Week 15 Prompt Response
Here are some of (what I think are) the great ways we market our fiction collection at my library: Weekly featured new books posts on social media Each week, we highlight a selection of six new books on our Facebook and Instagram pages. These books vary in genre, but it allows our following to get an idea of the new books available. It also shows that we have the new hot read, you don't need to go out and buy it! In relation to this, we have a dedicated new books section right by the entrance (whereas the rest of our adult collection is upstairs), so patrons have easy access to the new books, including those we featured on social media. 2. Book chat programs At least once a quarter, we host a book chat program centered around a theme, such as beach reads or books to give as Christmas gifts. Accompanied by snacks and activities, these book chats include our librarians speed-running through the synopses of 10-20 books in our collection that relate to the book chat theme, and pr