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Real Stories, Real Appeal: Mastering Nonfiction Readers’ Advisory with NoveList

Join us for a practical and inspiring webinar designed exclusively for library staff, focusing on nonfiction readers’ advisory and the updated NoveList interface.

Led by the NC LIVE Instruction Librarian and Morgan Pruitt, Outreach & Assessment Librarian at Central Carolina Community College, this session will explore how to connect patrons with nonfiction that informs, entertains, and resonates. From memoirs and narrative nonfiction to how-to guides and histories, we’ll discuss strategies for matching readers with titles that suit their interests, tone preferences, and reading goals.

You’ll also get a guided tour of the new NoveList interface, with tips on using updated features to enhance your advisory work. Learn how to find nonfiction read-alikes, explore appeal terms specific to nonfiction, and use NoveList tools to support your collection development and book recommendations.

This webinar is ideal for any library staff looking to boost their nonfiction readers’ advisory confidence, refresh their skills, and make the most of NoveList’s powerful tools.

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Learning Objectives:

  1. Identify key strategies for conducting effective nonfiction readers’ advisory based on patron interests, tone preferences, and reading goals.
  2. Navigate the updated NoveList interface to locate nonfiction titles, read-alikes, and appeal terms tailored to various nonfiction genres and formats.
  3. Apply NoveList tools to enhance collection development and book recommendations for nonfiction readers across a range of topics and formats.
Date:
Thursday, September 4, 2025
Time:
2:00pm - 3:15pm
Time Zone:
Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
Location:
Online - At Your Computer
Categories:
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