Dive into Reading

By Lisa Stofac
Lisa used this great display at the end of the school year when the pools reopened. It's a great idea to link the library into the wider school community this way.
Any books could be promoted with this display - I would probably find some 'beach reads'. I just bought a 'splashproof' paperback by Sarra Manning which would fit really well!:

Thanksgiving: Turkeys on Parade

By Lisa Stofac
A bright display of delightful turkeys with their holiday reading material tucked under their wings. I like Lisa's ideas for borders - this one is made from lots of little coloured books. Click on the photo to see more detail.

Valentines: Sweet Reads

By Lisa Stofac
For this lovely display Lisa has made a giant Sweethearts candy box and put hearts with book titles all over the board.
A 'Lovehearts' tube of sweets could be used as an alternative.

Halloween

By Lisa Stofac
An opportunity to promote all those scary books! Lisa has "carved" the letters spelling READ out of the pumpkins. Lovely and bright - a real attention grabber.

Books as Movies

By Lisa Stofac
Lisa is the Library Media Assistant at Broken Arrow Elementary and Quail Run Elementary School, Lawrence, KS
Thanks for sharing these great displays with us Lisa. 'Books as Movies' is a popular theme and it's lovely to see some more creativity associated with it. I love the details in your displays. The red cardboard curtains are stunning and the border made with admission tickets looks great. The voting system, described below, is also wonderfully inventive!
Here are some details from Lisa:
"We have 2 library entrances, each with a large bulletin board and display shelves. We decorated the bulletin boards to set our theme and then had different books/movies displayed around the library. The students were asked to vote (if they had read the book and seen the movie) on which they liked better. The ballots looked like pieces of popcorn and the students placed them in popcorn boxes. Voting was open for a week. We announced the results during morning announcements and sent an to the classroom teachers e-mail as well. In most cases the books got more votes than the movies!"

Destination Jungle

By Susan McDonald
Susan, from a branch of the Ottawa Public Library in Canada, has shared these stunning displays with us. Her summer reading programme was called 'Destination Jungle'. I'm sure the children were inspired by these lovely displays.
Thanks very much Susan.

Jungle Books for all ages:

Spring into the library and grab a bloomin' good book

By Karin Klenner
Karin from Regent College WA sent in this exceptionally creative display and I love the humour in the wording. Thank you so much for sharing it.
This is how she made it:
'The mushrooms were shaped out of chicken wire and then wrapped with fabric and glued onto a base. The mushroom tops were light shades cut in half, (from 'Thingz' or 'Ikea') with fabric spots glued onto them. (I had to strengthen the lampshades down the inside seams with cardboard and double sided tape.) The flowers were just made from crepe and tissue paper. The wording simply says "Spring up to the library and grab a bloomin' good book." The display is set up reception area.'
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Some children's books in celebration of Spring:

Spring

By Pamela McKirdy
This is a geat idea from Pamela (Wellington East Girls' College).
Using Spring to encourage students to 'spring into action' she has displayed books about writing a CV, dealing with issues etc and fiction about girls making a new start or trying something new.
It is a great time to do something like this which is usually associated with the New Year.
Two lovely year 9 students made most of the flowers for her.
Well done and thank you Pamela.