1. Razzle Dazzle ‘Em The Glitz, Glam & Gusto of Material Displays
Jeremy Bolom
Lincoln Parish Library
Ruston, LA

2. What is it? Why do it? How to do it? Material Displays What?
-A marketing tool to highlight your materials
Why?
-Fun for patrons and staff, especially creative types
-Boost circulation & revitalize stagnant collections
How?
-Next few slides explain this

3. Before you begin… Staff Resources Idea Considerations
Collection Considerations
Staff Resources
First, get permission
Have the Time & Talent and/or willingness?
Idea Considerations
Feasible?
Staff and time?
Space?
How long? (month, week, season?)
Construction? (simple or advanced)
Cost? (budget and supplies)
Reusable? (yearly appeal, storage, will it hold up?)
Manageable?
Dangerous or easily destroyed (will it fall apart is someone touches it?)
Item management (how to keep full/vital)
Include handouts? (bookmarks, reading lists, etc.)
Collection Considerations
Choose your materials
revitalize (low circ/last chance til weed) or
Highlight (new, special collection, topic, subject)?
Enough materials?
Materials condition

4. Inspiration & Ideas Easy & True Challenging & Inspiring Easy & True
Genre or sub-genre
Holidays
Non-fiction subject
Word or color theme
Summer Reading Tie-In
Challenging & Inspiring
Local festivals and events
Author/celebrity birthdays
Group by month
Elvis
Chase’s Calendar of Events
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5. Gallery Remember! Do what you can, when you can.
Simple is ok, especially if it’s easy for you!
Holidays
Seasonal
Other “Holidays” & Events
Collection/Genre Focus
Fun
Over the Top!

6. Cook up a feast
HOLIDAYS
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7. Halloween
HOLIDAYS
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8. Halloween
HOLIDAYS

9. Black History Month
HOLIDAYS
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10. Black History Month
HOLIDAYS

11. Valentine’s Day
HOLIDAYS

12. Christmas
HOLIDAYS
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13. Christmas HOLIDAYS Other Ideas Chase’s Calendar of Events
*see some of these after we look at some seasonal topics

14. Winter
SEASONAL

15. Beach Reads
SEASONAL

16. Summer Reading
SEASONAL

17. Summer Reading SEASONAL Other ideas: Back to school
Best Books of the Year
Gardening
Spring into….Whatever

18. National Craft Month
OTHER “HOLIDAYS” AND EVENTS
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19. International Year of Planet Earth
OTHER “HOLIDAYS” AND EVENTS

20. International Year of Planet Earth
OTHER “HOLIDAYS” AND EVENTS
Same display moved to another space. Be creative with your spaces!
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21. Banned Books Week
OTHER “HOLIDAYS” AND EVENTS

22. Westerns
COLLECTION/GENRE/SUBJECT FOCUS
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23. ¿Lee usted español?
COLLECTION/GENRE/SUBJECT FOCUS

24. Nautical Fiction
COLLECTION/GENRE/SUBJECT FOCUS

25. Southern Authors
COLLECTION/GENRE/SUBJECT FOCUS
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26. Dystopian Fiction
COLLECTION/GENRE/SUBJECT FOCUS

27. Titanic 100th
COLLECTION/GENRE/SUBJECT FOCUS
Also fun…Milestones

28. Color Theme FUN WAYS TO GROUP MATERIALS
Color in title or color of material?

29. Lightweights & Heavyweights
FUN WAYS TO GROUP MATERIALS
Little books and huge/heavy books
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30. Exhibit Tie-In FUN WAYS TO GROUP MATERIALS
Enhance the library experience

31. The Help & Downton Abbey
FUN WAYS TO GROUP MATERIALS
Popularity of title/subject…Media Tie-In

32. Collaboration FUN WAYS TO GROUP MATERIALS Patron passions
Also, organizations (have done bike safety, recycling with local orgs)

33. “In the News” FUN WAYS TO GROUP MATERIALS “In the News”
Memorial of Ray Bradbury, Stephen Covey, Maeve Binchy, Neil Armstrong
Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II
Julia’s 100th Birthday
“Hot Topic”
Mars Landing
Politics
“On the Calendar”
Weekly and monthly topics that don’t have as many materials Back to Chase’s

34. May is Month. FUN WAYS TO GROUP MATERIALS
Nationwide campaign to remind people of all ages how much fun it is to read.
Launched in 1999
Supported by the Association of American Publishers
Month.

35. Get Caught Reading Online Resources at www.getcaughtreading.org
Order “free” posters (you pay shipping)
Access newsletters
Download free videos of celebrity and author support statements

36. Get Caught Reading— Staff Recommendations

37. Get Caught Reading— Staff Recommendations

38. Get Caught Reading— Staff Recommendations

39. Christmas Book Tree
OVER THE TOP
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40. Think Tank Questions??? Share ideas Jeremy Bolom
Lincoln Parish Library
Ruston, LA
As many ideas as you imagination will allow.
Cube sizes
Four sets of (22 X 22 X 20) & (14 X 18 X 10)
Two sets of (42 X 42 X 20) & (26 X 26 X 10-14) & (10 X 10 X 10-14)