"Happy Pride Month! Theodore John Kaczynski ( / kznski / k-ZIN-skee; born May 22, 1942), also known as the Unabomber ( / junbmr / ), is an American domestic terrorist and former mathematics professor. When I became a library director in Texas, I trained my staff to display books in the stacks, to feature books near the checkout area, and to keep our many display racks filled with fresh looking material. Creating great library displays can be tough, and Ill admit that Im not the best at it. I think its just celebrated in the U.S. but like I said sometimes I steal your holidays , In the US, November is Native American Heritage Month. Sometimes they will save cardboard book display dumps for you. Feature a different author with the words, IF YOU LIKE STEPHEN KING, TRY THESE. Alternate titles: TAKE TIME TO ORGANIZE, BEAT CLUTTER NOW, CLUTTER BUSTERS, TOO MUCH STUFF? What an incredibly useful page for librarians and bookstore owners, too. Dont forget Groundhog Day (Feb 2) and Irish Heritage Month in March, Thanks for the list. :), Yay! Whenever you see a catchy slogan, note it down for future use in a display. (Books on winterizing your house, winter sports like sledding, skiing, skating, and snowmobiling), VETERAN'S DAY - WORLD WAR II FICTION (Substitute other wars if you run short of books, cover the WWII with Vietnam War or WWI, etc. Virginia Allain (author) from Central Florida on July 10, 2013: @hkhollands: I'm really sorry to hear that the school library closed. HAPPY ST PATRICK'S DAY (Irish legends, leprechaun stories, Irish history, Irish travel books, Irish biographies), GREAT IRISH STORYTELLERS (noted authors, Irish biographies). Thanks so much for sharing! TeenTober is a nationwide celebration hosted by libraries every October and aims to celebrate teens, promote year-round teen services and the innovative ways teen services helps teens learn new skills, and fuel their passions in and outside the library. Set up a display called WINTER READS and fill it with books on skiing, skating, and any book that has winter or snow in the title. You can add this page to your favorites or pin it on your Pinterest board. It makes for an odd book display with Alcott's Under the Lilacs next to The Purple People Eater, but the oddness of it appeals to children. One of the libraries in the system where I work attends the large Viasakhi Parade every year. ), TV TIE-INS (books related to television shows, TV stars, reality shows, fan books, books that inspired television shows), WOODWORKING PROJECTS (making wooden toys, furniture, whittling, carving, cabinet work, even home building), ALL ABOUT ANTIQUES (collectibles, price guides, history of antiques), PAIN - DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT (back pain, headaches, foot pain, other kinds of pain, treatment, management of chronic pain, prevention through exercise, safe lifting), GET THE JOB YOU WANT (resume books, interviewing, cover letters, job searching, job training), FIND YOUR FAMILY ROOTS (genealogy, collecting oral history, videotaping grandparents, writing family memories), ODDITIES (circus sideshow, odd architecture, unusual animals, unique scenery/travel), SPY STORIES or SPY VS SPY (bring out all the espionage fiction, don't forget James Bond), THANKSGIVING FICTION (Check Goodreads for seasonal fiction lists), READY FOR WINTER? Thank you, this will help many kids (and adults) stay inspired to read and learn. So much info that I can't process all of it. Thankyou so much for sharing! The library is a growing organism: use displays to highlight new items, or showcase interesting library services like 3D printing to remind users of all we have to offer them. I was amazed at how much information you put together. See more ideas about library themes, library book displays, library displays. 800 Library Display Ideas in 2023 | library displays, library book displays, book display Library Display Ideas 802 Pins 2w S Collection by St. Joseph Public Library Similar ideas popular now Book Display Library Decor Library Lessons Classroom Library Library Bulletin Board School Library Decor Middle School Libraries High School Library Thank you also. I also feel that this one works because it is slightly more subtle and allows the books to really jump out. Bookstores could get some ideas from this lens too. Find ways you can lead the celebration participate and advocate for the importance of school libraries, library professionals, and the students that make them great! Well thought out displays really do help encourage reading, often suggesting books on topics people wouldn't normally consider reading. Ive recently started working in school libraries and I was struggling to fill the display table, so this was incredibly helpful. This site provides a variety of ideas for display and promotion of library materials. BUILD SOMETHING - Stock the display with project books, woodworking (dog houses, birdhouses, etc. As a former teacher, I know how important reading is. National Game and Puzzle Week Nov. 18 -24th. Merchandising and displaying the library's collection is not a frill. . (LogOut/ 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. for a while now. My first real job was in a library, after school, putting returned books back on the shelves. Google Apps. This one takes time but is something you can add to and change over time, making it a more permanent display. MAKE A GIFT FOR MOM (show off craft books for making gifts that would appeal to mothers), GROW YOUR OWN FOOD - (vegetable gardening, edible landscaping, fruit and nut trees), BEAUTIFY YOUR YARD - (landscaping, tree planting, shrubs, decks, paths, pools). Thanks for your consideration! I want to look for more ways to do that! Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Thank you, you are a mind reader this type of list has been on my To Do list (as you can see from that sentence my lists have lists!) Easter is in March or April. Blind Date With a Book Library Display- Round Two! I am a high school English teacher. Phone. You'll want to come back each month for more ideas. HURRAH FOR THE RED, WHITE AND BLUE - Get this in place before the 4th of July. lots of good info! The Franks were a Jewish family living in Germany, then Austria throughout Hitler's rise to power and during World War II. It's good to get at least one for the library's own collection so it can be used when training new staff. International City/County Management Association. Neat Lens! I dont think so, it seems to range sometime in the 1st week or so. I believe and hope that this is not the case. Using sticky notes is a great way to make a colourful displays. I work with children and am responsible for displaying their book choices on a daily basis. Unfortunately my library doesnt have enough childrens books about the holiday to form a display, so I didnt put it on this list. There's a lot going on this February for school libraries everywhere, with plenty to celebrate for Library Lovers' Month. I've always preferred it when libraries display as many books as they can. Hello from Ontario- thank you for the list I have been racking my brain on Displays for some of the months, so this is very helpful and Im totally doing a Dot Display!!!! Read Across America Day is celebrated that day. You have some great information here, and lovely ideas. I'm the queen of library book displays. There's a certain cachet to a book that someone else has just read. In the U.S., May is National Pet Month so I put out a display with nonfiction pet books! 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. I used to work in a fairly large library an' I loved it. Create Monthly Displays The easiest way to get started with book displays in your school . 1,295 Pins 1y S Collection by Staying Cool in the Library Similar ideas popular now Library Decor Book Display Library Lessons Classroom Library Virginia Allain (author) from Central Florida on December 12, 2010: @ChrissLJ: Wow, that's perfect for my Library Christmas Trees lens. THIS YEAR I WILL LEARN HOW TO (fill the display with how-to book on hobbies, sports, cooking, all sorts of skills), READ IT WITH A BOX OF KLEENEX (a chance to feature weepers from the fiction collection), KICK OFF YOUR YEAR WITH A GREAT BOOK (pretty much an open topic for award-winning books or classics or favorites). ), Chinese New Year book display (shared by Sharon Moore), Another display by Sharon Moore - Books and Bordeaux (books about wine). This vintage Valentine from my collection could be enlarged and words added next to it for your February display of books for Valentine's Day. To use a Virtual Book Display: 1) Click on the display you want to explore. Thank you for writing this lens. Adding Star Wars Reads in October to my list. Feature lots of historical fiction from all different eras. Trying too hard in front of teens and middle graders is a death sentence. I also only listed ideas if I think I have enough material in my collection to fill (and refill) a display that will last at least a week. Its okay for library displays to have a message, in my opinion. Weslandia Contest! Fabulous book display resource page! Nifty! Im not sure if this is celebrated out of the US but I learned the other day that May is National Foster Care Month. Fill it with books on losing weight, exercising, reducing stress, stop smoking and other common topics of New Year's resolutions. Set the book on fire (in a safe spot like the parking lot) then use the charred remains in the display case. Im trying to keep this calendar centered around kid/teen friendly topics. Great lens. I am definitely going to look at those book displays in a totally different way from now on. Any job can be boring if you let it be. Our designers will give you new ideas to create unique custom . 202.962.3680 This short video is perfect for running on a local TV channel. Perhaps you can have a theme about a particular book series, to promote a new book in the series, or a themed book character. October is International School Library Month (ISLM), an annual celebration of school libraries worldwide. Love 'em, love 'em, love 'em! (there is a time lag before the comment posts, it goes to the moderator first). I actually like dogs better than cats so I cant believe I missed it . Follow up with It's RED Book Day, and so on. The 2019 theme is "Everyone Belongs @ Your School Library.". Trying too hard in front of teens and middle graders is a death sentence. Welcome to Woodbury Branch's monthly LEGO Club! sukkran trichy from Trichy/Tamil Nadu on February 21, 2011: movies, radios, televisions and other means of entertainment which also have some instructive value tend to decrease the importance of books and divert our attention from them. Your email address will not be published. A general winter display is always popular. Dr. Seuss - Dr. Seuss's Birthday is March 2nd. Who knew there is such interest in ferrets among other pets! ), construction, landscaping projects. Book displays are definitely helpful. Here is a quick list of library displays, divided by months! And I only went to MY library!! St. John's Public Library in New Brunswick, Canada - The books are wrapped in plain brown paper with a short description written on it. 2020. "Kids are our future'. Check out this list of monthly events and celebrations to help with your program planning. Visit us at the Roseland Regional Library . Ive designed, and continue to design many signs for public library displays. Thank you for your help in the past and for,I am sure, the help in the future. The staff cleverly placed cut-out figures of people cleaning around the books. March. 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). Interactive bulletin boards are fun to get students excited about coming to the library and help immerse students . Show more details. Thanks for all the ideas both about book displays and as a lens maker. You have provided some good display ideas:), The books are the stars in a library for me. In honor of National Memo Day, I have chosen this wonderful lens. Lime Juice (a graphic design agency) produce some really cool themed library book merchandising posters that you can buy, print out yourself and use for your merchandising displays. Some topics we included are music, science, history, cooking, and sports. Create a "student picks" book display. To get myself more organized I finally sat down and created a calendar filled with a years worth of display ideas. FALL PLEASURES (show off any pretty books about autumn, New England fall travel, pumpkins, apple cider), TIME FOR A MAKEOVER (this can be home makeovers, home staging, life makeovers, plastic surgery, weight loss), THINGS TO BE THANKFUL FOR (display feel-good books on family, pets, etc. Happy Cakeday, r/LibraryDisplays! Without you I would still be floundering on the beach. Austrailian School Library Association Book display increases fiction circulation by over 90% and non-fiction circulation by 25%. Change). The Library and Information Association (LIASA) is celebrating South African Library Week (SALW) for the 20th time in 2022, with the theme ReImagine! 35 Library monthly themes ideas in 2023 | library book displays, library displays, school library displays Feb 11, 2023 - Explore Julie Kaschmitter Krueger's board "Library monthly themes" on Pinterest. I love libraries and the halloween display is really cute. great ideas, too often I feel libraries get into a rut and take a passive approach to marketing. That really is important to a school. I spent fifteen years of my library career in Baltimore County Public Library. I love the idea of using clear plastic stands to display all the books you are trying to feature. I was curious what tool you use for creating the flyers, specifically the DIY craft one? For example, October 14 National Dessert Day. Come and appreciate the style and craftsmanship of these beautiful works of fabric art. Chase away the winter blahs with these colorful January Library Display Posters! 1. We celebrated National Underwear Day (August) by having an underwear drive for area homeless shelters. I didn't set up book displays, but I put together bulletin boards which was fun. What would you like to see added to this webpage? The club will meet every last Tuesday of the month. Thanks a great big bunch for so much super information. Virginia Allain (author) from Central Florida on August 11, 2011: @Scarlettohairy: What a great idea! Know of a celebration or event that is not on the list? The reader doesn't know what title they might be getting. Of course, the books listed here can be borrowed through interlibrary loan. Killer Summer Reads makes a great slogan to feature murder mysteries and true crime books. I love books and am happy that there are people like you to help organize and maintain libraries. Don't forget medieval, Roman times, and other very early fiction. Click on the highlighted link above to see other historic events to feature. ), GREAT CHRISTMAS BOOKS FOR KIDS (all the cute storybooks about the holiday, plus children's holiday nonfiction), HOMEMADE CHRISTMAS (fill this with all the Christmas craft books and ones on making gifts, check the woodworking, cookbooks and sewing sections for this too), MAKE A GIFT (variation on the Homemade Christmas display), ALL ABOUT SANTA (any story that includes Santa and nonfiction books about Santa). 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. You can make table-top book displays and display individual books on the shelf near their normal shelving area, but it's good to have a big display in a prominent place in the library. Make sure the CHECK IT OUT shows at the top. If you have a handy volunteer in your Friends of the Library group, ask them to make the top part to put on one of your tables. Reading is so important in our lives and the lives of our children. This set contains all you need to SAVE TIME, show off your library's gorgeous books, and get your students reading!Save 20% when you buy the full-year bundle! I made this small display around the time I was running my library lessons on misinformation and responsible researching. January is Tamil Heritage month February is Heart & Stroke month and dont forget National Flag Day on Feb 15 March is also Italian Heritage Month April is Sikh Heritage month and Oral Health month May is also car care month June is Italian Heritage Month and Stroke Awareness month September is Hispanic Heritage Month, Arthritis awareness month October is Islam/Muslim Heritage Month, Canada Library Month, Eye Health Canada Month November CPR month, Diabetes Month, Community Safety and Crime Prevention, Health Food Month. Do you have any ideas for Adult Fiction Displays for the month of April? All the Factors of Why I Love Tractors. Thank you for your lovely lens, and commenting on some of minemuch appreciated. But this also means Ive been spending a lot of time whipping up posters and scouring the internet for display ideas. Forgot about that one! Put your questions in the comment space below. Libraries that feature books in displays help overcome that problem. Doing displays on video games or memes can be tricky. Lastly, I didnt include generic displays that can be put up anytime of the year. 3) Sign in or Register for an account with your Library Card. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. She reads up a storm, and then we have to find something else for her to read. This one is also MARAVILLOSO! Notify me of follow-up comments by email. To sit and think of a display is really tricky in my opinion, as every time I try to make one I think that Im failing at it and not doing as well as other people do. Your email address will not be published. I'm not a librarian but I always wished I was! Will you be updating your list and sharing? You can put books between two bookends and place a small sign next to it. DIY (woodworking projects, garden projects, etc. For things that change each year Ive given a range as I will likely forget to update this calendar each year. I'm posting this on Amplify. And later in life I worked for a time in a used bookstore. 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. You could turn it into a contest and send leaflets home with students (provide schools with the leaflets). Seasonal book displays are a great way to brighten up your school library. :P. I ALWAYS check out the displays, book selections, looking for inspiration, so your work is not wasted. The holidays give a natural batch of topics for displays, but keep in mind other holidays besides Christmas. BACK TO SCHOOL - school stories for children, books about adjusting to college, home schooling, adult education. Here are a few more creative library book display ideas for January: National Hobby Month - Share books about various hobbies and sports. We'll only have two days of school this week since it falls during Thanksgiving week. 4) Enjoy! What a wealth of information on these pages. Makes a very colorful display. Here's your month-by-month calendar. Thank you so much for sharing all your wonderful displays and ideas. We have a wonderful one at school though. They can be found here: http://www.limejuice.com.au/what-we-do/library-boo A great lens. And do you use the upgraded service if its something like Canva? Ive included a bunch below with some general discussion around them. Here are ten more display ideas for October. I think Canva can be a wonderful tool, especially if we dont rely too heavily on the preset templates. Use library LEGOs to make your own creation based on a theme! Knowing library budgets, I'm sure they prefer having the info here for free. That is great that you have shared your knowledge of libraries. Here are, BEACH READING (people often prefer paperbacks for beach reading, fill the display with light fiction), alternate title: READING FOR LAZY SUMMER DAYS, COOKING ON THE GRILL (celebrate National Grilling month by displaying cookbooks on grilling and BBQing), GREAT OUTDOOR SPACES or ENJOY OUTDOOR LIVING (show off books on deck and patio building, porches, swimming pools, fountains, landscaping, gazebos, child play areas, etc. I think it was especially effective to feature ESL books prominently on the first floor, where library patrons could find them easily. This might be a good spot to display a sign like TODAY IN HISTORY with something fresh each day. I will certainly use many of them. If the budget won't stretch to buy one of these, check with the Friends of the Library or a special donor. The Bestselling Fantasy Books of All Time, The Nobel Prize In Literature Winners You Need to Read, Should You Buy That? She was very proud of her own ideas for holiday displays, though, an' with good reason. Thanks for an excellent lens and a wealth of information . Your top 9 posts: "Fiance made this as back-to-school themed bulletin board." by u/Viva_La_Natedog. Debbie from England on February 07, 2011: Some of the schools I go into have the most disgusting, untidy, libraries. I like the feel of a real book and appreciate them still being available. A single or double book stand is great for featuring a special book right at the circulation desk where people will notice it as they check out their books. Gather picture books, both fiction and nonfiction, which have pumpkins in the title or pictured on the front. The 2022 theme for ISLM is " READING FOR GLOBAL PEACE AND HARMONY." For some displays, we will move the TV to form part of the display and in other cases it will be in another part of the library but still have images that reflect the current theme or display. I usually have a stack of books I have to read in the future, but sometimes it's more difficult to find books for my daughter. Ooooooooh I love books! The display changes each month. Join us for songs, rhymes, fingerplays, and more! And librarians could get some good ideas from bookstores as well. 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. Great for small bookstores as well as the big ones. It makes me wish I was back in the public library world, instead of the dry corporate one (where we don't even keep the dust jackets!). It's become a rather joke that other people do them and I tweak. I'm thinking I should do something similar at my house for different seasons. Its inclusion offers a mirror for a diverse population (especially in BC), and a window for those readers wishing to learn something new. I believe that libraries should be sharing their resources more often were all in this together! 4 October - World Animal Day. Hello I love you lens. National Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15- October 15) National Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15- October 15) You've provided so many options for library displays. Have a volunteer search the stacks and the catalog for these.

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