Today to round out the week I am posting a great idea from my colleague Lila Denning (with her permission), from over on her blog-- Passively Recommending Books.
This is an evergreen idea that you can use for a display that is swapped out every day or weekly by showcasing the previous weeks titles. But the best part is, it will be timely AND you are using resources to give you your display ideas and content.
Side note-- to be announced soon, but Denning will be appearing on a panel with me and Robin Bradford and others at ALA Annual. It is sponsored by Booklist and moderated by Susan Maguire. Once it is officially added to the schedule, I will post the details on the blog.
In the meantime, see below for more details and ideas from Denning on this specific topic.
Unshelving Your Collection Idea- NPR Book of the Day
One quick and easy way to get some readers advisory information about recently published books is to listen to NPR's podcast Book of the Day. From their website:
In need of a good read? Or just want to keep up with the books everyone's talking about? NPR's Book of the Day gives you today's very best writing in a snackable, skimmable, pocket-sized podcast. Whether you're looking to engage with the big questions of our times – or temporarily escape from them – we've got an author who will speak to you, all genres, mood and writing styles included. Catch today's great books in 15 minutes or less.
While this is certainly something that library staff should be encouraged to listen to when not at a public service desk, it's also an opportunity for a quick and easy book display that will be small enough that it can be fit in almost anywhere in a library.
If you don't own that book, you can skip a day. Remember to check your eBook and eAudiobook collections as well. A book display in your library can also reference those collections to remind patrons that you are a source of digital materials as well. It's also a great readers advisory post for social media.
Here is an example of a sign that could be posted on a public service desk:
'Adventures in the Louvre' will teach you how to fall in love with the famous museumScan this code to check out this book from our eBook collection!April 15, 2025
From NPR.org:Elaine Sciolino has one mantra: "Never go to the Louvre on an empty stomach or with a full bladder." The former Paris bureau chief of The New York Times has written a guide filled with her best advice for enjoying the world's most-visited museum. Her new book, Adventures in the Louvre, is part journalism, part memoir and part art history. In today's episode, Sciolino speaks with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly about the contested origins of the museum's name, the staff's love-hate relationship with the Mona Lisa, and why some Louvre visitors might feel underwhelmed.
To listen to Book of the Day sponsor-free and support NPR's book coverage, sign up for Book of the Day+ at plus.npr.org/bookoftheday
Support our local NPR station! [Name of station] [website]
W. W. Norton & Company
Be certain to credit NPR and the publishers when you use their text and images. I would reference your local NPR station in case patrons want to listen as well as NPR.org
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