Kathy Dempsey, former editor of Computers in
Kathy Dempsey introduces her first book.
Libraries magazine and current editor of Marketing Library Services newsletter, has a new moniker to add to her list of credentials: book author. Dempsey, who just published The Accidental Library Marketer, was busy talking to library marketers and autographing copies of her new book during the ALA Swap & Shop on Sunday.
“I’m ridiculously relieved that the book is finished, I’m happy with the way it came out, and I’m very thrilled with the response the book is having in the marketplace so far,” says Dempsey. Penning the 75,000-word manuscript was “a lot harder than I ever thought it would be,” she says, noting that she started writing in March 2008 but put her creative efforts on hold temporarily to help out with the Shanachie book project.
“The reception that I’ve received about the book has gone far beyond my expectations,” she says. But the book buzz is just beginning. For library professionals and paraprofessionals who need a hand negotiating new marketing strategies on the internet, this book is destined to be a guidebook for all the game plans and initiatives to come. The book, says Dempsey, offers some of the best, proven ways for find funding and building solid relationships with users and the community.
For more information, stop by the Information Today, Inc. booth (#4525) or visit www.infotoday.com.
Barbara Brynko
Editor-in-Chief
Information Today
