This inspiring guide shows how to implement the principles of the Slow Book movement in college campus libraries as well as public and high school libraries, with the ultimate goals of encouraging pensive reading habits and creating a lifelong enjoyment of books.In a world of constant Facebook posts and Tweets, digital distractions and online reading habits are wearing at students' ability to focus, reflect, synthesize, and think deeply. This professional text, based on a concept introduced by Maura Kelly in the online edition of The Atlantic, delves into the trend toward contemplative reading-otherwise known as the Slow Book movement-explaining what it is, why it's important, and how you can implement it in various ways and in multiple settings.Author and librarian Meagan Lacy, along with contributions from others in the field, offers insights, advice, and practical tools to help you foster an appreciation of reading in students both during and after college. The first part of the book establishes the importance of the Slow Book movement, while the second and third sections combine case studies and guidance for employing the principles of this method across multiple genres, including fiction, nonfiction, classics, and contemporary works. Chapters build a rationale for the approach, describe its underlying philosophy, and articulate concrete ways to apply the methodology in different venues.

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ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsPART I: REASONS TO GO SLOWChapter 1: What is Slow Books?Meagan LacyChapter 2: Slow Books in the Academic LibraryMeagan LacyPART II: PROMOTING THE SLOW BOOKS MOVEMENT IN THE ACADEMIC LIBRARYChapter 3: Getting Started: The Collection, the Service, and the PromotionPauline DewanChapter 4: The Library Book Club at Regent UniversityHarold HenkelChapter 5: Ten Years of Theme Reading at Indiana University South BendJulie ElliottChapter 6: Readers' Advisory in the College ClassroomBarbara FisterChapter 7: Revisiting the Dormitory: The RPS Libraries of Indiana UniversityWillie MillerChapter 8: Virtual Readers' AdvisoryElizabeth BrookbankPART III: BEYOND THE ACADEMIC LIBRARY: A LIFETIME OF SLOW BOOKSChapter 9: Collaborating with Local High Schools: Your Senior Will Be My First Year StudentSarah Fay Philips and Dr. Emerson CaseChapter 10: Beyond College: Collaborating with your Public LibrarianRebecca MalinowskiChapter 11: Redefining "Impossible": A Public Library's Journey Through the ClassicsKaren Hansen and Lesley WilliamsConclusionFurther ReadingIndexAbout the Editor and Contributors