Monthly+Displays

Show off those new books and Advertise your great resources. Check out my blog on Fall Bulletin Boards and Displays. Themes for September are:


 * Welcome Back
 * “All Star Cast” Staff Bulletin Board including TA’s photographs
 * Banned Books Week, “Don’t Read This!”
 * Remembering September 11 “Never forget,” “United we Stand.” Remember today's students may have questions, they were too young to remember.
 * “How to Survive High School” (books that take place in schools)
 * [|Talk like a pirate day] (pirate books) September 19th
 * Hispanic Heritage Month
 * Faculty Summer Reads "Look Whoo's Reading" with owl theme
 * Summer Reading
 * Graduation Starts Today!
 * Get Schooled With Books (books about school)
 * “What did you do this summer?”-- Have pictures and books of various activities and destinations. Camping, movies, foreign travel, Hawaii, concerts, etc.
 * Leaf through the pages of a good book -- sprinkle a few leaves made from discarded books in your display
 * Rake in a good read (leaf theme with raking leaves) Use Leaf Die Cuts with recommendations from students/staff.
 * What will we learn in the library this year [|(Mrs. Lodge)]
 * What are we learning today? [|Mrs Lodge]
 * Dewey Know Where to Go from Lorri's School Library Blog
 * New School Year, Fresh Start
 * In honor of labor day make a Caesar Chavez display

**October: **

 * Supernatural Romance is also a popular topic for girls.
 * Horror or Scary Stories “RIYL Horror .”
 * “ Solve a Mystery”
 * Teen Read Week: “ What’s your problem?” use problem novels or "edgy fiction"
 * Halloween 2015 by Tommy Kovac "RIP - Read in Peace"
 * 2011 themes by Tommy Kovak: "The Horror, The Horror" Edgar Alan Poe
 * More October ideas from Tommy Kovac 2014 "Enter if You Dare"
 * Red Ribbon Week: “Relax, Don’t Do It!” or Red Ribbon Reads (Junior High School) Gang bios, books on drugs, addiction, and alternatives to drug use such as volunteering an community service.
 * Stranger than Fiction ( UFO’s and unexplained; Ripley’s, Guinness)
 * This Mystery is History
 * ====2013 Tommy Kovac Smells LIke the Library====
 * ==== Witch Book Will Put You Under its Spell? ====

**November: **

 * ====American Indian Heritage ====
 * ====Historical Fiction ====
 * ====Veteran’s Day ====
 * ====Cookbooks, “What’s Cooking?” ====
 * ====Books with a Thanksgiving Theme ====
 * ====Library Staff Recommendations “Gobble up a Good Book” ====

**Decemb** **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">er **

 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">“Read the Movie,” books made into movies[[image:2014-09-26 09.57.37.jpg width="640" height="480" align="right"]] ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Fantasy display: Lord of the Rings, Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, Harry Potter, Golden Compass, Spiderwick Chronicles, The Dark is Rising ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">“Millions of worlds to explore.” Science Fiction display: I, Robot, Star Wars series, Star Trek series ====

**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">January **

 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">What’s your resolution? ( Self-Help Books)====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">New Year, New You! Big To Do List, ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">New Year, New Books! ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">MLK Day/Civil Rights ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Survival/Adventure stories ====

= February =
 * African American History Month
 * Romance Novels (Valentine’s Day)
 * Teacher Recommended Readings
 * **Couples in Novels**
 * **Valentine's Idea from Marie Slim**

**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">March **

 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Folktales and Fairytales (with St. Patrick’s Day) ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Fairytales Retold, “Happily Ever After?” ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Read Across America Week – Read to a child today! ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Books for Boys and Books for Girls ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Oh, The Places you will go (Travel Guides) ====

**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">April **

 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Multicultural (International Week) ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Funny Books (April Fool’s) ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Poetry (National Poetry Month) Poem in My Pocket ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">National Library Week (books that involve libraries or librarians) ====
 * ====April Showers Rainy Day from Tommy Kovac====
 * April Pledge to Protect the Planet (Earth Day)

**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">May **

 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Be a Sport, Turn in your books on time Blog Post from MrsG Talks Books ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Memorial Day Armed forces Display ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">“Choose Your Adventure” Adventure Books ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">“Make your Escape” Crime Thrillers ====

**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">June **

 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Advertise summer reading programs for your public libraries “Don’t get dumber in the summer – READ!” ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Summer Reading Lists ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">College/careers: Who do you want to be? ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Goodbye and Good luck to Seniors ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">College Acceptances ====

**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">No time? Keep it simple and change board quarterly: **

 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Fall: “Fall in to a good book” ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Winter: “Cuddle up with a good book” ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Spring: “Spring Fling” ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Summer: "Read a Series this Summer" ====

**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Too many to keep up with? Special Collection Displays All Year ‘round **

 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">In the News: Policies, daily announcement bulletin, sports schedules articles from local paper ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Computer Books, Internet Research, Big6 ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Manga/Graphic Novels ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Scary Stories ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Fantasy/Science Fiction ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Popular Series: Dear America ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Picture books (they are pretty to look at!) ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Scholarship Board ====
 * ====<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: &#39;Helvetica Neue&#39;,&#39;Segoe UI&#39;,Helvetica,Arial,&#39;Lucida Grande&#39;,sans-serif; font-size: 1.066em; line-height: 1.5;"> iRead, iCreate, iCollaborate, iLearn @Valencia Library. Make large paper iPhone and put common apps and helpful tools on the "screen." I also included different book covers for genres as well. from Joy Millam ====
 * ==== "Make a good impression" display with books with captivating opening lines. I have a speech bubble attached to each book with the first line. ====
 * ==== Books with sunglasses on the cover - "You're future's so bright we've gotta wear shades" ====
 * ==== Books with feet or shoes on the cover - "These books are made for walking" ====
 * ==== Teen Top Ten Nominee voting with the books and links to book trailers and vote site. ====