Pop Culture for Patrons

We may not be Netflix or HBO, but we have our share of eResource Pop Culture materials!

Take advantage of advertising and marketing from the media to push Library services.  Creating displays and promoting the examples below may attract die-hard fans to new resources they may not be aware of.

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Stranger Things: Patrons can check out Suspicious Minds: The First Official Stranger Things Novel and Notes from the Upside Down: an unofficial guide to Stranger Things.

Mindhunter: The new popular Netflix series was based on this classic book that looks inside the FBI’s elite serial crime unit.

13 Reasons Why: A #1 New York Times best seller is also another Netflix series.

OK!: Celebrity marriages, the Royal Family, and other gossip make up this popular magazine.

 

HOOPLA

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The Joker, The Avengers & Riverdale: Hoopla’s collection includes three of the most talked about comics right now! Always Available!

Soundtracks: The newest soundtracks seem to all be on hoopla – A Star is Born, Bohemian Rhapsody & The Lion King just to name a few!  

Keanu Reeves: This nice guy is everywhere lately! Catch a few of his movies on hoopla including the unforgettable River’s Edge

 

FLIPSTER

Entertainment Magazine: Reviews, interviews, style and more, this magazine covers movies, TV, books and all aspects of pop culture.

People Magazine: This staple of celebrity magazines will get anyone caught up to date on who’s who in Hollywood.

 

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For even more recent pop culture classics, search for Breaking Bad, Downton Abbey, Games of Thrones, and Star Wars!

Our eResources are always updating, offering the most recent and popular materials.  Keep an eye out for trendy titles and remind patrons how cool the Library can be!

Rob Kalchthaler – Bethel Park Public Library

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