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4 All prices are in U.S. dollars. Special offers and discounts are available in the U.S. only. How Libraries can Market Large Print Books to Patrons Does your library have a great Large Print collection but the books just aren't circulating? Do your patrons forget that Large Print books are available because they are lodged in a dark, forgotten corner of your library? Then it's time to reach out and make a special effort to promote these books to your community. Here are some best practices to ensure that your Large Print collection circulates at a continuous pace: • Move Large Print close to the entrance of the library where it can be easily seen • Create a display or poster to promote Large Print • Promote the size and depth of your collection on the Library website, social media, bookmarks, receipt slips, newsletters, and blogs • Book talk at Assisted Living Centers and other places Large Print readers gather • Visit senior programs (book clubs, senior fitness, etc.) at the library and promote Large Print books • Use tabletop tent cards to promote Large Print books • Create craft (quilts, cakes, etc.) contests based on Large Print titles • Promote Large Print books to the media (radio, newspapers, TV, etc.) • Keep a current Top-20 Large Print bestsellers list posted in the library and purchase them for the stacks • Ask patrons who read Large Print books to vote on subscriptions to standing orders • Show patrons using ebooks for the first time that they can easily increase the size of the text • Send out a press release promoting Large Print • Work with community groups to help fundraise for Large Print books Need more tips? Thorndike Press offers a great online brochure for libraries: Large Print Best Practices. http://thorndike.gale.com/upload/BestPracticesBrochure.pdf Watch the Library Journal webinar: Best Practices for Large Print www.gale.cengage.com/thorndike PEER PICKS OUR PEER PICKS SELECTOR FOR MARCH IS . . . Kristi Haman is the Manager of Ada Community Library's Victory Branch in Boise, Idaho. We wish to thank Kristi for her outstanding selections for our Peer Picks Standing Order. To see Kristi's previous picks for January and February 2015, please view our January and February digital catalogs online at https://thorndike.gale.com/catalogs.aspx. On a personal note . . . Kristi is currently the Manager of Ada Community Library's Victory Branch in Boise, Idaho. She serves as the Idaho Library Association Vice President/President Elect and the Newsletter Editor for the Idaho Returned Peace Corps Volunteers. She holds an MLS from the University of North Texas and she enjoys reading books about history, current events, art, travel, and people featured in the news. Kristi previously served as the Supervisor of Collection Development and Technical Services at Garden City Library in Garden City, Idaho, a community of 11,000 people.