I do a small bit of programming at our library (a small bit - I just don't have time to assemble bigger things), and quite a few displays. Flickr is a nice way to show those off, but for me, it's even more awesome as a way to get ideas for things to do here.
The University of Chicago has a repository of the graffiti in one of their libraries - not something we would encourage our students to do, but it's fascinating to see what they leave uninvited.
We did a small event for National Gaming Day (who knew Monopoly would be more popular than the Wii?) - for ideas to build on for it, there are tons of examples.
Banned Books Week is always a popular display here, I think partly because so many of the titles that make the 100 most challenged lists are titles that a lot of our students have read, or at least heard of. The books don't change a lot from year to year, though, so new ideas for displays or events are always helpful.
Next time I'm planning a display or event (which may be a couple months, since we'll be under construction again all summer), Flickr is something I'll hit up for ideas.
Thanks for the UChicago graffiti link! For several years my son has had the career aspiration to be a grafitti remover, so he will be very interested in the site.
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