The online home of The Readers' Advisory Guide to Horror, an ALA publication.
Summer Scares Resources
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Summer Scares Resource Page [Feb 9, 2026]
Summer Scares 2026 Title Announcement Coming to This Page on Friday, February 13, 2026 at 9AM Eastern
Becky Spratford [MLIS] is a Librarian in Illinois specializing in serving patrons ages 13 and up. She trains library staff all over the world on how to match books with readers through the local public library. She runs the critically acclaimed RA training blog RA for All, writes reviews for Booklist and a Horror review column for Library Journal. Becky has been an elected Library Trustee and a former Board member for both the Reaching Across Illinois Library System and the Illinois Library Association. Known for her work with Horror readers, Becky is the author of three text books for library workers, and the recently released Why I Love Horror [Saga Press, 2025]. Becky was named one of the Chicago Tribune’s Chicagoans of the Year in 2025. She is on the Shirley Jackson Award Advisory Board and is a proud member of the Horror Writers Association, currently serving as the Association’s Secretary and Co-Chair of their Library Committee. You can follow Becky on Bluesky @raforall.bsky.social.
Becky, are there going to be official graphic-y things to play with, or should I just go play with Canva?
ReplyDeleteEach year, we make a graphics folder available. Use the archive (in the right gutter under "Pages" to access that)
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