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TRADING SPACES
REINVENTING THE LIBRARY ENVIRONMENT
 


Click here to see past slide shows

  Photos from Trading Spaces Workshop
Mount Laurel Library   March 23rd, 2004

bullet What's New?

Recent Resources added to the website
bullet Added to Fixtures Page:  Neon "Movies" sign: Purchased from Neon Central 
(Search for movies)

Recent Presentations
 
bullet March 12, 2008 Virginia Beach Library System Staff Day Luncheon Keynote Speakers: Adding WOW! How to Transform a Library Like Yours in Nine Months With the Money You Have Now.
 
bullet March 25-29, 2008, Public Library Association National Conference Program, Minneapolis, Trading Spaces: Everyday Transformations to Maintain Merchandising Momentum at Your Library
 

 

bullet Mount Laurel Library Tour and Program: To inquire about scheduling a tour or staff day at the Mount Laurel Library or a conference program please contact Kathy Schalk-Greene, Assistant Director, Mount Laurel Library.

 
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TRADING SPACES DISCUSSION GROUP 
This group has been created to further the goals of the project and help New Jersey libraries implement merchandising principles, as demonstrated at the Mount Laurel Library. For more information see: www.sjrlc.org/tradingspaces/ts_listserv.shtml 
 

 

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Supporting Resources (websites, suggested readings, etc.)

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CLICK HERE for Resources from Dave Genesy's presentation at SJRLC May 2007 Membership meeting (audio, video, and powerpoint)
 

bullet Conference Presentations:
 
bullet Everyday Transformations to Maintain Merchandising Momentum at Your Library (PLA, March 25-29, 2008)
bullet Adding WOW! How to Transform a Library Like Yours in Nine Months With the Money You Have Now. (Virginia Beach Library System Staff Day, March 12, 2008)
bullet Adding WOW to Your Library: Trading Spaces Goes to School  (November 15, 2007 New Jersey Association of School Librarians Program)
bullet How to Transform a Library Like Yours... (AZLA, November, 2007)
bullet How to Transform a Library Like Yours... (NJASL, November, 2007)
bullet How to Transform a Library Like Yours... (TLA, April, 2007)
bullet How to Change the World in a Hurry with the Money You Have Right Now: Anatomy of a Successful Project (ALA, June, 2006)
bullet How Transform a Library Like Yours in Nine Months (PLA, March, 2006)
bullet Adding Wow to Your Library (ALA, June, 2005)
bullet Retail Reality Check  (NJLA, April, 2005)

 
bullet Powerpoint Presentations from original workshop
  
(It is recommended that you download to your pc)
 
bullet Dave Genesy's morning presentation (note: very large file)
bullet Mount Laurel's morning presentation (note: large file)
bullet Mount Laurel's afternoon presentation: "The Nuts and Bolts of Putting it Together"
(includes pricing information)
 
bullet Pictures from the Mount Laurel Library
 
bullet Flickr Set
bullet Interactive Map/Photos of Mount Laurel Library
bullet Slideshow of Mount Laurel Library (15 slides)
bullet Assorted thumbnailed "after" photos
 
bullet Fixtures and Accessories "What things cost and where we got them"

 
bullet Documentation ...see also Do it Yourself Toolkit
 
bullet Taking Walkabouts:  Adding Merchandising to the Morning Briefing
bullet Walkabout Notes
bullet Merchandising Tip Sheets
 
bullet Impact on Circulation
bullet Trading Spaces Final Report Available  Did you know that Mount Laurel's circulation is up more than 40%?  Did you know that more than 90% of attendees surveyed have created temporary displays or improved/added new signage -- or are in planning /  process / consideration to make those changes as a result of the project?  And that's just the beginning...
 
bullet Staff "Talking Points"
bullet Greeter Training and documentation
bullet Signage:"Look for changes"
 
bullet Signage: Shelves
bullet What's New Map
bullet Customer Feedback Collected at the 1st Anniversary Celebration (4/6/05)
 
bullet Staff Updates
bullet Walk Through Notes
bullet Contact Information
 
bullet Joan Bernstein, Director, Mount Laurel Library
bullet Kathy Schalk-Greene, Assistant Director, Mount Laurel Library
bullet Dave Genesy, Director, Redwood City Public Library
bullet Karen Hyman, Executive Director, South Jersey Regional Library Cooperative (SJRLC)
bullet Peter Bromberg, Assistant Director, SJRLC

This website will be continually updated with links to suggested resources, upcoming workshops and classes, and more. 
If you have a suggestion or a correction email Peter Bromberg @ bromberg@srjlc.org


South Jersey Regional Library Cooperative (SJRLC)
Paint Works Corporate Center - 10 Foster Avenue - Suite F-3 Gibbsboro, NJ 08026
Phone: 856-346-1222 --- Fax: 856-346-2839 --- CDL# 3818 --- Directions to SJRLC

 
Karen Hyman, Executive Director:
hyman@sjrlc.org
Peter Bromberg, Assistant Director & Webweaver:
bromberg@sjrlc.org

The South Jersey Regional Library Cooperative (SJRLC) is a multi-type library cooperative serving over 600 member libraries in Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem counties. SJRLC is part of the New Jersey Library Network linking over 2500 libraries statewide.  SJRLC and its services are funded by the New Jersey State Library which is responsible for the coordination, promotion and funding of the New Jersey Library Network.