategies and empower the readers so they can find the next read easier and they can then share these strategies with their friends and family.

I'm always keen on finding the next read for the readers, it's so nice seeing the readers are happy and looking forward to coming back to the library because there's nothing better than knowing that the library is the place where you can chat to someone who likes books and they are happy to help you finding something new and exciting to read.

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As a trainee learning about readers advisory and being able to implement the skills, I'm learning is exiting because begin able to help members of my community find and read what they love and being able to grow their passions for reading and knowledge is why I chose to work in the library and information services sector.

Although I find it challenging to expand a reader's options outside their own understanding mostly because my own knowledge is limited but like everything it takes both time and persistence's. but by asking both the other staff, using other resources available and just general conversation with patrons to further my knowledge will in turn be able to help others do the same as well.

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The goal that excites me the most is Goal 2 - Expand the readers book discovery strategies. I love discussing with customers how they can find out about books and what other options there are.

I feel the least confident with Goal 3 - Provide the reader with next book options. Even though I have worked in libraries for 35 years I still find this part hard when I don't know the customer well and what they normally read.

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"The next book" - I love having a tween come up who is ready to move on up to YA, but doesn't know where to start. Similarly, for someone who comes in and hasn't read for a long time and wants to get back into it. I disagree with the remark that reading isn't just for escape/enjoyment. For some people that really is what reading is for them. I'm all about the enjoyment factor.

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Helping readers appreciate the book life!

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Helping readers appreciate the book life!

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Most Exciting

I find expanding the reader’s book discovery strategies the most rewarding.

They may find ways to deepen their interest in a genre or topic by discovering books in a way outside their norm.

Most Challenging

Increasing the reader’s appreciation for the reading life has to be the most challenging because the Australia Reads Executive Summary recommends we focus on infrequent readers. I feel we haven't really learned to tackle this group in the Novelist training.

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I am excited to help customers discern what makes a book good for them and to use that discovery to find further reading material

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I am excited to help customers discern what makes a book good for them and to use that discovery to find further reading material

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I am least confident with Goal number 1 Ensuring the reader knows what makes a good book for them. This course has been brilliant at giving me strategies for starting conversations around what the reader loves and wants. I am most confident with Goal 4, increasing the the reader appreciation for the reading life because once we've strengthened our relationship it is so enjoyable sharing just how much reading means to us.

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I’m excited to use the question ‘Tell me about a book you’ve read and enjoyed?’ and expanding the reader’s book discovery strategies. Both of which I think I can do confidently for the most part.

I think the challenge will be managing the reader’s expectations of providing the next book options on the spot or immediately which is most often what is expected. So far during this course I have taken the time to consider the next book options with a reasonable amount of research which I have found time consuming. I look forward to my skills increasing in this area and becoming a little more efficient in this process.

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I enjoy expanding a reader’s book discovery strategies by demonstrating various online tools, discussing ideas with colleagues, and taking readers to areas of the library where they may find inspiration, such as new book stands, themed displays and genre sections. The area I feel least confident about is increasing readers’ ability to share their reading with others - this is hard to achieve during what is generally a fleeting interaction that is focused on finding the next read(s).

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Expand the reader’s book discovery strategies is the goal that excites me the most. I feel that people would find more books/resources to read if they are aware of the potential options that are available to them. Also if they see other exciting titles that other people are reading they would be prepared to give them a read.

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I feel most confident in the 'expand and provide' part of the equation and less confident about encouraging the reader to appreciate the reading life.

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Most exiting goal - Increase the readers ability to share their reading with others. Least Confident - Ensure the readers knows what makes a book good for them. As sometimes I struggle to know why I enjoy a particular book so much.

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The most exciting for me is the book finding strategies. Whilst coming to librarians and using the internet are effective ways, having a social connection such as a book club or other readers is a great way to foster reading and find need books.

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I feel most excited practicing targeted conversation skills to draw out what appeals to a reader. Sharing new and exploring unfamiliar titles which embody the attributes outlined by the reader, using online RA websites, discussions with staff and other branch RA resources.
While we do host many library book clubs and engage in informal discussions with customers at the library counter. My library service will need to develop some strategies to engage their customers with sharing their reading with others over a digital platform.

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The goal I feel least confident in is providing 'next book options'. I'm not on the floor as much as the rest of the team, so I rely on our RA bookmarks, read next lists, and Book Club reads.

Facilitating our library Book Group has expanded my reading list, and it's such a great way to share insights into what makes a good book. It's a really good learning process for me as far as RA work goes.

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When considering less engaged readers, who don't really know what they like to read, the goal that excites me most is Number 1: Helping the reader understand what makes a book suitable for them.

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Increasing the reader's appreciation for the reading life is the goal that excites me the most because it means they will be repeat visitors to their library, and have made reading a part of their lifestyle. I feel the least confident (for now) with the goal of providing the reader with the "next book option" because I somehow feel like you really need to connect with the reader well to be able to get to that point, and sometimes you might only have a few minutes with them!

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Increasing the readers' ability to share their reading experiences

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Increasing the readers' ability to share their reading experiences

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Sharing reading experiences with others can foster connection, broaden perspectives, and introduce new materials. Here's how to empower readers to share their love of books.

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Ensure the reader knows what makes a good book for them, is exciting because shared book experiences and knowledge is helpful in learning more.

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Ensure the reader knows what makes a good book for them, is exciting because shared book experiences and knowledge is helpful in learning more.

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The least confident in achieving would be provide readers with next book options because I am still learning and understanding the process and want to make sure I give the reader the best possible options.

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I feel like I struggle with all of these! Even though I love helping people find what their next favourite book might be, I am not confident in the process. I like thinking about reading and discovering books myself, which I think helps and I love learning about what other people like to read, even if I don't like it myself, I enjoy thinking about why people like to read what they do.

The challenge about Reader's Advisory I find is the time pressure of coming up with suggestions, often you are juggling multiple tasks and it is not the relaxed environment portrayed in these examples. Still, it is enjoyable to learn about the different strategies we can utilise. And I look forward to being able to expand my talking points with customers.

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Among the 5 RA goals, the one that I find to be the most exciting is increasing the reader's appreciation for the reading life. Something I have experienced in my life is not enjoying the act of reading. I wasn't aware that it was because I was reading books that I wasn't actually interested in, I genuinely believed that reading wasn't for me. However, as I've grown older, I've started expanding the types of books I read, and I learned that I really love reading about psychology! You don't need to read fiction to have fun, and without ever exploring the many types of genres and topics I was interested in, I would've never discovered this. I hope to one day help another reader find a new appreciation for reading by guiding them to their favorite types of novels.

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I think expanding a reader's options is most fulfilling. They are always amazed when they go beyond their comfort zone.