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     I think the best way to market the library’s fiction collection is to attack on all fronts; that means online, in the library with passive formats, and with active formats that build community discussion and engagement.        First, there are several ways libraries can use the OPAC or their website to promote pleasure reading but one particular avenue that I think the library should take advantage of is the ability to curate collections on any number of subjects, sub-genres, or formats on Overdrive. This could work for fiction or non-fiction, but evidence suggests e-book users are voracious fiction readers, making Overdrive a good arena to promote book suggestions. Librarians can check out Overdrive’s continually updated suggested lists to adapt for their own use. Of course, patrons cannot browse e-books the way they can the library’s shelves, much of our e-book collections can easily remain hidden. Curated lists can function much the sam...