New from ALA

Readers’ Advisory mavens Jessica E. Moyer and Kaite Mediatore Stover tapped the expertise of some fellow enthusiasts, and The Reader’s Advisory Handbook is the result. Sarah Statz Cords offers advice on adding nonfiction to the readers’ advisory equation, David Wright covers adult storytime, and Heather Booth discusses expanding readers’ advisory service to young adults. These are just a few examples of chapters designed not only to introduce the basics, but also to broaden our ideas about readers’ advisory by offering some creative new approaches.

Indexed. 232p. PBK. $55 (9780838910429)

Though based on the title one might expect this book to provide guidance on collection development in the sciences, Building Science 101: A Primer for Librarians is in fact about physical library structures. In it, Lynn M. Piotrowicz and Scott Osgood provide an introduction to heating and cooling, windows, walls, acoustics, and similar topics. The aim isn’t to support new construction projects, but to arm librarians with information that will help them manage and upgrade existing facilities.

Indexed. 123p. PBK. $40 (9780838910412)