Looking for some great book blogs to add to your favorites? Learn what book-related blogs are red-hot and worth checking every day, how to tell at a glance if a blog should get a second look, and how to share your tech-savvy findings with your patrons. This program will take you on a tour of nearly 50 must-know adult and teen book blogs.

This workshop is the first in a series brought to you by RAILS and Booklist titled "RA and More: Practical Advice for Public and School Librarians." Stay tuned for additional learning opportunities!

Rebecca Vnuk is the Editor for Reference and Collection Management at Booklist Publications. She is the author of 3 Reader’s Advisory nonfiction titles for Libraries Unlimited: Read On…Women’s Fiction (2009), Women’s Fiction Authors: A Research Guide (2009), and Women’s Fiction: A Guide to Popular Reading Interests (co-authored with Nanette Donohue, 2013). A long-time reviewer and collection development article writer for Library Journal, she was named their “Fiction Reviewer of the Year” in 2008. In 2010, Rebecca was named both a Library Journal Mover and Shaker as well as the recipient of PLA’s Allie Beth Martin Award. Prior to her career at Booklist, Rebecca spent 10 years as a Reader’s Advisory librarian and Adult Services manager with various public libraries in Illinois.

Karen Keefe is the Director of the Hinsdale (IL) Public Library. Formerly Head of Readers’ Services and Public Relations Coordinator at Deerfield (IL) Public Library, she had happily recommended books for over ten years. Karen reviews fiction for Booklist and Library Journal and was named a Library Journal 2009 Movers & Shaker. Karen was also a previous chair of the Adult Reading Round Table.