Book Review: The Craft of Librarian Instruction: Using Acting Techniques to Create Your Teaching Presence

Abstract

The idea of teaching classes is understandably intimidating to many new library professionals. The prospect of bombing a presentation in front of a room full of familiar classmates is bad enough, never mind the possibility of failure before an audience of strangers when one’s job performance is at stake. Fortunately, The Craft of Librarian Instruction: Using Acting Techniques to Create Your Teaching Presence offers support and real-world advice for new teaching librarians. In a short one hundred pages, the book sidesteps long, heavy-handed chapters, and instead offers up tips that can be immediately practiced and incorporated into one’s teaching.