Wednesday, August 12, 2020

Books to Read if you Loved The Witcher

Suggestions for what to read while you wait for those holds on the Witcher books or are done binging the series. Dark fantasies & similar main characters.

Suggestions for what to read while you wait for those holds on the Witcher books or are done binging the series. Dark fantasies or books with similar main characters are what you should look for. Search for "read likes for..." when you want to put up a display based upon whatever the most popular show on the streaming services is. 

The Shoes Made the Book

Book display with them of shoes. All of the books have shoes on the cover or in the title.

Someone else at my library put up this display. The idea is cute - books with shoes on the cover or in the title.These sort of themes help people stumble on back list titles they may have missed. It can be tricky to fill in if you don't have ideas when you set it up. There are clearly tons of ways you could change this to suit your library's collection.

Add non-fiction if you need to and grab some history of fashion or fashion books. I would even put books from health about podiatry in it!

He Went to the Library

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Another librarian put together this book display with library themed romances. Be as broad as possible when setting up this sort of display. If a book has a librarian in it or library scene, it is enough. Romance is a genre rich with tropes so you can assemble a display that fits your collection or those titles that need some patron attention. 
Alter the text on the sign and a quick and easy cozy mystery display could be put up with the same theme. 

Books from the Bottom Shelf

Book display with books with low circulation. Sign says "Books from the Bottom Shelf."

As I have said before, faceouts are magical. These are simply a variety of titles that need a circulation boost. I have put up this display with a sign that simply had a sleepy puppy on it. Just being in front of your patrons' eyes can help them get the sort of attention they need. 

When Things Go Wrong Book Display

When Things Go Wrong Book Display with titles about disasters including some local/state titles.

When Things Go Wrong book display with titles about disasters including some local/state titles. I borrowed this idea from ALA's Booklist. They have lists that are great jumping off points. This display could include fiction from any and all genres including horror, suspense, and thrillers.

Roaring Twenties Book Display

Roaring Twenties Book Display to Celebrate New Year's 2020

People were thinking about the 20’s at the beginning of 2020 so I obliged them with a book display. First things to be taken from this display were books about fashion. In theory, you could put this up every year until 2030. 

Pay at least some attention to what is bouncing around in popular culture; you can mine it for ideas for easy book displays that let you faceout backlist lonely books. 


Neil Peart Memorial Book Display

Neil Peart Memorial Book Display

Quick Neil Peart memorial book display. Fill in with books about drums, drummers, and rock music. Don't forget to add any CDs or DVDs that you have. Include info about digital services like Hoopla that have music available to check out would also be a great idea. 


ARRTCon 24 Presention - Marketing Your Collection, Programs, and Services With Better Book Displays.

I am a huge fan of Chicago-Area libraries and their library workers. Every time I visit, I learn something from the trip. Recently, I was fo...