News Report #2

http://www.gateline.com/104/story/2193.html
By:Lynne Zeiher
Pierce County Library System
Published: 12:07PM August 27th, 2008

Libraries have so many items that it can be overwhelming. Books are only the beginning of what they have to offer and these days movies, music, and books on tape are also very popular to check out. Therefore, displays can help organize these items and create a more fun and organized space. For the Peninsula Pierce County Library in Washington where there are over 130,000 items, eye catching displays are a great way to realize what they have to offer. Each display has a theme and they have a variety of things that go together to make it interesting and eye catching. Throwing in a piece of art, cd, or dvd to go with the book or topic of the display makes it complete and diverse. People who come to the library to browse can take advantage of these displays and find new and exciting things that you may not realize a public library has to offer. The displays are not just for show, everything is available to check out and take home. The Peninsula and Key Center libraries are also proud of their most popular collections called Books Plus to Go. It displays high demand items, like best selling books or books that are being made into big screen movies. It provides the most popular items at an easy convenience. There are also many other displays known as the "wall" which is stocked with new books, movies, children books, cds, and much more. Holders at the end of each shelf display a book to sum up the topic of books on that shelf and to highlight a particular book. Basically, all of these displays are to create a more convenient environment within the library and to point out certain items. There are also other educational decorations such as sculptures, art and paintings, jewelry, and much more.

I think that displays are a great way to grab a persons attention and make them interested in that subject or item. When I go to the library, I look at the displays and see what they have to offer instead of browsing through thousands of books on the shelf. Decorations also make the library seem inviting and comforting. It is a great idea to have one wall with all of the newest books, music, and movies. I also think that it would be cool to read books that were being made into movies so that when the movie comes out, you have already read the book!