HERE ARE SOME GREAT ART-CENTRIC IDEAS FOR NEW DISPLAYS AROUND YOUR LIBRARY!

“A STROKE OF GENIUS: THE LIFE OF GREAT PAINTERS” Print out some pictures of famous works of art and pair them with a book about the creator.

Possible titles to display: Vincent Van Gogh: A Self-Portrait in Art and Letters by H. Anna Suh , Leonardo da Vinci: The Complete Works by Augusta Tosone and Catherine Frost, The Great Book of French Impressionism by Diane Kelder, Great Painters of the Italian Renaissance by Eberhard Kon-ing, Jackson Pollock by Ellen G. Landau

“A NOVEL WAY TO DANCE” Display DVDs and books relating to all types of dancing. Invite an expert to come and show your patrons new moves and this display could double as an event advertisement!

Possible titles to display: Marie, Dancing by Carolyn Meyer, The Complete Book of Ballroom Dancing by Richard M. Stephenson and Joseph Iaccarino, Conditioning for Dance by Eric N. Franklin, A Dictionary of Dance by Liz Murphy, Appreciating Dance: A guide to the World’s Liveliest Art by Harriet R. Lihs

“BREAK INTO THE ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS WITH BOOKS” Create a faux Hollywood backdrop and display these informative titles.

Possible titles to display: The Art of Comedy: Getting Serious About Being Funny by Paul Ryan, An Insider’s Guide to Making it in Show Business by Amy Weber, Acting for Young Actors: The Ultimate Teen Guide by Mary Lou Belli, Acting for the Camera: Revised Edition by Tony Barr, Respect for Acting by Uta Hagen

“THE TALES OF ROCK AND ROLL REBELS” Display books and CDs by some of rock’s greatest musicians.

Possible titles to display: Journals by Kurt Kobain, Before I Get Old: The Story of The Who by Dave March, I Am Ozzy by Ozzy Osbourne and Chris Ayres, Rolling with the Stones by Bull Wyman, The Beatles: The Biography by Bob Spitz

“CLASSICS NEVER GO OUT OF STYLE” Display books by great writers and the movies that are based off of them.

Possible titles to display: Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell, The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells

“THE ROADMAP TO GREAT WRITING” Use a map to display writing-related destinations like Poem City, Short Story Falls, Fable Forest, Memoir Mountain, etc. next to some helpful writing resources.

Possible titles to display: Essays in the Art of Writing by Robert Louis Stevenson, 100 Ways to Improve Your Writing by Gary Provost, Writing Fiction for Dummies by Randy Ingermanson and Peter Economy, Writing Workshop: The Essential Guide by Ralph Fletcher and JoAnn Portalupi, The Nasty Little Writing Book: Longtime New York Publish-ing Insider Reveals Secrets Only Best-Selling Authors Know by D.W. St. John

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