Langemack, Chapple 1951–

PERSONAL: Born August 25, 1951, in Portland, OR; married William Langemack (an architect), September 12, 1981. Education: Evergreen State College, B.A., 1973; University of Washington, Seattle, M.L.S., 1975.

ADDRESSES: Office—Bellevue Regional Library, 1111 110th Ave. N.E., Bellevue, WA 98004. E-mail—[email protected].

CAREER: Timberland Regional Library, Olympia, WA, community librarian at North Mason Library, 1979–89; King County Library System, Issaquah, WA, young-adult librarian, 1989–92, managing librarian at Issaquah Library, 1992–99, readers' services coordinator, 1999–2003, managing librarian of Bellevue Regional Library, 2004–. University of Washington, Seattle, board member of writer's program, 2001–04.

MEMBER: American Library Association (member of Best Books for Young Adults Committee, 1994–97; member of Notable Books Council, 2002–03).

WRITINGS:

The Booktalker's Bible: How to Talk about the Books You Love to Any Audience, Libraries Unlimited (Westport, CT), 2003.

SIDELIGHTS: Chapple Langemack told CA: "The Booktalker's Bible: How to Talk about the Books You Love to Any Audience sprang from my work with new booktalkers and library school students. They wanted to know how to create a successful booktalk, but they also wanted to know the nitty gritty. How long should my booktalk be? What happens if I forget my booktalk? What if a student heckles me? They also wanted to know the profound. Do I really have to love a book to booktalk? How can I not be so scared? So I set out to answer those and many other questions in the most pragmatic and entertaining way that I could."

BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:

PERIODICALS

Australian Library Journal, May, 2004, John MacRitchie, review of The Booktalker's Bible: How to Talk about the Books You Love to Any Audience, p. 225.

Booklist, September 1, 2003, Patricia Hogan, review of The Booktalker's Bible, p. 168.