July Merchandizing Ideas

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July Merchandizing Ideas
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July movies

• A Scanner Darkly From the novel by Philip K.
  Dick.
• Monster House kids movie about a haunted house
  fits great with our SRC theme!
• The Ant Bully Based on the Easy book by John
  Nickle
• Superman Returns you know where we keep the
  Superman books
• Once in a Lifetime soccer movie, timed to
  coincide with the World Cup

Smart idea Woodlawn keeps tabs on upcoming
movies by posting the Coming Attractions pages
from Us magazine on their Collection bulletin
board
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First impressions count!

• What do people see when they enter your branch?
• Walk in from the outside and be critical

Is it fun?
Is it full?
Is it current?
Is it colorful?
This big beautiful display is from Essex thanks
for sharing!
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Display solution for J CDs

• Weve seen all sorts of creative ideas for
  shelving kids music
• Heres one of the best, from Hereford
• CDs stack neatly and theres room for one
  face-out at the top of each stack

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Another idea for J CDs!

• Pikesville uses flip-file drawer inserts to
  create shelf-top storage for kids CDs.
• The CDs are very visible and browsing is easy.

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Neat storage for Baby Booster kits!

• Parkville installed a row of hooks for storing
  Baby Booster kits.
• The kits are out of the way but still visible
• and the hooks hold coats during cold-weather
  story times!

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Kids nonfiction display topics for the summertime
blues

• 510 - July 2 is the halfway point of the year
  how about a fractions display?
• 394.2634, 793.36 Independence Day
• 508 Nature study
• 551.46 Waves
• 570 Beaches
• 577.68 Chesapeake Bay

• 577.786 Estuaries
• 662.1 Fireworks
• 782 Songs (camping, road trips)
• 791.068 Roller coasters
• 796.357 Baseball
• 796.54 Camping
• 597.3 Sharks
• 598 Birds

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Seasonal display inspirations for your
consideration

• July is National Picnic Month. 641.578
• July 4 Independence Day. 394.2634, 793.36
• July 4 Aphelion Day, on which the Earth is at
  its greatest distance from the Sun, 152.6 million
  km. 520
• July 6 Its the Dalai Lamas birthday! 294.3
• July 6 Also, National Fried Chicken Day.
  641.5975
• July 14 Bastille Day bring out books about
  France and French cooking
• July 30 Cheesecake Day. Probably dessert
  cookbooks (641.86), not pinups (779.24).

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July sporting events

• Tennis Wimbledon runs 26th June - 9th July
• Cycling Tour de France! July 1st to July 23th,
  covering a total distance of 3,600 kilometers!
• Soccer World Cup Final, July 9, Berlin.
• Baseball All-Star Game, July 11
• Theres not a lot going on this month keep
  those SRC displays full and push the beach books!

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Less is more vs. More is more

• Towson recently loaded this DVD display to the
  gills
• some loved it and thought it inviting
• others thought it looked too crowded
• Whats your opinion on filling displays to the
  brim?