Oh Christmas tree ...

By Liz Jones

This is the top Christmas Display idea of all time! Thank you for sharing it Liz.

I'll let her tell you about it:

'At present we have the most successful display EVER in our library, but I'm very sorry to say it wasn't our idea! The Science department asked everyone to create a Christmas tree that represented their department in some way, and they're on display in the library for students to vote for. The best thing, apart from the amazing creativity, is that staff are all coming over to see them, so it's been a lovely social time and brought people to the library who seldom, if ever, darken our doors.. The Fashion department made a Christmas tree dress, Science had lots of test tubes, ESOL had lots of flags, Property used a ladder, the Preschool made a tree of hand-prints, Social Sciences did the 12 days of Christmas. ....And we of course used books, and also made a magazine tree."

Christmas Tree

By Natalie Wood

I adore this lovely Christmas tree that Natalie has shared and the way she has involved the students in its creation. I will let her tell you how she has made it::

'This year’s ‘Christmas Tree’ has been made by drawing around the children’s hands on green paper and then cutting them out and layering them to make the tree. Before putting them on the board you could always get them to write details of the book they are reading along the fingers. This year I've got the pupils to write what book they are reading on baubles which they can then hang on the tree.I don’t have any room directly in front of them but have two window sills either side in which I put a selection of themed books'.

Thank you Natalie and have a very happy Christmas!

Christmas Tree

By Elaine Pearson
This is the first time for a long while that many of the books in my stack have come out to play!
I have had lots of positive comments about my book Christmas tree, and a few students wanting to issue ones on the bottom layer! (lol) The lights set it off just nicely. The idea came from some pictures circulated via the NZ library list-serve. The 'Season's Reading's' banner is from a Christmas display I did years ago.