Integrated Advisory {Week 6 Prompt}

I would love to create an intense integrated advisory horror display for the month of October. I believe it will not only help our circulation numbers but will also help our patrons discover new-to-them materials. October being the month of all things spooky, creepy, and Halloween related makes it the perfect month to put together the display! By not only displaying horror novels but including nonfiction books, movies, television shows, graphic novels, YA books, audio books, as well as links to podcasts, we can help our patrons see the "value, in terms of leisure and entertainment, in watching a good movie as listening to a good bood or reading a graphic novel" (Dunneback xiii). The same could be said about a podcast. The display could be set up in the adult services department by the large windows overlooking the plaza and made up with black and orange tablecloths with spiderwebs, Halloween cutouts, and covered boxes in order to tier the display. We could even bring out the old wooden coffin from storage and drape the table in orange lighting. (See photo below for inspiration, although our table is flat.) Materials would be placed on the table along with annotated handouts would be created for patrons to take with them if wish so they could read about the other materials on the table or seek more outside of the display. More materials would be pulled as needed. We would also want to extend our reach to a few of the genres that current horror readers might enjoy, as Saricks suggests (248), in order to hopefully expand their horizons. To that end, we would add some crime fiction, psychological suspense, literary fiction, science fiction, and fantasy to the mix. There would be a sign noting that these are materials to expand their reading, listening, or viewing pleasure.


The Monster Librarian is a great place to start to being gathering titles for the horror novels, including the sub-genres, even podcasts (although some of the links there are no longer valid). The Mid-Continent Public Library's "Based On the Book" site can also be used to search for horror books that have turned into movies in order to gather those for the display. Stephen King, for instance, has quite a few movies that have been turned into film and tv series. Classics such as Edgar Allan Poe and Mary Shelley would also be included. While my own library doesn't currently circulate games (video or board games), that would be a great inclusion in this type of display. This would be a great time to highlight any other part of the collection that you can. For instance, we circulate cake pans, so I would definitely see if there are any relevant cake pans that fit the theme in any way and add them into the display if I can. 

I think this display could culminate into a month-long discussion of how horror has dipped its fingers in many genres in different ways and could lead to many patrons finding new-to-them entertainment along the way.


Works Cited

Dunneback, Katie, and Mary Wilkes Towner. Introduction: Integrated Adisory. In Integrated Advisory Service. Denver: Libraries Unlimited, 2010. 

"Pinterest." Pinterest, Pinterest, www.pinterest.com/

Saricks, Joyce G., and Neal Wyatt. The Readers Advisory Guide to Genre Fiction. ALA Editions, An Imprint of the American Library Association, 2019.

"The Monster Librarian." Kelly Link Interview, monsterlibrarian.com/

Comments

  1. Shannon LinsdayFebruary 15, 2019 at 11:21 PM

    I really enjoyed your well developed idea! It fascinates me when libraries circulate other items such as cake pans! I am curious how that works! Thank you for including visuals as well. Great job!

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    1. BrandyFebruary 16, 2019 at 1:47 PM

      Thanks, Shannon. We have a very small cake pan selection, most of which have been donated. I think anytime there is a chance to highlight the more obscure collections such as these libraries should go for it because I have found that many patrons don't even realize we have them! :)

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  2. Hillarie FinleyFebruary 16, 2019 at 8:14 PM

    Brandy,
    This is such a well thought out idea! I think incorporating games would work for a horror display as well, especially since so many of them are based on horror/dystopian scenarios. I think your idea is a great way of showing patrons everything you have to offer, especially for the patrons who might only make a beeline to the section they usually visit.

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    1. BrandyFebruary 18, 2019 at 12:16 PM

      Thanks! I love the idea of incorporating some games, too. That would fit super nicely with the display and theme. My hope would be that the display would keep them from constantly bee lining to the section they always go toward.

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  3. AnonymousFebruary 17, 2019 at 6:33 PM

    Your plan is very well planned and thoughtful. I think it clearly articulates how to embrace the month of October, which is obviously perfect for horror genre. I appreciated how it targeted the majority of patrons, not just one group, so that everyone may be involved in reading during the Halloween season. The displays directs patrons to the appropriate area of the library and displays many of the wonderful titles available for checkout.

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    1. BrandyFebruary 18, 2019 at 12:18 PM

      Hopefully with the 'expanding your horizons' portion of the display not only could current readers of horror see how easily they could branch out but readers who may shy away from horror could see how easily they might make that leap toward it as well. :)

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  4. Erin CataldiFebruary 18, 2019 at 4:48 PM

    Excellent idea! Horror is soo easy to integrate, YA, graphic novels, movies, tv shows, true crime, and more lend themselves well to Horror. Full points and great idea! I also want to echo what some of your classmates said about using board games, it's a great idea!

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    1. BrandyFebruary 22, 2019 at 1:56 PM

      Thanks! Definitely the graphic novels - the visuals in them would be a great addition!!!

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