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

Blue Books Book Display

 I'm blue daba de dabu da.....

I found this cute idea on Pinterest and had to make it for myself. With the weather being absolutely, and horribly wintery, I thought a bright and cheerful display would be helpful. Each of the books for this display have a blue cover which matches the punny display poster. 

Do you really need a list for this one, not really, but you'd be surprised by the amount of books where the spine doesn't match the cover. The amount of times I pulled a blue spine for it to have a white cover was infuriating. So yes, a list is necessary. Luckily our cataloging system has a cover image of most books so it was easy to check. However, user beware! Books have more than one cover so the list might not be perfect for your library.

Here's the list! Hope I didn't get that song stuck in your head!

-Megan

Currently Reading: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab

Read Around the World Book Display

As someone who loves to travel, I love reading books that take place outside of my home country. With the inability to travel right now, these books may mean a lot more to people. I think we all may need a little bit of escapism right now. 

One thing I did when I originally made this display was that I put a printed out the flag and name of the country and taped that on each book. Would I do that now? No. It was a lot of extra work that is already on the inside flap or back of the book. Also, based on the training I have received on making a display, we don't need to add extras to make a book display effective. 

So here are some posters and of course the list of titles HERE. If you could travel anywhere in the world right now, where would you go?

-Megan 

Currently Reading: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab
 

Happy Friday!

I wanted to share this super awesome book display resource with all of you. While some of it seems a little crazy and annoying, once you learn it, it gets stuck in your head. 

For those who don't want to watch, it's basically about how important it is to have face-out books and how to line up books on a display. I'll be honest, I'm not going to rewatch it for a better description than that. I watched it about a year ago and I still follow a lot of what it teaches you. Highly recommend taking the time to watch it. I'm posting the video here, but in case it doesn't work, the link is HERE.

As always, feel free to reach out via commenting, social media, or emailing me. I'd love to hear from you!

- Megan

 

Welcome!

Hello Fellow Librarians and Book Lovers!

My name is Megan (she/her) and I've been wanting to start this blog for quite a while. As we were taught in Kindergarten, sharing is caring. So with that in mind, this blog will contain resources, usually book lists for displays, to help you do awesome things for your community a little easier.

Before getting started though, a little about me!

As I said, my name is Megan, I'm 28, and I am currently a part-time reference librarian at a public library outside of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. I graduated with my MLIS (Masters of Library and Information Science) at UW-Milwaukee in May 2020. While in school, I was an adult/teen services intern at a different library outside of Milwaukee. Before becoming a librarian, I was a teacher. I have taught most grades in some capacity, but enjoyed teaching English the most (obviously). I have a beautiful and fluffy cat named Harper (she/her) and enjoy spending time cuddling with her while reading or streaming something. Outside of the pandemic, I love to travel and have been to 13 different countries around the world! I'm a huge Disney fan and hope to someday go to every Disney park around the world (only Hong Kong and Shanghai left to go!) I love learning and go to as many conferences as I can. 

What can you expect from this blog?

Well, hopefully resources to help you in your professional career. I plan on doing at least once weekly book displays ready for you to use. This will include a list of title based on a theme and a sign to post with it. I don't plan on putting a watermark on anything as long as you all do the right thing and use it, not sell it. I may also share my thoughts on current library events or things I have learned through my experiences and at conferences. Book reviews may also become a norm. Mainly, I want this to be useful to YOU! So please tell me what you want to see or what I can do to make this blog more beneficial to you.

I hope this becomes a helpful resource to you and can make your job a little easier. Thank you for all that you do and thanks for joining me on this little adventure!