“For this week's prompt, I would like you to think of an
innovative way to promote romance, gentle reads or horror at your local
library (pick one, just one!). What would be most effective? A catchy display?
Some passive programming? In what ways could you incorporate integrated
advisory?”
For romance books, I believe that one of the more effective
strategies is a catchy display. One idea I got for an interesting romance
display was from literaryhoots.com, and it was the ‘Blind Date with a Book’
display (E., 2017). The idea is that you display some books covered by colorful
wrapping paper with brief dating profiles on them. That way they get to pick a
book based on a quick blurb rather than just a catchy cover. A librarian could
also use this opportunity to use key appeal terms in the blurbs, so that
readers could get an idea of how to phrase what they’re looking for. The genre
would be romance for the novels, but it would give patrons a wide spectrum of
different descriptions to look through. The fun idea and witty blurbs may also
spark the interest of patrons who may normally overlook romance books.
Librarians can promote the idea of not judging a book by its cover, and it may
allow under circulated books a chance to come back!
References:
E. (2017, February 13). Library Display: Blind Date with a
Book. Retrieved February 17, 2017, from http://www.literaryhoots.com/2015/02/library-display-blind-date-with-book.html#more
I have seen this idea before, but I liked how you talk about promoting the book by not judging a book by its cover. I wonder at times if certain patrons are embarrassed to be seen reading romance books because of the covers. Even parents with young children might not want their children seeing the covers so they instead read something else. I like the idea of using fun and witty blurbs to attract patrons to the books. Great idea!
ReplyDeleteWonderful idea! Prompt response is a little on the short side, but still full points
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