Do you pull out books for displays in your classroom or your library? If you don’t, why not? It is a great way to get some books noticed. You can use the top of the shelves, a table, a desk, a box, a bathtub, or anything that will hold some books. Use a crate or bookends to help books stand upright.
We have a display in our library right now on bears. We have informational books and stories about bears from all sections of the library. We have stuffed bears on the tables and shelves to supplement the display. It has been great and the children are enjoying the books.
We used a Paddington Bear and a Smokey bear along with a Winnie the Pooh to bring attention to stories about each of them.
The center of the table has the tallest books. You can also cover a box with a tablecloth and put books on the box to give them height.
This swing has been in the library for years.
We have a panda lover on our team and a part of her collection is prominently displayed. A number of our panda books were near this, but were promptly checked out.
The child-sized chair was donated to our library a couple of years ago and all ages love to sit in it.
We have another display on survival and have pulled both stories and information for this, as well.
I bought a number of these Lucite signs at Staples and a piece of regular paper fits in there well. We put a piece of construction paper in to give some color and draw attention to the display.
This set of books called “Survive Alive” by Neil Champion is a great addition to your library. There are three more in the series that aren’t shown in the picture: Finding Food and Water, In An Emergency, and Tools and Crafts.
Look at the calendar for ideas for displays. Pull books for the major holidays and the minor ones as well. When National Popcorn Day (January 19) comes around, pull books on corn, popcorn, and cookbooks with popcorn recipes in it. Make bookmarks with a flavored popcorn recipe on it for the students to take home. If you google “national popcorn day”, you will also find fun activities to do. You can find oodles of ideas on the internet.
Don’t forget school subjects, too. What are you teaching that can be supplemented from the library? If you are a classroom teacher, check out books for a display in your classroom.
Display books by color or size. Check with your students for props to borrow to enhance the displays. Pick and choose the displays you want to do. Have students help hunt for books that fit the theme of the display. If they find the books, they might also actually read them. Have a goal for one display a month and have the display last for a week or two unless it is so popular you decide to keep it up. No display in between will also promote interest when a new display goes up.
I hope these ideas have spurred your interest in putting up some displays in your school. Send ideas and pictures so I can see what talented readers I have.
Have a great week.
Audrey
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