Adult+Fiction+Improvements

The Mojave Desert Public Library needs help with its adult fiction signage and division among genres to help its patrons find that perfect fiction book! New, colorful signs that also split up the adult fiction area into different genres is a great place to start as it is shown below.


 * //__**What We Have: **__//

 Old, unattractive, and general signs.



As you can see, this general fiction sign does a good job showing that this is the fiction area and nothing else. It is unattractive, generic, and does not label any genres. || //__**What We Need: **__//

New, colorful, and specific adult fiction signs.



These handful of colorful, descriptive signs would do a great job of dividing up the fiction genres. Patrons can either browse or look up the book of their choice depending on the genre of book they are looking for. ||
 * __//**What We Have: **//__

An adult fiction collection that is blended together.



<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">Because of the generic fiction sign, all genres of <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">fiction are lumped together. Here you see mystery, <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">romance, and suspense all grouped together. Danielle <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">Steel novels should be put in the romance genre. This <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">makes it difficult and a chore for patrons to browse, <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">not to mention that it may also be overload of too <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">many books in one place. ||

__//**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">What We Need: **//__

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;"> An adult fiction collection that is now properly divided up <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">by genre.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">Adult Fiction books are no longer clumped together. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">This is a much neater design and has a more welcoming <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">feel. They are properly divided up by genre <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">which allows easier access for the patron. ||


 * __//**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">Cost: **//__

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">With a creative staff who can design, print, and then post on the shelves, the cost of a sign would consist of 8 1/2 X 11 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;"> color copy paper ($20), color ink, which costs around $100 for professional fax/printers while staff would only need <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">a computer and colored printer.

__//**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">So What: **//__

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">Patrons may simply give up when being overwhelmed with too many books in one area. A boring, general sign doesn't <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;"> help either. With colorful signs and fiction books shelved by genre, chances will improve that patrons will enjoy the <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">more creative, neater, and welcoming design, which should lead to a higher circulation rate. ||