Fill it with books on budgeting, thrifty living, saving money, investing, getting out of debt and other personal finance books. The Franks were a Jewish family living in Germany, then Austria throughout Hitler's rise to power and during World War II. Thanks! I am emailing this link to my girlfriend right now, as yes, she is a librarian! SPORTS AND FITNESS MONTH (feature books about aerobics, weightlifting, biking, hiking, and all sorts of sports), STAFF FAVORITES (get everyone on the staff to pull 2 or 3 books that they liked and put them in this display). It does seem like a good thing to be aware of when you want to have more people check out some not so well know books. Following that, we assembled a Roald Dahl and Mem Fox author focus for our library. Follow up with It's RED Book Day, and so on. Peggy Hazelwood from Desert Southwest, U.S.A. on August 11, 2011: Very nice! Learn how your comment data is processed. For my 4 year old DS too! As always it is a delight to gather resources for the displays and enjoy watching children and teachers look into . Enter your email address to receive notifications of new blog posts. Her rather blah book display ended up with several puppets, a wheelbarrow, plastic fruit and maybe even a little glitter. As part of a quest, we are asked to leave a thank you for the most helpful squidooer. You can add this page to your favorites or pin it on your Pinterest board. Required fields are marked *. Feature a different author with the words, IF YOU LIKE STEPHEN KING, TRY THESE. Also, participate in our monthly themed art activity by crafting your own creation. This site provides a variety of ideas for display and promotion of library materials. Browsers often overlook books on the bottom shelf, as they don't want to bother bending down. Will certainly bookmark this ! "Kids are our future'. Invite students to suggest their favorite books for a display, along with a note about why they liked it and why they think . Thanks for the link! . Ive included a bunch below with some general discussion around them. Also included in: Library Display Posters Bundle - Monthly Library Signs - Library Genre Posters. I found library work challenging and felt I made a difference in my community with literacy programs and internet connectivity (had to get lots of grants to do that). You are providing an important service for so many! Thats where social media comes in. Libraries that feature books in displays help overcome that problem. Love your lense and love my public library in Fairfax, Virginia, all three near me. With this as a starter it doesnt seem so daunting. Know of a celebration or event that is not on the list? BUILD SOMETHING - Stock the display with project books, woodworking (dog houses, birdhouses, etc. I worked in a library in college then later took some library science classes. DIY (woodworking projects, garden projects, etc. I'm thinking I should do something similar at my house for different seasons. I was amazed at how much information you put together. Include books that celebrate America and patriotic themes. I am definitely going to look at those book displays in a totally different way from now on. Interactive bulletin boards are fun to get students excited about coming to the library and help immerse students . Just what i need as a children's librarian . from 14-20 March 2022. I may have to steal National Pet Month such a great way to get those pet books circing. If the budget won't stretch to buy one of these, check with the Friends of the Library or a special donor. We have a nice library of books that interest our specified age group, I so enjoy displaying them with much gratification when they choose my additions and or changes to the display! Keep an eye on your inbox. March. Sometimes they will save cardboard book display dumps for you. I do not have an upgraded service. 5 October - World Teachers' Day. Set the book on fire (in a safe spot like the parking lot) then use the charred remains in the display case. Bookmarks are editable in PPT, PDF, and Google Slides.Save 20% when you buy the full-year bundle! Ive added that one to the calendar. It's true you have made me think of libraries differently. January National Hobby Month Tamil Heritage Month New Year's Resolutions National Science Fiction Day (January 2) Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday: social justice books (January 15) Multicultural Children's Book Day (Last Friday in January) Lunar New Year (end of January/early February) February Black History Month (U.S.) Read stories with a library setting, including: Midnight at the Library. For example, October 14 National Dessert Day. The staff cleverly placed cut-out figures of people cleaning around the books. We'll only have two days of school this week since it falls during Thanksgiving week. Thank you for sharing this lens. 5.0. I do love the library though - it just smells so good. Virginia Allain (author) from Central Florida on December 18, 2012: @LeslieMirror: Chat with a librarian sometime and find out more about their job. The next month, it can say IF YOU LIKE ---, TRY THESE and fill in the blank with that month's author. Native American Heritage Month Library Display by Mary Alessi at The Decker Library at Maryland Institute College of Art the pin Mustache Library Display at Hinsdale Public Library View this post on Instagram Check out our own #heygirl series being featured on our Women's History display at the Southeast Branch Library. Well, I'm only a Maths teacher :) It is quite interesting to see how much thought goes into one might see as a boring chance of book displays. She reads up a storm, and then we have to find something else for her to read. This time its not to promote books but to simply allow students to say nice things about their teachers. Ive recently started working in school libraries and I was struggling to fill the display table, so this was incredibly helpful. Here is a quick list of library displays, divided by months! Looks cool. Virginia Allain (author) from Central Florida on August 11, 2011: @Scarlettohairy: What a great idea! The potential reader has a manageable selection to browse through. Teachers are busy, students are busy, often long interactions in low numbers are only happening when there is something negative going on, this is a nice way to combat this. Gather picture books, both fiction and nonfiction, which have pumpkins in the title or pictured on the front. 1. They can be found here: http://www.limejuice.com.au/what-we-do/library-boo A great lens. Will you be updating your list and sharing? Feature lots of historical fiction from all different eras. QUILTS ON DISPLAY! I've included a bunch below with some general discussion around them. Visit us at the Roseland Regional Library . awesome job--you put a lot of work in to putting this together, This lens is full of helpful tips and information. I love how you found a way to take the display one step further by helping the community. Austrailian School Library Association Book display increases fiction circulation by over 90% and non-fiction circulation by 25%. Create colorful and engaging bulletin boards in your elementary library and get your students, teachers, and staff involved with interactive elements. I also feel that this one works because it is slightly more subtle and allows the books to really jump out. A general winter display is always popular. It doesn't have to be just for libraries to use these suggestions. No offence, but I thought that librarians job is kind of boring. This also makes an ideal time to highlight all the art and drawing books. (LogOut/ Great way to circulate nonfiction books that most tend to look past. You'll also get to enter in a raffle to win a lego prize! (LogOut/ Suite 500. My wife is a teacher, great advice for her to use. This is a cool idea for a lens. I fell asleep in Toronto's reference library (which is gorgeous) but most libraries I frequent with my daughter barely keep up with their displays. One to add might be Dot Day in September, an international celebration of Peter Reynolds book The Dot. I love when people bookmark my blog posts . :) i like the halloween display. Alisha Vargas from Reno, Nevada on September 08, 2010: So those tempting book displays are really just a sneaky way to convince me to take home even more books. CruiseReady from East Central Florida on September 22, 2011: LOVE the "Score with a Good Book" display. Hello I love you lens. Look for good-sized, eye-catching holiday or seasonal items. Alternate title: SCHOOL DAYS, CREATIVE COSTUMES (books on making costumes, include ones from the theater section and make-up area), SPOOKY READING (horror stories by authors like Stephen King, John Saul, etc., check for short stories too), HALLOWEEN IS COMING (include books on carving pumpkins, planning Halloween parties, decorating for Halloween, and setting up a haunted house), FALL READING (any fiction with autumn or fall in the title, you can mix in some harvest books on canning/jelly making, making scarecrows, New England foliage travel books or photo books), TEEN READ WEEK In mid-October. For locked glass display cases, invite the community to make Lego or other creations on an upcoming theme. I especially like how you've grouped your tips by months of the year. So each month expect the children's library to undergo a magical transformation as we decorate display boards, bookcases, the circulation desk and even the walls! Pastor Cher from United States on September 06, 2012: Such a nice way to put things into words. Now I know who to blame when I get a pile so big I can barely carry them and am still grabbing books from displays as I walk to the checkout desk, lol :D. 2023 The Arena Media Brands, LLC and respective content providers on this website. Continue the reading theme by observing International Literacy Day. Library displays have the ability to shout very loudly in a library without actually saying anything. I'm the queen of library book displays. I'll put a link on there. African-American History Month March Spring books (including Easter)--check picture books and nonfiction Noodle Month Craft Month St. Patrick's Day Women's History Month April Poetry Month April Fools! This set of September Library posters is part of my larger Year of Library Displays set. A Kindle Scribe Review. Some great book display ideas for libraries. Read Across America Day is celebrated that day. Reading is so important in our lives and the lives of our children. American Education Week Nov. 18 -24th. I love this list! Have fun brainstorming more ideas and keep your readers coming back. I mostly stood in awe of her expertise. Trying too hard in front of teens and middle graders is a death sentence. What would you like to see added to this webpage? Materials that have been made for these themes are available by clicking on the theme in the sidebar, or on the links below. Ann Hinds from So Cal on November 08, 2011: As the daughter of a librarian, I spent hours helping her setup displays and many of my wonderful memories are of being in the library. 4) Enjoy! Take a Backyard Safari - include books about insects, birds, small animals, tree identification, weather experiments. Show off the library's books, movies, music and other materials with effective displays. Series of the Week (leave this display up all summer, just change the series each week) It's a good place to display the Black Stallion books one week, Nancy Drew another week, and so on. MOTHERS ARE SPECIAL (for Mother's Day, feature books about mothers and motherhood), GROWING SPRING FLOWERS - (feature books about bulbs, flower gardening in general, growing azaleas), LOVE IS BLOOMING (have you noticed how many romance books have flowery covers? I spent fifteen years of my library career in Baltimore County Public Library. This Library Bulletin Board Bundle contains 15 bulletin board kits that will carry you through the whole school year. A tabletop can hold a quickie display for something that's in the news today or display books that aren't sufficient to fill a regular display case. Reading a book, to me, is like having a conversation of sorts with the author. Don't forget biographies of people who had it. Bookmarked! Free Library Display Resources 3D Flower Bulletin Board Display Guess Who Children's Character Display Reading Gives You All the Feels Bulletin Board Display Spot the Difference Snowpeople Display New Year, New Books Bulletin Board Display New Year New Goals Adult Non-Fiction Book Bin Display Romancewith a twist I Read Canadian Day What's Cooking? A NEW YEAR, A NEW YOU (self-improvement books) alternate title - BE THE BEST YOU CAN BE. Way to liven things up! A website of the American Library Association Public Programs Office, Public Programs Office | 225 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 1300, Chicago,IL60601 |, International Transgender Day of Visibility, ACRL Rare Books and Manuscripts Conference, National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, National Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week. thank you very much for taking this subject and giving some useful ideas. Google Apps. Im not crafty or organised enough to ensure that my displays are rotated on a timely basis. Thanks for an inspiring lens! Thanks for an excellent lens and a wealth of information . Here's the email address: vallain@verizon.net. I am a high school English teacher. I havent done one of these in a while but there are two things going for it in my opinion. I still love going to the library. I really do love book displays, I suppose it goes along with my love of books in general. HUG A POET - National Poetry Month (feature poetry books, biographies of poets and how to write poetry) I recommend separate displays for poetry for children and poetry for adults. The Library and Information Association (LIASA) is celebrating South African Library Week (SALW) for the 20th time in 2022, with the theme ReImagine! Welcome to Woodbury Branch's monthly LEGO Club! This is some really good information about library display ideas. Virginia Allain (author) from Central Florida on January 22, 2013: @ericsdorsey: I'm sure many of the topics would work for bulletin boards too. Printer-friendly version Calendar of Events & Celebrations January 30, 2020 By ALA Public Programs Office Listed below are events and celebrations to help with your program planning. I like your lens, I enjoyed reading it. I'll have to come back a few times, but definitely good information to consider. Need library display ideas? I'm grateful for the care and hard work that librarians put into choosing, cataloging, maintaining, and displaying these works so that we can all share ideas and be exposed to new ones. Love 'em, love 'em, love 'em! If you've read my blog for awhile now, you probably know how much I LOVE lists! Great lens. I love libraries and the halloween display is really cute. Thanks for making me a part of it. Note the display is on end-of-stack slatwall shelving. It's such a shame when with a bit of care and attention they could look so attractive and so appealing for the children. I was curious what tool you use for creating the flyers, specifically the DIY craft one? Do you have any ideas for Adult Fiction Displays for the month of April? Click on the highlighted link above to see other historic events to feature. Fill these with enticing displays of books and other library materials. Whether you update your bulletin boards each month or every season, take things a step further by creating interactive bulletin boards. I love books, but i have negative feedback in library for my librarian before was very strict hahaha,, thanks nice lens. They love the idea of promoting books and you can place a small donor plaque on the shelving unit. Awesome lens. I had to tell you that when I go to the library these days, I take a quick glance around to see any changes and think of you. Anne Frank. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. CHRISTMAS STORIES FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY (holiday stories for reading aloud, classics like The Christmas Carol, anthologies of Christmas stories and poems), CHRISTMAS DECORATING (making wreaths, lighting displays, decorating the tree, making ornaments, etc.

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