I don't have a digital camera, so I decided to roam around on flickr looking for useful library related photos. This one turned up on a search for library displays. 'Great first lines' are provided and then you lift up the flap to see the title and the author. The favourite first line from the librarian who uploaded the photo to flickr was: "Countess Judith kept her husband's head in a box." From "The GleeMaiden" by Hamilton. I'd like to know more ....
I think it is a lovely idea for a simple display; it would be easy enough to jazz up a bit and you only need a bulletin board and some cardboard to make it happen.
It could also be a way of generating some community input if borrowers were invited to add their own favourite first line to the display. That way it could also work as a way of recommending titles from one person to the next ....
Never having looked at flickr before this, I can see how it will be useful for us in our work, and I like the 'sharing' philosophy.
