1. Nonfiction Sports WEMTA 2014 Jeff Schreiber jschreiber@germantown.k12.wi.us

2. Motivations –Why invest? O Sports are popular, always will be O Sports is a common societal language O Breaking the stereotypes O Compelling situations and plots O Why nonfiction sports over fiction? O Variety O Cliches O Credibility

3. Evaluation of Collection O What do you have? O Reference or stories? O Are gender, culture, and time represented? O What are your collection and circulation numbers in 796? O Gtown: 4% of total collection -- Avg 13% of circs per year O What is being checked out in 796?

4. Develop a plan-Research O Recognize “what” sport is O Evaluate your school O Evaluate your region O What is the athletic history of your district O Talk to kids O Talk to coaches O Talk to teachers and administration O Recognize the nontraditional “sports” that have grown

5. Beefing up the collection

6. What plays well? O Sports book market is a reflection of sports TV market O Classics O Search for compelling stories O Small town stories play well in Wisconsin O Local angles O Movies O Travel O Inspirational stories

7. Where do I get ideas? O General sports magazines O Sport specific magazines--often connected to publishing outfits (Rodale) O NY TIMES Sports section will often run first chapters O Booklist O Local papers/beat writers often put out books O Bob Wolfley column has books O Watch TV O Not School Library Journal

8. Great Sports Books!! O My Germantown School District resource lists in Destiny!Germantown School District O Top nonfiction sports at GHSGHS O Top Lists from Media and websites Top Lists from Media and websites

9. Common core connections O Historical context O Analytical context O Thematic elements O Curricular connections-Sports Combo-packs Eat and Run Nutrition UnbrokenHistory The Sports GeneScience Born to RunCulture

10. Bulletin-Board Material O Create a displays around major sporting events O Coaching seminar O Look into bringing in sports figures with book out O Communicate with teacher/coaches O Coffee Table books, SI Top 10, Book of Why O Revise Dewey codes to keep sports together O Biographies mixed in

11. Fiction O Feinstein O Lupicka O Deuker O Lipsyte O Crutcher O Conroy O Dygaard O Meyers

12. Thank You! O Contact me for anything at: jschreiber@germantown.k12.wi.us jschreiber@germantown.k12.wi.us O Visit the GHS Library Media Page O A couple of cool articles: Basketball and Books LeBron and Reading Sports and Books