Book Stacked Boo!
This Halloween, we topped off our scary books with a giant ghost made with white books and black construction paper. He might not have been terrifying, but he was definitely unstable. 😉 Continue reading Book Stacked Boo!
Author: Staci Cox
Big Books!
This display got people dancing in front of the circulation desk! I slightly modified a poem I found here, pulled out the thickest books I could fine, and the rest speaks for itself. Continue reading Big Books!
Shelfies!
I decided to shake things up a bit for the 8th grade library orientations this year. Most of the students were here last year, so they didn’t need the entire spiel. We quickly hit the highlights, and then set out to have some fun. I showed them a few examples of “shelfies,” and then set them free to browse the stacks and take pictures of their own. … Continue reading Shelfies!
April/May Poetry display
It’s always great when April rolls around and we can pull out a Poetry Month display. Working off the “poet tree” idea, we just used our large windows and cut out a simple graphic-style tree with leaves and displayed the books on the shelves below. Easy peasy. And because it was such an easy display, (and we procrastinated and only got it up mid-April ), we just did … Continue reading April/May Poetry display
Signs of the Times
Just a quick post on some fun, inexpensive signage we put up in the library this year (cheap in materials, not in the method they were made). We are grateful to have the VariQuest Cutout Maker 1800 in our workroom. It’s a computerized system that die cuts shapes and letters from a whole internal catalog of choices. It’s oh so sweet. Since it can take any kind of paper … Continue reading Signs of the Times
A New Beginning
Since I last posted on this blog, I have moved to a new school and a new library. I left a beautiful, newly-built school library with great display areas, huge windows and light, new furniture and a big-budget book collection. This new library is shared by a high school and middle school- it bridges the two schools together, but is located down a long hallway between the two … Continue reading A New Beginning
March Madness Reading Tournament
In honor of the single-elimination college basketball tournament performed each spring, the library got its game on for a little reading competition. Our 16 top-circulated books made up the first bracket, with series, such as the Twilight series and Diary of a Wimpy Kid, counting as one book. Voting in the Language Arts classes and in the library began March 18th to coincide with the … Continue reading March Madness Reading Tournament
A Tall Tale
Fairy Tales are a neglected genre in our library. With the movie based on Jack and the Beanstalk coming out, it seemed like a perfect time to feature them. Plus, my library assistant was ready to try out an idea that had been rambling around in her mind for a while – making a giant fake book with a giant beanstalk growing out of its … Continue reading A Tall Tale
My Undead Valentine
Who wants to do a whole mushy, romantic Valentine display? Not me! Instead, let’s feature some good ol’ fashion vampire love. Too jaded? I think not. Continue reading My Undead Valentine
Celebrate the Gift of Learning
This is one of my favorite window case displays I’ve done. It’s so simple and wintery. We have winter in Alaska for six months, so it can span December and January and still feel right. I did it two years ago, and it gave me my idea for “Unwrap the Gift of Reading” display this year. But I like this one better: Learning is a … Continue reading Celebrate the Gift of Learning
School Library Displays 