tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-205629115324669426.post451292587503722816..comments2023-10-08T07:39:49.102-07:00Comments on Book Calendar: Thoughts For Today 7/29/2009Book Calendarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12549140171632794868noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-205629115324669426.post-2231773851264444792009-07-31T10:37:20.003-07:002009-07-31T10:37:20.003-07:00We have a very large library collection. We use s...We have a very large library collection. We use slat walls for displays like they have in bookstores with both wire rack shelving and display stands. Many of the books are displayed face out, especially with the clear acrylic display stands. It makes a tremendous amount of difference for circulation.Book Calendarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12549140171632794868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-205629115324669426.post-46018236059689864392009-07-31T05:58:54.704-07:002009-07-31T05:58:54.704-07:00I know I have not commented for a while, I have be...I know I have not commented for a while, I have been keeping up with your posts though, like the new layout, meant to say that ages ago. Just thought I'd comment on the similarities between libraries and bookstores, there seems to be an active exchange of the best ideas between the two which has been going on for a while now, mostly to the benefit of both organisations. A few months ago I had a conversation with a young sales assistant about the importance of product knowledge, he was about to go on a break and made a throw away comment about wishing he could curl up on a beanbag with a graphic novel, (amongst my purchases was a graphic I was buying for the school library), he didn't think reading a book would look good even on a break. I suggested that he should see reading and product familiarity as part of his job. We talked about graphic fiction for a bit and said he could use that knowledge to sell more books, I was keen for all the help I could get in finding graphic fiction that the kids would enjoy, and was value for money. Mind you the kids are pretty good at letting me know what we should be getting. Ah well if nothing else I hope he got to enjoy his break with a good book.<br />I have always thought readers advisory in a public library would be a fun job, but then any job without variety probably gets a bit dull. <br />One of the things we have copied from book stores is displaying books with the covers face out. My predecessor was dead set against that but with kids it actually makes browsing much easier for them, and the change is reflected in our borrowing stats., which have jumped by about 30%, there are other factors at work but that is one. Such display is okay in a relativly small library with such a client base. Only a small part of the collection can be displayed that way, for practicle reasons, but it has made a difference.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com