Lila Denning runs the Blog Passively Recommending Books where she helps you with book display ideas. You can click here for the other times I have sent you to learn from her.
Her ideas are meant to kick start your own creativity with what you display. What I also love about her display ideas is that they are about the books you put out, how you curate better and NOT about the decorations or ephemera. Like me she thinks there should be none. The books are what matter and if you can get them out more quickly, you will have the energy to do more displays, which means more books will go out.
Every month, just a bit before a new month, she has a post on ideas for the next month. Here on my blog, I have been trying to start a new month by reminding you of her ideas. Last month I had this post with her July ideas.
Today is August 1, so here are Denning's ideas to help you plan some fun displays.
But her blog is more than once a month. One of my favorite reoccurring posts she does is Book Display Inspiration Using One Book. Here is a recent one for Kristin Hannah's The Women. This is a great example using popular books to promote all of the other great books that you have on the shelf waiting for them to enjoy, if only they knew they were there.
Side note about Denning, she has been ramping up her formal training for library workers on how to create better book displays and has been replacing Robin Bradford (by Robin's choice and with her recommendation) on some Collection Development webinars as Denning works in collections for a FL library. Look for her offerings through PCI, ALA, and more.
As a result of those programs, Lila has gathered a list of questions and concerns people have about upping their display game and she is planning a series of posts to answer those "how to" questions. I will cross post here in the coming weeks.
But do check out her blog regularly. I have added it to my "Sites Worth Checking Out" list on the side bar.
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