Category Archives: Displays

A Gold Mine of Gold Medal Celebrations

Last month’s all-call for Caldecott 75th Anniversary celebration ideas yielded a jackpot of festive programs and events.  Contributors featured here received an autographed copy of a Caldecott winner/honor title. The year-long celebration of the 75th Anniversary of the Caldecott Medal … Continue reading

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Listen Up!

Spring Break is coming up for a lot of our students and lots of our families will be taking road trips. What better time to feature our audiobook collection? My librarian Miss A created this display to promote our audiobooks (and … Continue reading

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The 12 Days of Cookies

Our 2nd Annual “12 Days of Cookies”  promotion is well under way.  I came up with the idea last year after a librarian friend in San Diego told me about something very similar that they had done the year before. … Continue reading

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Banned Books Week Wrap-Up

The ALSC Intellectual Freedom Committee put out a call for creative, innovative and successful Banned Books Week programs and displays and we were overwhelmed with a number of fantastic ideas to share with you. The brilliant Erica Ann Anderson-Senter at … Continue reading

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Solutions Without the Sacrifice

Searching for solutions does not need to be complicated.  Sometimes fresh ideas and unique perspectives offer us quick answers to correct potential concerns.  These staff suggestions have enhanced the effectiveness of our library services.  Dividing the Experience       When our story … Continue reading

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On Display in the Children’s Room

New month, new displays in the Children’s Room! My librarian A put up an awesome bulletin board after Summer Reading Club wound down and I just changed out our book displays, so I wanted to show y’all what we’ve done. … Continue reading

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Pick Me! Pick Me!

We recently put up a book display that has books flying off of the shelves! Flying, I tell you! It seems that as soon as we fill it up, it is empty again. Our “Pick Me! Pick Me!” display features … Continue reading

Posted in Blogger Heather Acerro, Books, Displays | 29 Comments