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  • Northern Guilford High School
  • Greensboro, NC
  • More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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In an effort to increase circulation, I started researching different successful strategies for accomplishing that goal. Camacho, Spackman, and Cluff (2014) found a 58% increase in circulation of titles that were faced out in a display. Fiscus (2017) states: “To promote their materials and increase sales, bookstores heavily face-out and display their wares. We [libraries] should too. There’s a reason that book covers are beautiful and eye-catching: they are meant to be seen. And though the old adage may be true, we all totally judge books by their covers.” (p. 37) I want to transform our library from rows of shelving with only spines visible, to the look of a bookstore with book covers facing out. I want to allow my students the opportunity to see the beautiful book covers as they browse, which will hopefully encourage students to check out more books and read more books.

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In an effort to increase circulation, I started researching different successful strategies for accomplishing that goal. Camacho, Spackman, and Cluff (2014) found a 58% increase in circulation of titles that were faced out in a display. Fiscus (2017) states: “To promote their materials and increase sales, bookstores heavily face-out and display their wares. We [libraries] should too. There’s a reason that book covers are beautiful and eye-catching: they are meant to be seen. And though the old adage may be true, we all totally judge books by their covers.” (p. 37) I want to transform our library from rows of shelving with only spines visible, to the look of a bookstore with book covers facing out. I want to allow my students the opportunity to see the beautiful book covers as they browse, which will hopefully encourage students to check out more books and read more books.

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