The course is clear and easy to follow. It was easy to log on the first time and the instructions were clear. I've enjoyed working through the tasks - the course is not too long and it can be tackled in small chunks. I liked the fact that my place was saved each time and I felt I was able to adapt my learning as I went on. As a library worker, I found the content to be appropriate and supportive to my work.

I enjoy selecting books for Opening the Book displays (virtual or otherwise) as it gives me several hours to browse our library (or online) and find some hidden gems that warrant promotion.

I really enjoyed this course! It's an eye and mind opener, and I love the creative licence you gain!
I feel excited by the thinking behind the creating of powerful promotions and look forward to putting my ideas into practice!

It was a great chance to reconnect to books, and to really consider book over design. The course was well structured culminating in the virtual display exercise, which was absorbing and illuminating. I enjoyed the philosophies that were expressed, and especially the idea of offering our customers a reading experience.

The course did a really good job of challenging the ways that we do promotions. I feel very attached to the old style of doing it as it's fun and creative to make big, silly displays with lots of decoration and hyper-specific themes. This course convinced me that I shouldn't be doing that! Everything I learnt makes sense and I look forward to shifting some more books because of it!
I would recommend this course to others. I'd say that it's a good way to change your perspective on library displays and could ignite some excitement in this area if things are feeling a bit old and stale.

I enjoyed the course, it gave me the opportunity to review and look at how we promote our stock and to talk with customers and staff about how they choose books. This taught me the skill of thinking about promotions outside of work, when I am not with customers and the day to day running of the library. Thinking about promotions when you have some quiet time does help with being more creative.

Our displays have been stuck in a rut and staff have resorted to jazzing them up to grab attention instead of letting the books do the talking. Following this course, I can now see growth in the library team and we have been able to talk and share thoughts and ideas. This has already created more diversity in our book displays.