Some libraries have made reader's services a priority in their services. These libraries have specifically trained staff, both professional librarians and paraprofessionals, whose job is to coordinate reader's services of various types. Some of the more complex services that these libraries might offer include Reader's Advisory Interviews in which the reader and the library staffer work together to make a reading plan. Other libraries are experimenting with email advisory, which generally consist of lists of library patron who receive weekly or monthly recommendations. One library actually email an excerpt of a book, usually about a five-minute read, to a regular mailing list as a teaser for the book.
Many mailing lists are genre-based, but some are for general fiction readers.
The library can also connect people who would like to get together for a book discussion group. Usually these programs offer prizes for completion that are donated by local businesses. Used under License.