I was given a display assignment with an open topic. The cabinet is set in the basement with adult non-fiction, so I figured I should do it on some resource available down there.
I was considering promoting our collection of local history materials (my lib has a nice genealogy section) so I thought that would be nice. Unfortunately for that idea, the room is in use by library staff until March (they're digitizing our microfiche!), which is cool, but sorta poops on my idea.
So, I decided to pick something that interests me and promote out small (needing expansion but that's not my dept.) collection of graphic novels.
It's kinda fun, though I don't know if anyone will like/care about it.
I hope some patrons learn a little about GNs from my display, if nothing else. *fingers crossed*
Pictures to follow.
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Funky ideas for funky libraries -- Giving patrons a new way of interacting with libraries
Two interesting articles on one library in the Netherlands. The idea of Bookdrop tagging is really fascinating. It would encourage patron participation in classifying books using pre-determined tags. Unfortunately, another blog article followed up with that project, and it wasn't as successful as I'd have hoped: What Could Kill an Elegant, High-Value Participatory Project?
I think this happens a lot with different libraries in that someone gets an idea for how to change the way things are done, but nobody thinks to ask the front-line staff that will be responsible for maintaining/integrating/etc. the new system.
I think this sort of project would be great for a small school library with a small community of patrons that are eager to share their thoughts on books with one another. It would be smaller and easier to maintain, as well as encourage young people to read more by making it more interactive.
Another story that caught my attention while checking my blogroll was this: Bookstore Night in Buenos Aires Encourages Reading : NPR
I haven't the words to express myself on this, except to maybe say it's an effing great idea. Seriously, how cool would that be to place comfortable things like couches in the least-likely place you could think of to have a reading party? This reminds me of the midnight-book parties they used to have for the release of a new Harry Potter book. I don't think my library ever did anything like that, but I'd have loved to be involved in that. It's the sort of funky, out-of-the-way, out of the box type thing that I'm all about.
I think this happens a lot with different libraries in that someone gets an idea for how to change the way things are done, but nobody thinks to ask the front-line staff that will be responsible for maintaining/integrating/etc. the new system.
I think this sort of project would be great for a small school library with a small community of patrons that are eager to share their thoughts on books with one another. It would be smaller and easier to maintain, as well as encourage young people to read more by making it more interactive.
Another story that caught my attention while checking my blogroll was this: Bookstore Night in Buenos Aires Encourages Reading : NPR
I haven't the words to express myself on this, except to maybe say it's an effing great idea. Seriously, how cool would that be to place comfortable things like couches in the least-likely place you could think of to have a reading party? This reminds me of the midnight-book parties they used to have for the release of a new Harry Potter book. I don't think my library ever did anything like that, but I'd have loved to be involved in that. It's the sort of funky, out-of-the-way, out of the box type thing that I'm all about.
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