Shakespeare's Birthday - April 23

By Susan Duncan

Susan is the Library Assistant at Lester B. Pearson High School, Calgary, Alberta Canada. 

She has kindly shared this impressive display for Shakespeare's Birthday.

Here are her comments:

'I wanted the display to look like an old book so I used a background of Shakespeare quotes on distressed paper. The border is cardboard, also distressed with water and spray paint. Finding a portrait of Shakespeare in poster size proved difficult, so I made my own. Just in case you think I am artistically inclined, I have to admit that I did both the background and portrait by projecting the design from a Word document onto paper and tracing it with markers. I placed the tri-fold on top of a bookcase filled with a variety of Shakespeare books, movies, and novels. It was a lot of work, but worth the time effort I put in.'

Thanks very much Susan - it's a wonderful display and well worth the effort as you can bring it out every year - that's if you can stop the English Department from stealing it first!

William Shakespeare

By Elaine Pearson

We are celebrating Shakespeare's birthday this week with  'Shakespeare Day'.
Seniors are invited to dress up as their favourite Shakespearean character and the Drama department are involved with some acting.
The border of the display features scenes from Elizabethan England. The Coat of Arms and portrait are copied from the book 'Shakespeare' by Anthony Burgess.

The 'No Fear Shakespeare' books have been an excellent way to encourage students to read Shakespeare and they have been surprisingly popular.