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I thought it would be really neat to post some pictures of our library book displays. Many of us need ideas to use all those wonderful themed book lists that are available in many places including those created by the librarians of fiction_l.

I'll start the ball rolling by sharing a small display I did called Red Hat Reading. This display was housed in a study carrel and included a red hat purchased at Goodwill, purple silk flowers purchased at The Salvation Army and the poem When I am Old I Shall Wear Purple By Jenny Joseph. Some of the books used in the display were suggested by a list compiled by the librarians of
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and credited to them. The display cost little and was lots of fun.<p>
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Here's looking forward to seeing pictures of your displays!

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Breast Cancer Awareness Month Display

I try to do a display each October during Breast Cancer Awareness Month including both non-fiction books and fiction books that include the topic of breast cancer. Usually I'll include current pamphlets from our Y-Me chapter, self-exam pamphlets, etc. and always try to have a few sheets of pink ribbons for people to take. I compiled a list in 2001 which can be found at [url http://ct.webjunction.org/do/DisplayContent?id=8347 ]Fiction_l[/url] In subsequent years I have added newer non-fiction. It is probably time for an update of the list.

This is another picture of a picture...

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Thanks for the compliment! I'm pretty excited about this myself and can't wait to see examples from other creative souls. So spread the word and I'll see what I can do on my end.

I read the help about the pesky tags but still am unclear how to eliminate from my posts. They are annoying but not really hurting anything.

Great! Even without a picture, I can conjure up an image of books wrapped in vivid yellow caution tape. I'm curious about the "most unpopular" banned books. I'm wondering what tiltles fall into that category and did any of those get checked out as a result of being put on display?

Does anyone else have a 'banned book' display idea to share?

Our Adult Summer Reading Program display is set to the theme, "Summer Safari: A Reading Adventure for Adults." We used a large table and bright colors to go with our theme. To highlight the "Safari" we used brightly colored print material to cover the table and accented it with some plantlife and a very bold poster.

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Hi - I am looking for book displays to feature in a library marketing tips newsletter for NextReads (a service of EBSCO) and ran across your great displays on WebJunction! Would it be okay for me to use either your wedding or wine picture and some copy, and of course, give you and your library credit? I would be sure to get you a copy of the newsletter when it comes out (July/Aug issue, out around July 30). Let me know what you think! - Thank you for your consideration in advance - Dodie Ownes

Here's an easy display created using some plastic tulips found at the Dollar Store, seed packets, a watering can, gardening gloves, and a trowel. It cost under $10 and includes both fiction and non-fiction books with a flower and/or vegetable gardening theme.<p>



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We did this display for Banned Books Week and the most intrigued by it were the younger patrons, who were shocked to see some of their favorite books from childhood in the "cage".

Lise in Arizona

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Welcome Lise! I agree with Carol --the cage is a winner. That would get my attention from across the room.

I love all the creativity!. Please keep the pics and descriptions coming. Who says book displays are boring?

Last night one of our young library assistant's asked me why I do book displays, how do I choose the books, topics and what makes for a winning display. Good question! She has been helping with these displays the past few months and has grown interested in their results. She wanted to know if displays help circulate titles that are languishing in our stacks. I agreed that this is one reason. Another is that it is just plain fun to come up with a theme, think up a way to present it and see how it goes. Sometimes my best laid plans have mixed success and at other times I can't keep the display stocked. When a display is very successful I might have trouble keeping it stocked from our small collection. This is one reason I try to think the display out a bit ahead of time. I will order books with a display in mind. Usually though, an idea hits and I just can't wait to do the display, come what may.

As to ideas for displays or themes they can come from anywhere. Frequently a booklist will be compiled on fiction_l that just begs to have a display. Other times a book will cross my desk and I think, oh, this would make a great display. This happened recently with the book 1916 by Morgan Llywelyn. It occured to me that many new titles have been published using numbers or years as the whole title. This inspired a small, but easy display called "Reading by the Numbers". Our assistant made a great sign to go with the display. I'll try to post a picture.

As for winning displays, I'm not certain why one flies and another does not. I'm hoping some of you will share your thoughts on this subject. What works for you, where do you get your ideas; how do you keep the display stocked, what kind of props do you use, how often do you change displays, how many do you have going at any time?