Graphic Novel Display

I talked about his in January, but didn't get around to posting about it once I'd put up the display.  It stayed up for a good month or so before it had to come down.  Looking at it, I wish I'd chosen something different for the title of the display, but I suppose it's "comic-y" enough, and it stands out, which is the most important thing.

So, after some thought I decided to be selfish and promote the graphic novel display.  I quizzed a few people around work to find out what they thought of when they heard "Graphic Novel" and a lot of them had no idea.  Some thought they were simple comics, others didn't have an opinion.

Our GNs are stored in with the Non-Fiction collection, in with the Dewey Decimals around 741.5.  It's hard to find them, so I thought I'd let people know where they are.

I put up some notes that said, "Not just comic strips!" and the pulled some books from our collection to put in there.  The biggest problem I had with the display was my choice of backdrop.  I thought that material would be easier to tape to the case, eliminating the hassle of taping black tissue paper up there.

Well, material is heavier than regular paper.  As such, it was dragging down and I had to pin it into the cabinet so it wouldn't sag and look like crap.  It was left in there for a long time, and I even heard that some people were asking about GNs at the info desk, wondering if we could order more for them.  This was so encouraging for me.  I love promoting the collection!