Abstract
ABSTRACTReaders' advisory (RA) is a library service dedicated to suggesting leisure reading materials to patrons. Through a critical examination of popular RA textbooks, this poster (1) identifies core moral principles underpinning RA and (2) demonstrates that contemporary RA follows (what I am calling) a pure preference satisfaction model wherein readers' advisors aim to satisfy patrons' preferences without judging or altering them. On the common view, RA functions as a kind of nonjudgmental “matchmaking service,” pairing leisure readers with books they are likely to enjoy. While such an approach to RA is politically commendable in some respects, this poster will show that it places overly rigid restrictions on efforts to undermine social inequality through the promotion of diverse books.
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