What's New? Recent Resources added to the website Added to Fixtures Page:  Neon "Movies" sign: Purchased from Neon Central  (Search for movies) Recent Presentations   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.   March 25-29, 2008, Public Library Association National Conference Program, Minneapolis, Trading Spaces: Everyday Transformations to Maintain Merchandising Momentum at Your Library
	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.
	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
	Supporting Resources (websites, suggested readings, etc.) CLICK HERE for Resources from Dave Genesy's presentation at SJRLC May 2007 Membership meeting (audio, video, and powerpoint)
	Conference Presentations:   Everyday Transformations to Maintain Merchandising Momentum at Your Library (PLA, March 25-29, 2008) 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) Adding WOW to Your Library: Trading Spaces Goes to School  (November 15, 2007 New Jersey Association of School Librarians Program) How to Transform a Library Like Yours... (AZLA, November, 2007) How to Transform a Library Like Yours... (NJASL, November, 2007) How to Transform a Library Like Yours... (TLA, April, 2007) How to Change the World in a Hurry with the Money You Have Right Now: Anatomy of a Successful Project (ALA, June, 2006) How Transform a Library Like Yours in Nine Months (PLA, March, 2006) Adding Wow to Your Library (ALA, June, 2005) Retail Reality Check  (NJLA, April, 2005)

Powerpoint Presentations from original workshop    (It is recommended that you download to your pc)   Dave Genesy's morning presentation (note: very large file) Mount Laurel's morning presentation (note: large file) Mount Laurel's afternoon presentation: "The Nuts and Bolts of Putting it Together" (includes pricing information)

Pictures from the Mount Laurel Library   Flickr Set Interactive Map/Photos of Mount Laurel Library Slideshow of Mount Laurel Library (15 slides) Assorted thumbnailed "after" photos

Fixtures and Accessories:  "What things cost and where we got them"

Documentation ...see also Do it Yourself Toolkit   Taking Walkabouts:  Adding Merchandising to the Morning Briefing Walkabout Notes Merchandising Tip Sheets   Impact on Circulation 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...   Staff "Talking Points" Greeter Training and documentation Signage:"Look for changes"   Signage: Shelves What's New Map Customer Feedback Collected at the 1st Anniversary Celebration (4/6/05)   Staff Updates Staff Update 1 Staff Update 2 Staff Update 3 Staff Update 4   Walk Through Notes Staff Walk-through 1: Before Changes (July 2003) Staff Walk-through 2: During Changes (July/August 2003) Staff Walk through 3: Evaluation (May 2004)

Contact Information   Joan Bernstein, Director, Mount Laurel Library Kathy Schalk-Greene, Assistant Director, Mount Laurel Library Dave Genesy, Director, Redwood City Public Library Karen Hyman, Executive Director, South Jersey Regional Library Cooperative (SJRLC) 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