Floundering at the desk when someone asks you for a book or author you haven’t read? Would you like a ‘go-to’ list for books/authors you may not be familiar with? During this PLA 2010 program, a panel of Readers’ Advisory experts will showcase five top genres (Women’s Fiction, Humor, Horror, SF/Fantasy, and Mystery) and what every librarian should be familiar with about the genre, including the top five authors, books, up-and-comers, and trends. This program will be held during the upcoming PLA National Conference, in Portland, Oregon and also will be featured as part of the PLA Virtual Conference.

The PLA Virtual Conference is a great way to participate in and enjoy conference, even if you can’t be there in person. The Virtual Conference will consist of live programming on Thursday, March 25 and Friday, March 26 and will include five hour-long, live programs on each day. Programs are chosen from among the highest rated in PLA’s session preference survey. Each day also will include a lunchtime author interview and a closing session ‘happy hour’ event for attendees to get together and discuss the day’s programming. Get more information here.