By: Kristen Gravelin

1. Ready Reference Instruction: A Guide to Emily Post’s Etiquette: Manners for a New World, 18th Edition By: Kristen Gravelin

2. How to Access • This book can be accessed at your local library • If not on shelf, either yourself or a librarian can place a hold so you can get the next available copy

3. A Quick History of Emily Post’s Etiquette • The titular Emily Post was a semi-prominent fiction author and reporter who turned to nonfiction in 1922 to Etiquette: In Society, In Business, In Politics and At Home • The book became a bestseller and as society evolved, people looked to Emily Post as an authority on the manners that accompanied these changes • The Post Institute was founded and now descendants of the original Post continue to be a cultural authority on American manners. Image courtesy of: http://emilypost.com/about/emily-post/

4. Why Emily Post’s Etiquette? • Emily Post’s Etiquette has long been considered the authority on American manners since the first edition’s publication in 1922. • This 18th edition can answer any questions you may have etiquette and manners as it applies to 21st living. • This includes manners in situations such as the workplace, applying for jobs, in everyday life, and it may be particularly helpful to those who are planning a wedding, or a party of any kind.

5. How To Use • The Contents section of the book shows that it is helpfully organized by different situations • Such as “Etiquette Every Day,” which is then divided into further into subsections such as “Everyday Manners,” “Out and About,” “Communication and Technology,” and “Social Life.” • Within these subsections are specific chapters such as “Common Courtesies,” “Dining Out,” “Personal Communication Devices,” and “Social Networking,” among many others. • The page numbers are helpfully listed by every subsection and chapter for easy browsing.

6. How To Use (Continued) • Resources in the back of the book include things such as Names and Titles, Official Forms of Address, a table of the attire that is expected for certain dress codes for men and women, samples invitation and wedding announcements, a short guide to food and drink (including instruction on how to use chopsticks, and a wedding budget planning chart for the planner and for attendants. • The index located in the very back of the book is a full 24 pages and is filled with alphabetized key terms from “academic titles” to “zip code placements” with page numbers to locate them to help locate the most specific of queries

7. Ask A Librarian • If you have any more questions about this resource or if anything was left unclear, contact a librarian who will be happy to assist you. Kristen Gravelin March 20, 2017