Book Bin Displays: What’s Cooking, Brush Up On Your Skills, Romance…with a twist, and I Read Canadian Day

A new month means it’s time to swap out the book bin displays! In February I promoted “I Read Canadian Day” for kids, and “Romance…with a twist” for adults and teens. For March I created two book bin displays that focus on developing new skills. What’s Cooking? For the adult side I did a “What’s… Read More Book Bin Displays: What’s Cooking, Brush Up On Your Skills, Romance…with a twist, and I Read Canadian Day

March 4, 2020March 20, 2020 Karissa Fast - Librarian1 Comment

YA Diary Fiction: Teen Book Display

With the boom in diary fiction in children’s fiction (Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Dork Diaries), I thought it was time to highlight some of the Diary Fiction in our teen collection. Diary fiction can be especially intimate and emotional, making it a great fit for certain YA novels. I created a 3D diary… Read More YA Diary Fiction: Teen Book Display

August 25, 2015 Karissa Fast - LibrarianLeave a comment

YA Horror Display: Get Your Freak On

If your library has a Young Adult section, your library has horror novels. And they circulate (or mysteriously disappear from the shelves leaving a dark cloud of murk and despair). YA Horror Novel displays are easy to pull together (because there are so many horror novels) and easy to “sell” (because teens are loving the… Read More YA Horror Display: Get Your Freak On

June 13, 2015June 13, 2015 Karissa Fast - Librarian1 Comment

LGBT Teen Book Display in the Library

Happy June and Happy Gay Pride Month. What a better time to create a display celebrating teen LGBT fiction? I had two goals in mind when designing this display: 1) Introduce teens of all sexualities to well-written, entertaining, and positive representations of LGBT characters. 2) Draw attention to the fact that the library is a… Read More LGBT Teen Book Display in the Library

June 2, 2015June 2, 2015 Karissa Fast - Librarian1 Comment

How To Make Non-Boring Non-Fiction Book Displays

Non-Fiction displays are a crucial part of any public library. End of aisle displays in particular are an important way to draw library wanderers into the stacks. Non-fiction sections have some of the most attractive books in the library: cook books, craft books, travel guides, coffee table books. And some of the most important: how-to… Read More How To Make Non-Boring Non-Fiction Book Displays

May 26, 2015May 28, 2015 Karissa Fast - Librarian1 Comment

Interactive Readers’ Advisory: Try a New Type of Book Flow Chart

Since my first Flow Chart Display at the Clemens Mill branch of the Idea Exchange has been hanging on the wall for a couple months now, I thought it was about time to design a new one. Patrons stand in front of the wall, and answer a series of bright (and sometimes sassy!) questions about… Read More Interactive Readers’ Advisory: Try a New Type of Book Flow Chart

April 23, 2015October 15, 2016 Karissa Fast - Librarian4 Comments

“Got a Case of the Winter Blues?” Library Display

That awkward time between Valentine’s Day and Freedom To Read week is approaching…which means it’s time for a new display idea! This one’s got a pun, a bunch of snowmen having a snowball fight, and an unconventional way of selecting books. So you know it’ll be a hit. Plus from where I’m stationed in Southwestern… Read More “Got a Case of the Winter Blues?” Library Display

February 11, 2015February 11, 2015 Karissa Fast - Librarian1 Comment