Behind the Scenes Book Display

I love going to the movies. Just this past weekend I rented out a private viewing of the new Disney Movie Raya and the Last Dragon. It was a great way to safely see a movie and spend time with my friends. I'm also one of those people that like to know the ins and outs of every movie. Let's just say, I'm surprised IMDB.com isn't bookmarked on my computer!

I feel as though there are a lot of people like me who like to know the behind the scenes of movies. This display is for all of them. It's a short list so make sure to use this one for your smaller displays!

HERE is the list of titles for today's post!

Hope you all are having a fantastic week!

-Megan 

Currently Reading: Hungry Hearts: 13 Tales of Food and Love edited by Elsie Chapman
 

Bad Book Covers Display

It's always so interesting how there are trends in book covers. I saw a great article or video recently about this in romance novels. (While this isn't the one I originally saw, BookRiot has this awesome post about it as well.) It's so interesting how we went from books with Fabio on the cover to the new trend of illustrations of the leads on the cover. I mean we went from this...

to 

So for today's post, let's give a little love to all the books with not so great covers. While Fabio-esque covers may have been popular in the day, not so much anymore. 

HERE is the list of titles for a book display featuring books with just terrible covers. 

Have a wonderful last full week of March!

-Megan

Pirates Book Display

Ahoy ye mates!

Small display for this week, but there are titles for both kids and adults! These true and fictional pirate stories are fun for all ages. While I only included books on the lists, it's easy to add some popular movies such as Pirates of the Caribbean. 

HERE's the list of titles. Make sure to look at the tabs at the bottom to find the kids tab and the adults tab.

-Megan 

Currently Reading A Cat Story by Urusla Murray Husted

National Geographic Book Display

Happy Monday everyone!

Today I'm doing one of my easier displays for you all. One of the things I like about this display is that it can be used for books, movies, or both. Those yellow spines are so easy to find when you need to fill a spot on the display.

The media collection at my library is often more popular than our fiction section at our library. Does this happen at anyone else's library. What's interesting with that is that we rarely have a display up for our DVDs, but almost always for our fiction. Plus we make sure to allocate a larger budget for media than fiction. Maybe our community is different than most.

 

And of course, HERE is the list.

Have a great week everyone!

-Megan

Currently reading A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas

Social Media and Library Engagement

Last week I attended an amazing webinar hosted by Tiffany Breyne, Communications Coordinator at Skokie Public Library in Illinois. As a blogger and Instagrammer, I felt that this was helpful for me to learn these skills for both my professional and personal life. I highly recommend watching the entire webinar, but let me share with you some highlights.

• Crowdsource your content by having your staff input ideas,
• Create a library Spotify account and post monthly/weekly playlists based on a theme.
• Have staff submit pictures and reviews of materials
• Instagram Suggestions
• Ask questions and share templates in your stories
• ALWAYS ask permission before sharing another user's post
• "If you like [this] read [this]" posts are popular
• Use a real picture, not a stock image
• Goodreads
• Have online book clubs using moderated discussion boards.
• Going Live
• Have 2 accounts so when you go live, you have use both and have 2 librarians without having to share a screen.
• Scheduling Posts
• Use Creator Studio or HootSuite to plan posts
• CANVA IS AMAZING (but you all know that!)
• Allow for better accessibility options

Again, there was so much more than just this so please go watch the webinar. The link to it is HERE but you will need to create a free account with Niche Academy to watch it. 

Now go forth and learn!

-Megan 

St. Patrick's Day Book Display (Adults & Kids!)

One thing you've probably learned from me if you follow this blog is that I am extremely indecisive. For example, there are 5 different versions of the display sign for this book display in my Canva! And I still don't think any of them are right! 

For this display, I thought I'd have two separate lists, one for kids and one for adults. All the books are either about St. Patrick's Day or take place in Ireland. Irish fiction is something that is loved in many communities so this display is sure to be a hit in your library!

I think the third and fourth ones are my favorites, but what do you think?

Here's the link to the books. They're all on one document, but two different tabs; one for kids and one for adults. Have a lucky day!

-Megan

Still reading A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas

Novellas & Short Stories Book Display

Oops I lost track of the days!

This is the current display we have up in the library I work in. While I was unsure if people would like it, it has actually been pretty popular! I defined a novella as a book with fewer than 200 pages. Some definitions put this page number a bit lower, I figured any book less than 200 pages could be finished in one sitting which is another great way to define them.

However you define it, this week's list is mostly made up of novellas, but has a few short story collections built in. Personally, I tend to read short stories right before bed because it helps me stay out of the "just one more chapter" black hole. 

For our display, I went with the first poster, but I created 2 other ones during the process. I figured I might as well share them with you all!

Which poster is your favorite? Here's the list of books! Have a great rest of the week.

- Megan

Currently Reading A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas

Dual Time Periods Book Display

Do you ever wish you could live during a different time period. I know right now I'd be happy to live in (almost) any year outside of 2020/2021! I think it would be so interesting to get to experience another time period by living in it. But time travel seems WAY too risky.

I think I've mentioned before that I don't typically read historical fiction, but I do like dual time period books. Thinking about that, I've actually read two of them already this year! That's actually pretty surprising. I guess we'll see if I read anymore.

This is one of my favorite posters. I hope you all enjoy it as well. Oh and here's the list of books in the display!

Have a great rest of the week!

- Megan

Just One Word Book Display

When I make displays, I like to try and do something fun with it that the average patron might not see. One thing I did for the longest time was always try to find a way to sneak a Stephen King book into every display. Have I ever read Stephen King? No. Why did I decide to do this? No idea. I think maybe I coincidentally had him on two displays in a row and decided to make it a theme. Can you guess which book of his is on this list?

I've always loved titles that have only one word. It's cool how so much and so little can come across with just that one little word. So I decided to make a list of them for a display? How did I have fun with this one? Well I went through the alphabet and found 2 titles for each letter! (Ok, not the funnest thing I've ever done, but it was fun to me!)

Anywho, here's today's list and the free poster for you to use in your display. What fun things do you secretly incorporate into your displays?

-Megan

Currently still reading The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab