Library+design+ideas+with+Kevin+Hennah

CLANS Network Meeting, 13.5.10 at St. Aloysius, North Melbourne (thank you to Rosemary & Library Team)

= ** Connecting with your customers - Kevin Hennah ** = The excellent online articles, summaries and blogs ** – all below - cover much of what was delivered by Kevin in our CLANS presentation on 13.5.10 at St. Aloysius, as does his excellent feature section in 'Rethink!', pp. 41 -74. 'Rethink! Ideas for inspiring school library design'. (2007) Edited by Susan La Marca. School Library Association of Victoria, Carlton. **Suppliers, contact people and upcoming PD - all at end of this page.** These **summaries** provide food for thought, all from http://www.somerset.qld.edu.au/conflib/programme/presenters/kevin_hannah/ ‘Does Your Signage Compete With Google? Technology consistently delivers new methods to access information, each year delivering results with greater efficiency. This has had a significant impact on books, yet the average library has not responded, maintaining the same visual merchandising strategies they have had in place for decades. Kevin Hennah believes the directional signage in most libraries would send the average book retailer broke! Join Kevin as he presents customer-focused solutions that make navigating print collections easier and in turn, nurtures a book merchandising strategy that helps print material compete with computers. Challenging traditional thinking, this dynamic presentation highlights how effective library design is a platform to maximise usage and loans. Fusing retail thinking with a thorough understanding of the operational needs of libraries, Kevin Hennah presents strategies to engage readers and in practical terms, shares his ideas on library layout, shelving, seating, technology, display and overall presentation.’ alia.org.au/groups/aliasa/kevin.hannah.pdf [] The **testimonials on Kevin's homepage** say it all, and again provide pithy summaries of what we’re trying to achieve. The Coburg Library (Moreland City Libraries) testimonial is a vivid one - Kevin mentioned Coburg as worth a look [] http://www.flickr.com/photos/nsw_risg/sets/72157615057101727/ Well worth a read - those 'before' and 'after' photos are priceless (we saw them in our presentation too)http://ianmclean.edublogs.org/tag/kevin-hennah/ http://heyjude.wordpress.com/2009/03/18/1373/ SUPPLIERS and helpful CONTACT PEOPL E ** [] (see also O.M.A. for ‘plank wall’) Mike - info@limejuice.com.au Jason - jason@imageplastics.com.au // Acrylic stands – // specially designed by Kevin for slatwalls. Stand: snug close fit; round edges rather than sharp corners; reinforced, welded clamp - $14 // Directional signs // - $8 - $12 each (the signs that sit on top of non-fiction shelves to indicate categories). You can select your own font, colors. [|http://www.jamesrichardson.com.au] Harriet – hbaffsky@jamesrichardson.com.au Mob. 0400 522 887 [|http://omasystems.com.au] Jessica – Jessica.balasa@omasystems.com.au Mob. 0439 152 301 // Plank wall // (slat wall) www.limejuice.com.au  Mike - info@limejuice.com.au Detailed workshop flyers and registrations forms can be downloaded from the ‘Libraries’ page at **www.kevinhennah.com.au**
 * Kevin Hennah www.kevinhennah.com.au **
 * ‘Retail & Library Consultant, Kevin Hennah has worked closely with libraries since 2002 on strategies to maximise usage, improve student outcomes, and improve overall presentation and image.’ **
 * Merchandising and Space Management for Libraries **
 * Rethink. Reinvent. Rejuvinate **
 * Perceptions and Connections - Kevin Hennah ** -A few reflective thoughts on Flickr
 * Booked Inn ** - Ian Maclean's blog and journey after being inspired by Kevin...
 * Marketing and design in your library ** **« HeyJude** - this blog also reflects and acts on Kevin's tips
 * ASI online **
 * Display Design - ** [|http://www.displaydesign.com.au] – Fitzroy, Victoria
 * Graphic designer, vinyl lettering ** [|www.limejuice.com.au]
 * Image Plastics ** - []
 * James Richardson – ** cool Library furniture – Abbotsford, Victoria
 * O.M.A **
 * Vinyl lettering ** – graphic designer
 * UPCOMING PD WITH KEVIN **

Go to: **__ http://www.kevinhennah.com.au/Library.htm __**
 * RETHINK, REINVENT, REJUVENATE: ** An Interior Design, Layout & Merchandising Workshop for Libraries - Melbourne Friday 6th August, 2010 East Melbourne Public Library

Melbourne  Friday 20th August, 2010 East Melbourne Public Library
 * THE ID WORKSHOP FOR LIBRARIES:** Exploring Signage, Branding & Navigation in Libraries