The Slow Book Revolution: Creating a New Culture of Reading on College Campuses and Beyond (Paperback)

Contents Preface Acknowledgments PART I: REASONS TO GO SLOW Chapter 1: What is Slow Books? Meagan Lacy Chapter 2: Slow Books in the Academic Library Meagan Lacy PART II: PROMOTING THE SLOW BOOKS MOVEMENT IN THE ACADEMIC LIBRARY Chapter 3: Getting Started: The Collection, the Service, and the Promotion Pauline Dewan Chapter 4: The Library Book Club at Regent University Harold Henkel Chapter 5: Ten Years of Theme Reading at Indiana University South Bend Julie Elliott Chapter 6: Readers' Advisory in the College Classroom Barbara Fister Chapter 7: Revisiting the Dormitory: The RPS Libraries of Indiana University Willie Miller Chapter 8: Virtual Readers' Advisory Elizabeth Brookbank PART III: BEYOND THE ACADEMIC LIBRARY: A LIFETIME OF SLOW BOOKS Chapter 9: Collaborating with Local High Schools: Your Senior Will Be My First Year Student Sarah Fay Philips and Dr. Emerson Case Chapter 10: Beyond College: Collaborating with your Public Librarian Rebecca Malinowski Chapter 11: Redefining "Impossible": A Public Library's Journey Through the Classics Karen Hansen and Lesley Williams Conclusion Further Reading Index About the Editor and Contributors