Everyone is interested in the Conclave right now, no matter what their religion. And they are going to stay that way even after a new Pope is picked.
In fact, that is another important point here today. Do NOT take the displays down the second a new Pope is picked. This will have a long tail of interest. Keep the displays up until books are not being checked out. Many of these are great backlist titles that deserve a moment to shine on your displays.
I know most of you got those Pope based displays up already, but they may be getting a bit bare, so today, I have gathered as many resources as possible for you to find titles to keep on display for the next few weeks.
- Goodreads user made lists-- these are always going to be the broadest and catch books you might not have found in other sources. Why? Because readers are adding them, not professional book people:
- Books for Catholics
- Papal Fiction
- Vatican City
- Unpopely Popes (my personal favorite list)
- Publishers Weekly's article/booklist entitled "Voting for a Pope Inspires Works of Fact and Fiction."
- Reddit:
- Papal Conclave Mega Thread
- Best Fiction Book Set in Vatican City
- Catholic Reading/Study List
- Books Set in the Vatican or with the Vatican as a Major Element
- Books on Vatican City and the Papacy (History-NF)
- Wikipedia: Category-- Novels set in Vatican City
- Pima County Public Library (AZ) has this staff created list of Novels set in the Vatican in their catalog.
- Crime Fiction in Vatican City via CrimeReads
And don't forget to search a few of these in NoveList and click off the boxes for the subjects and settings you want to find even more.
These lists should keep your displays stocked for a few weeks. And you need these displays up that long to show readers that you know they are interested in the topic but appreciate that they may not have made it in during the actual Conclave itself.
Keeping displays that are current event related up AFTER said event is not so current is good RA Service. It shows your patrons that you understand their interests. It reminds them that you are always here with a book suggestion. It is how we cultivate conversations with our patrons and show them we are always here to help.
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