Week 15 Prompt Response

I would like to market my library’s fiction collection by using a combination of displays and programs. The first idea would be to have a bestseller and new and noteworthy section. The idea here is to make it easier for patrons to find popular books and to have award-winning books all in one section. There are always patrons looking for bestsellers and want to be able to find them quickly. This display would be place at an end cap and have bestseller stickers on them. New and noteworthy books that aren’t quite yet bestseller would be placed in the appropriate shelve under new and noteworthy. Bestsellers are a good way to introduce new readers to the fiction genre. Those who don’t regularly read, tend to want to read bestsellers those books are usually stand alones.  The next idea would be a program dedicated to the discussion of fiction books. Where patrons talk about any fiction book they’ve read this week. It’s a way of doing reader’s advisory but sort of in a word or mouth kind of way. Patrons can recommend others in the discussion group their favorites and help them discover new books. Having random discussion about books is a great way that gets others wanting to read what some one else has read. The format of the program would begin with the discussion group’s moderator leading the discussion with their recommended book and so forth leading into a full inclusive discussion. This program would go great with a summer reading adult program. While those who are participating with the reading can share the books they are reading for summer reading. The last idea is a display that focuses on bundles. The idea is to have genre bundles that focus on a different genre each month. For example, June is romance and wedding month. Have books bundled together that have to do with love stories, weddings, marriage etc. This is good for patrons that read seasonally, where they tend to want to read certain books at different times of the year.