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Course contents
Part 1: Starting with readers
| What you will be doing | |
| Why putting readers first is important | |
| What kind of reader are you? | |
| Powerful messages | |
| Readers want an experience not a book | |
| Locating the books | |
| Reading a book cover | |
| Spot the experience | |
| Practical work: who is taking what |
Part 2: Helping readers choose
| The problem with choice | |
| Searchers and browsers | |
| Reading suggestions | |
| Reading prejudices | |
| Building confidence | |
| Most people never ask | |
| A different approach to book display | |
| Practical work: download images | |
| Practical work: choose your books or book cover images | |
| Practical work: create your promotion |
Part 3: Bringing readers together
| What is reading? | |
| Readers like you and unlike you | |
| Readers are a resource | |
| Reader to reader | |
| Making connections | |
| Building a library community | |
| Practical work: connecting readers |
Part 4: Celebrating reading
| Your role in your reading community | |
| A different way of working | |
| Making the most of the course | |
| Practical work: what changes will you make? | |
| Quiz | |
| Self-assessment | |
| Thank you | |
| Credits |
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