It was interesting and successful -- I, of course, did Blind Date With A Book when I lived in South Jersey and turned it into a drawing for a free box of chocolates and two tickets to see a movie in town. While participation was kind of low, I still got many compliments about the work I put into it and my book selections for the display.
I'm in a different library with a different demographic. My strategy needs a lot of work.
These are two photos from last year. My theme played along the lines of the old "Mystery Date" board game. I combined teen and adult titles (without deciphering which was which) and wrote a little bit about the title on the front.
My ideas for this year are more polished. I have a little less room to show off books, and lack in those awesome end-caps from my last job. Plus, the barcodes of each book are now inside rather than outside (no simple cut out in the back for easy checkouts).
I'm definitely sticking to the drawing, as I believe it will make more patrons interested (and who doesn't like free stuff?!).
I'll definitely update with how it's going and what the final results are.
If you're a librarian considering this awesome February display, definitely hop over to the Ontarian Librarian's blog post about Blind Date With A Book, along with the first BDWAB post from the previous year.
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