a twitter reading group everyone can join

NSW Readers’ Advisory Working GroupPublic librarians providing readers advisory services

Mission StatementPromoting enjoyment of reading and our library collections

Each month has a theme

The blog has a post at the beginning of every month

And subsequent blogs are posted throughout the month with reading suggestions linking back to the National Library of Australia’s catalogue Trove

Twitter handle @readit2011 is directed to the blog Read It 2011.

The topic for November is #moreads for Movember raising awareness for men’s health issues.

The topic for December is #summerreads.

Readit2011 Collaborative Development

NSW Readers’ Advisory Group Quarterly meetingsBrainstorming sessionsInformation gathering and collating

Steering Committee Organises informationBlog designWriting posts (and encouraging NSW to send in contributions)Leading end of month discussion

Teacosy series by @ellenforsyth based on each month’s topic

National Year of Reading themes can be used for• Planning of bookgroups• Contributing to the twitter stream• Writing to your library blog post• Photographs and Flickr streams• Storytime planning• Calendar of events guide• Home library programs• Displays• Author visits

The Twitter reading group is for all kinds of readers and all formats of reading

Twitter Reading GroupConversations about reading with your virtual community

Bringing together• Readers• Librarians• Authors• Publishers• Library clients• Potential library clients

The use of Twitter analytics tools such as Twapper Keeper and The Archivist provide quantitative measures

Storify allows for the collection of tweets to illustrate different questions that are posed throughout the Twitter Reading Group conversation

When someone new discovers the Twitter Reading Group, as librarians we get a new, valuable perspective on the monthly topic and the new user also observes an active, borderless library service.

The Twitter Reading Group has no boundaries. Find a timezone that suits your libraries and join in the Twitter conversation for the rest of @readit2011 and 2012’s Love2Read Twitter Reading Group.

This Year: readit2011.wordpress.comNext Year: love2read2012.wordpress.com

ellenforsyth@gmail.com@ellenforsyth

vveroselliott@gmail.com@VaVeros