Here are some links to sites that offer Booktalking Tips you will find helpful:
A blog from 3 Young Adult Librarians:
http://theyayayas.wordpress.com/2008/10/15/booktalking-tips-2008/
Tips for Pikes Peak Public Library Teen Services:
http://booktalkingcolorado.ppld.org/Scripts/DinosamTips.asp
An article from Education World:
http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr214.shtml
The State Library of Vermont published a guide to preparing and presenting Booktalks:
http://libraries.vermont.gov/sites/libraries/files/cbec/booktalks.pdf
Booktalks from Scholastic - including video booktalks
http://www.scholastic.com/librarians/ab/booktalks.htm
Here is the webliography that was handed out at the workshop:
ALA Notable Books. The annual best adult books list.
ALSC Website. The various ALSC award and recommended booklists are available here.
Booklist Online.
The Booktalker. Master booktalker Joni Bodart’s site.
Booktalking discussion group. Moderated by Joni Bodart.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/booktalking
Booktalking Ideas. From Daphne Jorgensen, “The 21st Century Librarian.” Last updated 6/18/01.
www.albany.edu/~dj2930/yabooktalking.html
Booktalks – Quick and simple. Created by New Hampshire librarian Nancy Keane.
http://nancykeane.com/booktalks/default.htm
Evergreen Young Adult Book Award. Booktalks for all titles nominated for this Washington
State book award, 2001-2007.
www.kcls.org/evergreen/booktalks/index.cfm
Get Real. Booktalking and Nonfiction Resource List from ALA’s 2003 conference.
www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/newsandeventsb/getrealresourcelist.pdf
Infopeople podcasts.
infopeople.org/resources/podcasts.html
Librarians at Random. Contains hundreds of booktalks for Random House imprint titles.
www.randomhouse.com/teachers/librarians/booktalks.html
Scholastic Librarians. Excellent source for booktalks about Scholastic titles.
teachers.scholastic.com/products/tradebooks/booktalks.htm
Teen Booktalks. Created by Carrie Falk, Shenandoah Public Library.
www.shenandoah.lib.ia.us/teen_booktalks.htm
YALSA Professional Development pages.
www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/profdev/professionaldevelopment.htm
YALSA website. All of the YALSA book awards and recommended booklists are here.
YALSA-BK. YALSA’s online book discussion site. To subscribe and to learn about other
YALSA electronic resources, go to
www.ala.org/yalsa/electronicresourcesb/websitesmailing.htm