ARRT
Adult Reading Round Table has been a guiding force in training readers' advisors and promoting reading for pleasure since 1984. Based in Chicagoland, ARRT has connected with library workers nationwide via The ARRT Popular Fiction List, our popular training tool available in NoveList. ARRT is a professional organization welcoming all library workers, from pages to administrators, with a passion for serving adult leisure readers.
Steering Committee
Steering Committee
- Technology Subcommittee, 01/2016 to present
- Membership Coordinator, 03/2011 to present
- Steering Committee Member, 03/2011 to present
Programs
Programs
- ARRTCon 2019, Program Coordinator.
- Give Them What They Want: Reader-Focused Collection Development, Program Coordinating Team, on 09/25/2018
- Reaching Forward, Booth Coordinating Team for Illinois Library Association 2018 Reaching Forward Conference on 05/04/2018
- ARRTCon 2017, Program Coordinator, on 11/09/2017
- Listen Up!: Audiobook Readers' Advisory, Program Coordinating Team, on 05/09/2016
- ARRTApalooza, Location Coordinator, on 12/09/2015
- RA Summer Camp, Program Coordinating Team, on 08/12/2014
- ARRT Genre Boot Camp, Program Coordinating Team, on 05/16/2013
Genre Studies
Genre Studies
- 2018-2019 Romance Genre Study, Genre Study Organizing Team
- Discussion leader for Romantic Suspense on 06/06/2019
- Discussion leader for Paranormal Romance on 08/01/2019
- Co-leader for Wrap-Up on 12/05/2012
- 2016-2017 Speculative Fiction Genre Study, Genre Study Organizing Team
- Official Note Taker
- 2014-2015 Crime Fiction Genre Study, Genre Study Organizing Team
- Official Note Taker
- 2013 Graphic Novel Genre Study
- Official Note Taker
Publications
Publications
- The ARRT Popular Fiction List: A Self-Evaluative Bibliography for Readers Advisors, 5th edition. (c. Fall 2019)
- Captain of the Crime Fiction Team
- Member of the Speculative Fiction Team
- The ARRT Young Adult Fiction List: A Self-Evaluative Biblioigraphy for Readers Advisors, 2nd edition. (2015)
- Member of the Tool Subcommittee
- The ARRT Popular Fiction List: A Self-Evaluative Bibliography for Readers Advisors, 4th edition. (2012)
- Member of the Speculative Fiction Team
- Updated to 4.1 edition in 2015
- The ARRT Popular Fiction List: A Self-Evaluative Bibliography for Readers Advisors, 3rd edition. (2007)
- Indexer