1. Slide
60 seconds
Book Tasting & You
2. Open question
210 seconds
How do you usually pick out books in the library?
3. Open question
300 seconds
Brainstorm with a Neighbor: Have you ever not finished a book or turned it in before you've even started reading it? What are some reasons why?
4. Slide
60 seconds
a fun way to explore different genres, authors, and topics. like a buffet for books! Check out the cover and summary on the back (and/or front book flap if hardbound). Sample a few pages and see which book you like best. Notice which genre you seem to come back to a lot. a strategy that helps you narrow and speed up your search for books. Once you've found books you're interested in, t
A Book Tasting is...
5. Drawings
240 seconds
Brain break: Draw a unicorn holding a pizza and wearing roller skates.
6. Slide
60 seconds
Follow this link to our Book Tasting Padlet. Choose a book from your table and complete a Book Tasting Stack following the question prompts in the padlet. Do another book if you have time! If you find a book you'd like to check out, take it with you during checkout time!
Let’s Try it Out
7. Poll
90 seconds
How can I use this activity to select books during checkout next time?
- I can pick 2 or 3 books from different areas of the library and do a quick tasting.
- If I have 2 books that I’m deciding between, I can do a quick tasting to choose.
- I can use it to try reading a new genre
8. Slide
60 seconds
REMEMBER TO USE BOOK TASTING STRATEGIES TO FIND YOUR NEXT FAVORITE READ!
LET'S CHECKOUT!
9. Poll
30 seconds
What was your favorite part of the book tasting activity and why?
- I liked learning a new way to pick books. It was helpful.
- I already pick books like this so it wasn't new. I may use it more now.
- I liked looking at the books at my table and using Padlet to share my book.
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