Clive Cussler Memorial Book Display

Clive Cussler book display put up after his passing in 2020. These are easy to put up and can help circ backlist titles. Don't forget large print and audiobooks as well. Another suggestion would be to add a handout with information about your ebook collection if it includes the author's titles. 

Mardi Gras/New Orleans

One of my favorites,

@RAforAll

, asked for a Mardi Gras book display with New Orleans themed titles. I started with just fiction because that was the fastest and easiest.

As the display emptied out, I added non-fiction and audiobooks. For non-fiction, some places to check are: biographies, music, cooking, history, and travel.

Edgar Award Nominees

These are Edgar award nominees from the Mystery Writers of America. I always post the list with any display about awards as well. It can be filed in with other books by the nominated authors as well as winners and nominees from previous years. 

St Patrick's Day - Books about Ireland

St Patrick' Day is a great holiday for children's book displays. It's a holiday when school is in session so those teachers and homeschoolers will be coming for books. For adult books, I use it to highlight books about Ireland, fiction and nonfiction. Your collection likely includes many titles that would fit. Unless it's your only job, filling book displays can't take up all your time. I find it helpful to involve other staff in filling them because they will include books I didn't think about.

Women's History Month - Historical Fiction

Women's History Month offers a lot of options but when given a chance, I will try to include some fiction. People who won't pick up a long history book will invest the time in a novel that appeals to them. Expand your definition of historical fiction and don't forget mysteries and romance. Your display should include a wide range of time periods and places. 

Women's History Month - Biographies/Autobiographies/Memoirs

One of the changes I pushed for in my library was to relocate our biography section near fiction. People never dabble in non-fiction will make an exception for a good biography. Take a second to bring a diverse and inclusive collection of books to your display. Choose books about women from a variety of backgrounds, places, and time periods. 

This display also is easy for anyone to fill in as it empties. Expanding who on staff helps to fill in a display like this will hopefully diversify what books are selected. 

Year of the Rat/Lunar New Year

This display was set up using the theme of The Year of the Rat as a frame to actually promote books by Chinese and Chinese-American authors. The size of the display can be dictated by the number of titles you find in your collection.

People love to suggest displays with this sort of theme especially when it's bouncing around social media. I think the best use of the idea is to use it to put books in front of people that they might have not discovered on their own. 

The display was popular and was refilled several times.