We have a display of new (this month) items in the library and a separate shelf space for new (6 months) items, but, as you said, this is just for items currently available. Our new ILS, Apollo, lets patrons sign up for automatic holds on new releases by their favorite authors. They're really loving it and so are we. No more "hey, hold this for me when it comes out" lists. But, without that, we didn't really have anything. We don't have the staff to generate a handout like that and too many items anyways.

Good luck! I'm looking forward to seeing what responses you get.

Cynthia Stanczak

Library Director

Albion District Library

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Albion, MI 49224
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On Tue, Feb 27, 2018 at 12:50 PM, Melissa Huisman via Michlib-l <michlib-l@mcls.org> wrote:

This is a pretty simple question – but I’m interested in how folks deal with it:

How do you let non-computer savvy folks who like to just drop in and browse know about brand new titles that have come out? Most of the time the best sellers get whisked away to fill a long hold list and they never get a chance to see it.

We have an odd system now where we keep the book on display for a week before we fill holds – but it seems like a shame to make folks wait. All I can think to do is make a color copy of each book cover and put it on display in place of the book – but this seems like it would take a lot of ink.

Does someone at your library make a flyer each week showing a list of the new books with smaller cover art?

Any other ideas?

Melissa Huisman, Library Director

Gary Byker Memorial Library of Hudsonville

3338 Van Buren Street, Hudsonville MI 49426

Phone: 616-669-1255 X 5 Fax: 616-669-5150

Email: mhuisman@hudsonville.org

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