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Jan 13, 2024 31 min

Reader’s Choice

from Sounds from the Shelves Hosted by Salt Lake County Library

Join us as we talk to Heather Chynoweth about our Reader's Choice program. Get a behind the scenes peek at how books are chosen, and the work that makes the program run. 00:00 - Intro 00:58 - What is Reader's Choice? 02:37 - How are Reader's Choice books chosen? 05:12 - Is it Ever Hard to Find Enough Books? 07:09 - Two Rounds Each Year 08:00 - Do Books That Aren't Picked Stay on the Long List? 08:50 - Favorite (and Least Favorite) Selections 13:10 - Surprise Winners? 15:48 - What Do Patrons Say About It? 20:35 - Do you ever root for a book to lose? 26:27 - Outro 28:05 - Potatoes!

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Join us as we talk to Heather Chynoweth about our Reader’s Choice program. Get a behind the scenes peek at how books are chosen, and the work that makes the program run.

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  1. 0:00 Intro
  2. 0:58 What is Reader’s Choice?
  3. 2:37 How are Reader’s Choice books chosen?
  4. 5:12 Is it ever hard to find enough books?
  5. 7:09 Two rounds each year
  6. 8:00 Do books that aren’t picked stay on the long list?
  7. 8:50 Favorite (and least favorite) selections
  8. 13:10 Surprise winners?
  9. 15:48 What do patrons say about it?
  10. 20:35 Do you ever root for a book to lose?
  11. 26:27 Outro
  12. 28:05 Potatoes!

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