A fairly popular genres at my local public library would be gentle reads. However, I have noticed that many patrons tend to read several books by the same author. I wanted to come up with an idea to promote not only this genre, but also to promote a variety of authors that write this genre. This would help our patrons continue to read the genre they enjoy, but also introduce them to new authors. I would also hope to introduce this genre to patrons that don't usually read gentle reads, as well.
In order to promote gentle reads, I would create a display. A few weeks before assembling the display, I would ask some of the library staff to read a book in this genre and to write a short review on the book - a brief synopsis and what they liked about the book. I would display the book, the review and a few other titles by the same author for each staff's top pick for this genre.
Great idea! Staff picks are always a good promotion technique.
ReplyDeleteI like your idea! I'm going to be honest, before taking this class I didn't realize that gentle reads was even a genre that existed. If the reason I liked a book was because of the way the author wrote, I felt it much more intimidating to try and find other authors like it, and would often just read that author. I think that a display bringing attention to the genre and giving other suggestions is a great idea, especially for gentle reads.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea! Full points!
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