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Hi -- My original post ... which several of you got a good laugh from... magazines 'attacking' kids... yes, I meant attract... but hey, if they attack them and get them to read... well all the better... I'm looking to replace our old LARGE magazine display shelf. I've scoured the archives and can't come up with much on this topic. I'd like to know your hits & misses on magazine displays. I'm considering 3 different kinds... countertop spinners (wondering how many times it will go flying off the bookcase when then kids see how fast they can spin it!) or wall-mount (wondering about weight when loaded with magazines) or a revolving vertical stand (also wondering about kids spinning it!) . I'm leaning more towards countertop or wall mount due to floor space. We subscribe to about 20 magazines per year and I usually keep a couple weeks worth of back issues (like Time) on display. or just the current if it's a monthly. I'd like the entire cover to show as sometimes that's what attacks the kids. I've been told "whatever I want", but would like to stay on the cheaper side!!!! THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO RESPONDED.... you've given me some good ideas and things to think about... I think I may go with a combo for now... a tall 'spinner' and a couple of table top... we'll see, I have a couple of weeks to decide! Shannon Valora, Media Paraprofessional Hayden MS/HS, Hayden, CO svalora@hayden.k12.co.us Your ideas.... _____ I have clear plastic containers that attach to the end of the book shelves. They are great but only hold about 10 copies of each magazine. _____ I have the tall spinning magazine display because it takes up less floor space than the original magazine racks I had. The students don't try to see how fast they can spin it. We get about 50 subscriptions. If you only have around 20 then I would go for the desktop version if you have the space on your desk. The first time some one spins it too fast just quietly stop them and say if you do that again you will have a detention with me. Then when they do, give them a detention. Be consistent with the punishment and it will stop as the kids learn that you mean business. I've learned over the past 33 years in education not to get excited when students get on my nerves. _____ I have two from Highsmith: Mobile Magazine Display (L71-45971 @$420) and a Magazine Display (L71-23408 @ $247). I like the latter, but students frequently drop magazines in haste and the covers get caught in the holder. ____ Seriously, for such a small number of magazines, you ought to be able to come up with something. My Highsmith catalog has run away, but the Gaylord one has a wall-mounted one for $70 that weighs 8 lbs. It holds 10 magazines, and even if they weigh a pound each, you are still looking at a live load of less than 20 pounds. Your maintenance people ought to be able to mount that for you easily. The one I'm looking at is on pl 579 of the 2007 catalog. There are lots of other ideas there, too, so you ought to be able to find what you are looking for. Another possibility, if you have some lower bookcases (half height units) would be to put the money you would spend on a display rack into the heavy-duty plastic covers (the ones with the clear front) and just put the magazines on the top of those bookcases. If you don't have the bookcases, what about putting two or three magazines on each table? If course, you could always combine the two ideas - get a wall rack for the less popular magazines and put the really popular ones out on the tables. _____ I have the vertical stand that twirls - unless you can keep it in sight and with no seating near it - be prepared for it to spin often. I wish I had wall space for a hanging unit - or even two. With more than one I could really spread out the issues. ___ Colton (CA)High has a wall-mounted periodical display unit that's currently sitting on the floor, empty as we've recently returned from temporary quarters since last Nov. during an on-going "modernization." We subscribe to about 45 magazines and the unit has held up under the weight OK. But the holders jut out from the wall perpendicularly, so it doesn't show covers as well as horizontal shelves would _____ Are there any stores around you that may be going out of business? They may be a resource for you. _____ I have all my magazines in binders of one sort or another. They have never gotten ripped, but it's annoying to try and get the wrinkles out. ______ We have short wood shelving with slanted shelves that hold the magazines perfectly. There is space for back issues at the bottom. ______ I have a floor stand spinner. I have used one in all three libraries I have worked in. I have had only a couple of time that students stand and spin the rack, but then I have it placed near my desk so I can keep an eye on it. It only takes up a square foot of space _______ Try http://www.librarydisplayshelving.com/ I had one of their floor standing units (about 48 magazines) at a previous campus that was wonderful. _____ A few years ago, I discovered a magazine display that basically looks like, well, a ladder. It has about 12-15 rungs that look like they are made from aluminum dowels. The ends have rubber stoppers on them, and I haven't had a single incident happen that I was afraid would happen (e.g., kids climbing them, getting knocked down). It is not attached to the wall, so I can move it around to different locations in the library, to attract more attention to the magazines. You could have a couple like this, and I think it only cost about $60-75. Funny thing is, I bought it at a car wash store! 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