Our fiction shelves had gotten very uneven: too many books on one shelf, just a few books on another, etc. Amy has always said she wanted more face outs on the shelves, so I went through and shifted our entire fiction collection to even out the shelves and make room on the ends for face out books. I think just a simple face out at the end of the shelves make them look so much more appealing:
For the face outs I tried to pick a wide variety of genres, and I also tried to pick books that might not have been as popular as Amy or I think they should. I tried to find some that should have more
attention than they currently receive.
It's too bad I didn't take before pictures. Of course I wasn't thinking that far ahead. :( It is kind of hard to tell with the pictures, but the shelves look quite attractive, and when you walk into the fiction room, your eye is immediately drawn to the shelves quicker.
Since the face outs have been put in place, I've had to replace three of them. That means three face outs have already been checked out! I know that's not hard scientific data, but it gives us some indication that they are actually working!
So, if your shelves look a little drab, just do a little shifting and face outing...you won't be sorry!
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