Becky Spratford’s readers’ advisory blog

When I was a kid, I would hop on my bike on a muggy summer day and ride the three miles to my local public library where I would devour books. But it wasn’t until I started working at ALA that I heard of readers’ advisory. If I had known about it (or to be fair, if readers’ advisory was as developed then as it is today), I would have marched up to a librarian and asked unapologetically, “Could you recommend a good book for me to read?”

Librarians active in readers’ advisory now have another resource to turn to. Becky Spratford, author of one of ALA’s reader’s advisory books, The Horror Readers’ Advisory, has created a blog called “RA for All.” It states, “Looking for your next good read? RA for All is a blog to showcase how the Readers’ Advisors at your local public library can help.” Absolutely perfect. Becky, a teacher at Dominican, will also be showcasing her students’ work on the blog.