Resource Alert: Where to Find Book Display Ideas by Lila Denning

Happy Friday. Earlier this month my colleague Lila Denning, had a great post on her blog which is all about Book Displays entitled, "Where to Get Ideas for Your Displays!"

In general, her site is an excellent resource for all of your Passive RA needs, but this post in particular answers a question I ge often. Thanks to Lila for allowing me to report it here for all of you. 

Check it out here or below. And, bookmark this site to use when you are looking for book display inspiration. 

Where to Get Ideas for Your Displays!

Many library workers are doing multiple jobs or working short staffed. The idea of creating different book displays every month can seem daunting. Never fear! You can borrow ideas from all of those marketing emails that publishers and vendors send you daily. Use the subject line and go from there. Don't feel as if you are obligated to include every book that was in the original list. The purpose of your book displays is to market your existing collection, not to exactly copy someone else's list.

I pulled some ideas from today's marketing emails and have suggested some titles and resources to get you started. What do they mean? What should you put on them? Whatever you have in your collection that will work. The idea is to market your collection and get books faced out where your patrons can see them. 

Wedding Themed Mysteries and Thrillers

Grief is a Complicated Journey 

The Music of the Night  - Phantom of the Opera inspired romance novels

Prioritize Your Mental Health - Mental Health Awareness Month

Historical Fiction Set in the 1960's 

Staff Picks: 10 Books We Unexpectedly Binge-Read

Summer Reading Camp

In addition to these, publishers were also encouraging titles to be nominated for both the Indie Next and Library Reads monthly lists. Either of these lists, the first curated by indie bookseller and the second by library workers, can be easily used as a book display. Use this month's list, last month's, the Library Reads Hall of Fame... 

Go out there and mine those marketing emails for ideas!