School Librarians Connect Kids with Galleys

by Sally Lodge
Oct 24, 2008 | Filed in Archive

Seventh graders reading Carl Hiaasen's Scat (Knopf), a January 2009 galley, at one of school librarian Rose Brock's five student book clubs at Coppell Middle School West in Texas.

FROM CHILDREN'S BOOKSHELF: It's a win-win situation: publishers get middle-grade and young adult galleys into the hands of middle-school librarians, who share them with students in hopes of fueling their interest in reading. The kids' enthusiasm for a title then creates in-school, pre-pub buzz about the book that can, in some cases, have a positive effect on sales. It's a chain reaction that is beneficial to all concerned—and one that appears to be happening with increasing frequency. MORE

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