RA in a Day 2025

Date

April 29, 2025 

Location

Online

Details

Website: https://accessola.com/events/ra-in-a-day/

Theme: Deep Dive into New Genres – Explore the Unfamiliar

What’s in a genre? We’re exploring the building blocks of classic and emerging genres to help you deepen your knowledge of what readers seek, love, and keep coming back for in their favourite reads.

Sessions include:

• Key titles and authors to know in each genre,
• Opportunities for programming and connection with RA
• Plus applicable vocabulary lists and new titles to recommend.

Agenda for the day includes:

• Opening Keynote: Imani Erriu, Author, Heavenly Bodies
• Romance 101 – Become an expert in this hot genre
• Oh The Horror! – Dive into horror genre
• Manga Crash Course – Walk away with a new set of skills in Manga RA
• Decoding Mysteries – Explore mystery and thriller genre
• Book Club For Masochists – You know the drill with these book experts!
• Where Genre Meets Appel – understand appeal elements to help guide your RA
• It’s not a Genre: Live Chat – Young Adult, Non-Fiction, Graphic Novels and more!

RA in a Day is a one-day conference that brings some of the best readers’ advisory advocates together to share their knowledge and expertise on meeting the needs of readers. During the day, participants will learn about the latest RA trends and look at how to best serve those who visit our libraries every day, either in-person or virtually.