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    I think one thing to do to promote Romance, is something like "Love at First Line" this is also maybe called "Blind Date with a Book". At my library we have done the Blind Date Books, which not everyone was in to, but those who were had a great time with the activity. However, this would only promote romance books. Having likes and dislikes in Romance would be on a card and filled out and then once the book is picked it is wrapped up in solid colored paper with the first line of the book or summary on it. Then the patron enjoys their "Date"/"Love". The descriptors would be leveled as mild, medium, spicy or el diablo hot, and then go into subgenres section like historical, science fiction, and other areas. This would also give opportunity for audiobooks, ebooks and other forms to be utilized as well. 

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  1. RamahFebruary 17, 2023 at 10:21 AM

    Hello! I love the cute little picture you put for this! We have also done this at our library and it was a huge success. The only problem we faced is ironically the adults were not picking up the books as much as the teens and young adults were so we found for next time to dedicate this display specifically for the young adults and it became even more popular!

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