Book Display Ideas: August

Summer is starting to wind down, even though there's a month left to go. Already I'm seeing back to school items in the stores. And I cringe a little - but I can't lie - it also makes me want to be notebooks and fancy pens. If you're not quite ready to let go of summer, here are a few display ideas for your library. As always, the display pictures are from Pinterest unless otherwise stated. 

 August is:

Romance Awareness Month

Display Idea: Summer Romances or any romances.
I wrote up this blog post about Romance Awareness Month last year from the Hub blog

Book List: Here's one list and another list, plus one from the Hub blog

Display:

South Mississippi Regional Library! Romance Awareness Month.

3rd Week: Friendship Week

Display Idea: BFFs

Book List: Best friends - supportive friends

 Display

Paper Necklace

Summer Olympics 

Book List: Sports books or books about the Olympics

Display: Change up your reading display with book cover rings!

LA-DE-da Library 

Dates:

August 7th: Sister Day

Book List: A older list

Display: Sister quotes or famous sister pictures

Sister Quote 

August 9: Book Lover's Day

Book List: Books within Books (A post I wrote up a few years ago about a few favorites, and here for the Hub blog) Or Favorite books or books your patrons love

Display:

Keep Calm poster

Bookaholic Posters

August 26th: National Dog Day

Book Lists: Happy dog stories

Display: Pictures of dogs

Here's mine dressed up Harry Potter Style

Books I'm Dying to Read: August Edition

Books I can't wait to get my hands on:

Murder in the Paperback Parlor: I really enjoyed the first book of the series - so looking forward to more.

Fudging the Books: the 4th book in series that features pirate week in the small town of Crystal Cove

Better Homes and Corpses: First in a new series in a decorating mystery

Never Always Sometimes: After years of following the never rules, BFFs will attempt to break them all  

From Where I Watch You: Kara wants to escape the world where her family tore everything apart. Baking might be the answer. But someone watching her doesn't want to let her go. 

Eight Grade is Making Me Sick: New from Jennifer L Holm - in a part scrapbook and part graphic novel

Goodbye Stranger: Three friends hope to tackle 7th grade - together

The Most Most Likely To: I love her books, can't wait to read this companion to My Life Next Door (which I loved)

Chasing Secrets: A medical mystery in San Francisco during the Gilded Age

Galaxy Pirates: First in a new trilogy of Pirates!

Con Academy: What happens when you meet a fellow con artists? The biggest con ever...

Trouble is a Friend of Mine: Her new hometown just might grown on her...

I Will Chomp You!: Sounds super fun as a monster protects his cakes from the reader

The Day the Crayons Came Home: Another Crayon book!!!

Lure of the Moonflower: The last of the Pink Carnation series - fantastic spy/romance series

Maid of Wonder: The third book in the companion series set in Elizabethan England with spy ladies-in-waiting - featuring psychic skills.

The Veil: A new series from Chloe Neill with supernatural powers and a deadly secret

Malice at the Palace: The latest mystery featuring Lady Georgiana on assignment for the Queen.

Dead House: Mixed media thriller

Legacy of Kings: a new high fantasy series with Alexander the Great

If You Only Knew:  the new Kristan Higgins book!

Books I'm Dying to Read: August Edition

Here's a list of books I can't wait to get my hands on come August!

Crown of Midnight: The ARC I wanted most at BEA - can't WAIT to read it!

Infinityglass: Can't wait to read the final book in the trilogy! Loved this series

Rose Harbor in Bloom: Really liked the first one and like going back to Cedar Cove

Passion of the Purple Plumeria: Love this series -can't wait for Miss Gwen's tale

To Be Perfectly Honest: Really like Sonya Sones's books --looking forward to her new book!

Thinking Woman's Guide to Magic:  Read a tweet about this and thought it sounded awesome.

Cloche and Dagger: The start of a new series by Jenn McKinlay

Heirs and Graces: Excited for more in this historical series

Gated: Learned about this from Random House - sounds intriguing. 

Persephone the Daring: Really enjoy this cute MG series

What are you waiting for come August?