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Books for Your LGBTQ Audience: A Library Journal Webcast

Join Bold Strokes Books and Riptide Publishing to hear about trends and the latest titles for patrons interested in LGBTQ materials. Romance, erotica, mystery, and fantasy: these publishers will cover the spectrum of hot upcoming titles for LGBTQ readers from YA to adult, allowing you to stock your shelves with don’t-miss titles that patrons will clamor for. You’ll also hear more about Library Journal’s recent coverage for the community as well.

Panelists:
Ruth Sternglantz – Editor, Editor and eMarketing Consultant, Bold Strokes Books
Ruth Sternglantz has spent her professional life studying stories and loving books, as both academic and editor. Since 2004, she’s edited queer fiction for Bold Strokes Books. A medievalist by training, she loves everything about old texts but believes there’s nothing quite like the privilege and responsibility of working with (living) writers and making new books.

Sarah Frantz Lyons – Editorial Director, Riptide Publishing
Sarah Frantz is Editoral Director at Riptide Publishing. Before joining Riptide, she was a tenured professor of English literature at Fayetteville State University and reviewed m/m and BDSM romance for the popular review site Dear Author. She has a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan, edited two academic anthologies, is founder and past president of the International Association for the Study of Popular Romance, and has published academic articles on Jane Austen, J.R. Ward, Suzanne Brockmann, Joey W. Hill, and popular romance fiction.

Moderator
Ashleigh Williams, Columnist, Library Journal

Presented by: Bold Strokes Books, Riptide Publishing & Library Journal
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FREE Webinar: Power Searching- Databases & the Hidden Web

The Hidden Web, also commonly known as the invisible or deep web, consists of pages that have not been indexed by search engines. They might be websites that have requested not to be indexed or databases that are difficult for search engines to crawl. It is estimated that the content in the deep web is over 500 times greater than what is visible to conventional search engines.

In this webinar, we will explore the depths of the Internet, discussing how to search the Hidden Web and databases, as well as when to choose one over the other.

At the end of this one-hour webinar, participants will:

  • Identify types of materials not indexed by search engines
  • Examine tools and methods for exploring the hidden web
  • Determine when to use a free vs. pay databases

This webinar will be of interest to students, researchers, and library staff at any level who want to me more effective in searching the Internet.

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Summer Reading Programs for Adults: FREE Webinar

The California Library Association Presents
Summer Reading Programs for Adults, Hosted by Infopeople
Presenters: Morgan Pershing and Heather Cousin

If you’re not planning to offer an Adult Summer Reading Program, WHY NOT? Adults are people, too, and having a Summer Reading Program is a great way to show them your library cares. Did you know participants in Adult Summer Reading Programs:

  • Have families who also participate?
  • Are looking for ways to stay active and involved?
  • Become library advocates?
  • VOTE for Library funding?

Now that you know why you should have a program, join Santa Clara City Library Librarian, Morgan Pershing and Simi Valley Public Library Director, Heather Cousin, as they share the nuts and bolts of creating a successful Adult Summer Reading Program at your library. During the webinar, Morgan and Heather will discuss:

  • How to start a program for first timers, including how to encourage your administrators and fellow staff to support your effort
  • How to enhance your existing program
  • How to develop affordable programming
  • How to target adults

This webinar will be of interest to Adult Services Librarians and anyone curious about Adult Summer Reading Programs.

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