This got a lot of buzz, and was a fun way to promote books that I know kids will love but (for whatever reason) have not circulated in a while. The line items on the receipt are actually hints to give students a hint about the book’s flavor. It’s also fun to have some blank receipts for students to fill out for their favorite titles. … Continue reading Uber Reads
I’m in love with this snowman, mostly created by our student aide who spent a few class periods pasting discarded book pages to create the head and body. The poster was quick to make, and is available as a freebie on Teachers Pay Teachers for anyone who is interested. Continue reading Snow Many Books!
Quick table displays are one of my new favorite things! They take mere minutes to put up, and are easy to swap out on a regular basis. I like to tap into current events in the news or events on our campus for ideas. The most recent idea? Oxford’s 2024 Word of the Year: brain rot. (Technically a phrase, I know…) I took the opportunity … Continue reading Oxford Word of the Year: Brain Rot
Inspire your students to read like a champion! Olympic rings made out of blue, yellow, black, green, and red book jackets are displayed with Olympic-themed book titles. I also made a poster using the book-themed Olympic rings, available as a free high-quality download here. Continue reading Olympic Readers
Yes, we have a Banned Books Week display too… but we are having a little fun with this table off to the side. It’s getting an equal amount of eyerolls as chuckles… which is the sign of a good pun, right? Sign is available here: Continue reading Band Books Week
Blackout Poetry is a great way to celebrate National Poetry Month in April! We set up a table with book pages, markers, and that’s all it took to get the kids creating. The posters hanging from the table were made from samples I found online, but the designs in the window were all created by our incredibly talented students! If anyone wants a copy of … Continue reading Blackout Poetry
What better way to celebrate spring than to read a book with a friend? For this display we pulled duplicate titles, and encourage students to “read with a peep.” It’s decorated with die cut peeps and a colorful bouquet. Couldn’t be any easier, and the peep bookmarks have been especially popular! Continue reading Reading with a Peep
This St. Patrick’s Day, we were inspired by a display on the Library Hoots blog that included a pinch proof printable sign: We also used the die cut machine to make various shamrock cutouts, which were attached to fishing line to decorate the windows: We definitely feel like the luck of the Irish is on our side, working in this beautiful new library each day! Continue reading Pinch Proof in the Library
I’m in love with this Valentine’s display! It’s a cornucopia of love letters exploding from a mailbox, and the envelopes are addressed to and from famous couples in fiction. It was so much fun brainstorming couples and writing all the envelopes! This idea was inspired by an article entitled “YA Couples’ First Encounters: Look Back at the Lines that Started it All” and an image … Continue reading Love Letters in the Library
An article in Knowledge Quest entitled “Little Libraries” by Sarah Letts was the inspiration for this display, which generated a lot of excitement from our staff and students. I sent our teachers a message asking for their top 7-8 book recommendations so I could display their personal “little library.” This quote from the article explains it best: “My little library consists of seven or eight book titles … Continue reading Little Libraries
School Library Displays 