Spectacular Displays: Minimum Work, Maximum Impact
Date/Time
8/20/2015 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Event Registration
This class was a popular class and it is full. Please email Melissa Lattanzi, lattanzm@neo-rls.org to be put on a waiting list and an additional class may be added for the future.
Cost: $50
Cost w/ Bronze Discount $37.50
Cost w/ Silver Discount $25
Cost w/ Gold Discount FREE (It’s never too late to save your library money. NEO Discounts are pro-rated! Call us today to sign up!)
Since an effective display is a great way to promote literacy, emphasis will be placed on incorporating books into the scenario. A handout detailing the process of scaling and enlarging designs using a grid will be included,
• Lots of ideas for book-theme displays, based on many years of putting them together in a variety of settings
• Her visual scrapbook/PowerPoint of crowd-pleasing, inexpensive, and not-too-labor-intensive display examples that will inspire attendees to try new methods of grabbing the attention of their patrons (young and old)
• Clever wall designs that can stay up through several seasonal and holiday changes with minimal work
• Jazzy display case tricks designed to draw viewers like a magnet
• Ideas on how to convince collectors to share their treasures!
Since an effective display is a great way to promote literacy, emphasis will be placed on incorporating books into the scenario. A handout detailing the process of scaling and enlarging designs using a grid will be included,
Competency: Marketing and Public Relations
Sub-Category: Understands and applies marketing theory and practices
Presenter: Kathy Barco
A former children’s librarian, Kathy recently retired from the position of Literacy Coordinator at ABC (Albuquerque/Bernalillo County) Library. Previously, Kathy was Youth Services Coordinator at the New Mexico State Library from 2001-2006.