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.

Season's Readings

By Grace

Grace has just completed three weeks of work experience in a school and was given the task of creating some displays. Good job Grace! And thanks for sharing.

Season's Readings - Variation on a theme

By Pat Bellhouse
Pat Bellhouse (Librarian - Palmerston North Girls High School) has shared this great adaption of the Season's Readings display - real stockings with real books!! Thanks Pat and I hope the Season was full of happy readings for you.

Season's Readings

By Elaine Pearson
To herald the approach of the Christmas Holidays I have taken the opportunity to wind up with a Christmas Greeting - of sorts! I wonder how many students will actually notice the word play!
I did the usual cutting and sticking of nice bright card, scrounged a bit of fluffy material from a kind English teacher, photocopied some of our books with a Christmas theme and stuck them into the top of the stocking.You could pretty yours up with a border of tinsel or suchlike but I'm a bit of a minimalist myself!

We have a group of students who are really into Terry Pratchett, it's fun seeing them promote the books between themselves and create a new trend. Hogfather is the Christmas favourite:

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One of the 'Pratchett boys' has set himself the task of reading through the whole fiction area of the school library. He is year 10 and up to the middle of the B's at the moment. He raced through Douglas Adams, limped through Jean Auel and just survived Jane Austen! I asked him to let me know the ones that really stood out and today he recommended Behind the Tattooed Face. I'm sure he wouldn't have taken this out normally - maybe he'll start another trend!

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HAPPY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE - SEE YOU NEXT YEAR! Elaine