Shout about your new stock before it arrives. One library I visited had produced a list of forthcoming books. It was photocopied, on three sheets, just titles and author names (no publication dates). They had produced several hundred copies, thinking they would last a while but they had all been taken in the first week.
Perhaps you could add a reservation slip to the bottom. It's great to pique the interest of your readers like that and to encourage them to use your services. This is something bookshops actually don't do very well to the endless frustration of their customers.
Text by Matthew Perren (Readership Development Officer, 2002)
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