Reading community influencers Reading Community Influencers PledgeAs an influencer in my reading community, I pledge for 2020 not to read books from publishers that add barriers to library borrowing and not to promote them whenever possible. I also pledge that if these publishers drop their embargoes, I will read and promote their books as I did before the embargoes were enacted.* I agree About youApproximately how many books do you read a year?*If you keep track, you can enter the number you read last year, or an average over several years. If you don’t keep track, please just enter your best guess.Where do you work?LibrarySchoolBookstoreOtherPlease enter your email address*We will not post this. We are spot-checking email domains to protect against spam, so please use your professional email address if possible. Thanks for understanding! Talking about books on social mediaIf you use your personal (non-work) social media accounts to recommend books, please tell us about them so we can add them to our influencers' totals.Facebook follower countFacebook username or profile URL*We will not post this. We just want to make sure that entries on this form are valid and honest, so we spot-check FB follower counts. (If you don't share your username, we can't add your follower numbers to the total.) Twitter follower countTwitter handle*We will not post this. We just want to make sure that entries on this form are valid and honest, so we spot-check Twitter follower counts. (If you don't share your handle, we can't add your follower numbers to the total.) Instagram follower countInstagram username*We will not post this. We just want to make sure that entries on this form are valid and honest, so we spot-check follower counts. (If you don't share your username, we can't add your follower numbers to the total.) Snapchat follower countSnapchat username*We will not post this. We just want to make sure that entries on this form are valid and honest, so we spot-check follower counts. (If you don't share your username, we can't add your follower numbers to the total.) Goodreads follower countGoodreads username*We will not post this. We just want to make sure that entries on this form are valid and honest, so we spot-check follower counts. (If you don't share your username, we can't add your follower numbers to the total.) Goodreads reviewsIf you review books on Goodreads, please enter approximately how many reviews you write per year.Talking about books person-to-personWhen making estimates, please err on the low side. We want to be able to communicate to publishers valid numbers about our importance to them as influencers. Do you promote individual books to groups of people?*Do you do book talks to classes of students, promote books in library or bookstore programs, or do other outreach where you promote individual books? Yes No Approximately how people per year attend the programs where you promote individual books??*Do you suggest books to individual patrons/students/customers as part of your job?* Yes No Approximately how many conversations recommending books do you have per year?*It might be helpful to start with a weekly or monthly estimate and multiply.Do you discuss books with friends and/or family?* Yes No Approximately how many conversations about books do you have per year with friends or family?It might be helpful to start with a weekly or monthly estimate and multiply.Do you discuss books with coworkers?* Yes No Approximately how many conversations about books do you have per year with coworkers?*It might be helpful to start with a weekly or monthly estimate and multiply.Passive reading suggestionsDoes your work include displaying books to patrons/students/customers?*Do you add a few items at a time to an end-cap or in-house display, or ensure that titles on shelves are face-out? Have you created large special displays on themes? Yes No Approximately how many books did you display in the last year?*It may be helpful to start with a weekly or monthly estimate and then multiply.Do you create online lists or newsletters with book recommendations?* Yes No Approximately how many books did you promote online in the last year?*CommentsIf you have issues with the form or suggestions, please let us know Δ