Thursday, June 19, 2025

Throw It Thursday - Use Your Shelves

Ashley Borman, Technical Services Librarian at the Clintonville (WI) Public Library, is back with another weeding tips - and collection development - column. 

Are you always trying to come up with ideas to liven up your bookshelves and make them more enticing for patrons? Have you weeded everything to the max and still worry about getting circs? Do you have a little bit of extra space somewhere, anywhere? Make your collections more appealing by adding some interest to your shelves!

This could be as easy as displaying one or two books face out on each shelf. Or you could get creative. With a few cheap tricks, you could renovate some of your shelves and make them pop! A little bit of paint and decoupaging can go a long way. Check out the articles below each picture for some inspiration and use your shelves!

https://dontyoushushme.com/2022/02/28/embracing-dynamic-shelving/




https://www.openingthebooktraining.com/en-ca/courses/public-library-training/merchandising-library-shelves/

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