One to add might be Dot Day in September, an international celebration of Peter Reynolds book The Dot. A NEW YEAR, A NEW YOU (self-improvement books) alternate title - BE THE BEST YOU CAN BE. Blessed! Virginia Allain (author) from Central Florida on December 18, 2012: @LeslieMirror: Chat with a librarian sometime and find out more about their job. Show more details. I recommend changing displays monthly, so a topic like Hispanic Heritage Month works great for that. BACK TO SCHOOL - school stories for children, books about adjusting to college, home schooling, adult education. I never thought of this before: changing library book displays. Hero Images/Getty Images. Hello from Ontario- thank you for the list I have been racking my brain on Displays for some of the months, so this is very helpful and Im totally doing a Dot Display!!!! I used to work at a bookstore and was in charge of the "trade books"we had someone in charge of creating book displays but I sometimes did some too, so I know how important displays are. Great lens. September is National Voter Registration Month | NASS Book, Magazine and Floor Displays Whether you're looking for a bulletin board to highlight community events, easels to create a shelf display for your books, or a magazine rack to showcase your periodicals, we have everything you need to create an engaging display in your library or classroom. Continue the reading theme by observing International Literacy Day. Book Displays | School Library Owl This display has been very popular with students. I no longer work in a library, but I do enjoy the displays. This set of 21 library display posters contains all you need to SAVE TIME and show off your school or public library's best books and themes for January. Book displays are definitely helpful. I absolutely love your lenses! You have provided some good display ideas:), The books are the stars in a library for me. Suite 500. | Karissa in the Library, Karissa Fast - Children and Teen Librarian, 10 Poems That Teenagers Might Actually Love. Dear Diary February: Celebrate! Take a Backyard Safari - include books about insects, birds, small animals, tree identification, weather experiments. Neat Lens! Also, December is a good month for winter topics. Any job can be boring if you let it be. Spring begins on March 20-21. HUG A POET - National Poetry Month (feature poetry books, biographies of poets and how to write poetry) I recommend separate displays for poetry for children and poetry for adults. ReDiscover.Libraries! Certainly good to update things on a regular basis. stock the display with these), PLAN YOUR VACATION (travel tip books, destinations, traveling with children, pets, handicapped), LOOKING FORWARD TO SUMMER FUN (books on swimming, golf, nature, crafts, children's activities, and gardening if you don't have a separate display on that), NATIONAL HOME IMPROVEMENT MONTH (show off books on home repairs, decorating, decluttering, landscaping, home projects, adding storage), BOOKS TO MAKE YOU LOL (humorous stories or joke books), FRACTURED FAIRY TALES FOR GROWN-UPS (retellings of classic fairy tales in adult fiction), HOW DOES YOUR GARDEN GROW - (this can be vegetable and flower gardening), AFTER GRADUATION - (advice books for young adults on finding jobs, learning to budget, independent living), DADS ARE SPECIAL (books about fatherhood, biographies written about a dad, parenting books about being a good father), JUNE IS NATIONAL ROSE MONTH (books on growing roses and flower arranging, stretch it a little with fiction books with "rose" in the title), AUDIOBOOK MONTH (feature all your audiobooks), To capitalize on a big name author, have a display that changes each month. ~~Blessed~~. It's good to get at least one for the library's own collection so it can be used when training new staff. 2 months ago. I always read the book before I watch the movie! Month - International School Library Month. And, I can see a connection between a certain lensmaster's resourceful creativity and her former career as a librarian, Virginia! BOOKS FROM THE BOTTOM SHELF (Could subtitle this, "Don't miss these." Share it with other librarians here. January is Tamil Heritage month February is Heart & Stroke month and dont forget National Flag Day on Feb 15 March is also Italian Heritage Month April is Sikh Heritage month and Oral Health month May is also car care month June is Italian Heritage Month and Stroke Awareness month September is Hispanic Heritage Month, Arthritis awareness month October is Islam/Muslim Heritage Month, Canada Library Month, Eye Health Canada Month November CPR month, Diabetes Month, Community Safety and Crime Prevention, Health Food Month. This set includes 21 posters and 36 read-alike bookmarks in themes including: Sept 11, Grandparents Day, Banned Books Week, Labor Day, and more. I think it was especially effective to feature ESL books prominently on the first floor, where library patrons could find them easily. Interactive bulletin boards are fun to get students excited about coming to the library and help immerse students . Beautiful Blackbird Children's Book Festival. Virginia Allain (author) from Central Florida on January 22, 2013: @ericsdorsey: I'm sure many of the topics would work for bulletin boards too. Sometimes they will save cardboard book display dumps for you. Welcome your students back with a new library display Thanks for the link! Library Displays: Women's History Month - March 2023 - Taft College :p. I especially like the One World Many Studies display. No offence, but I thought that librarians job is kind of boring. Your topic is more important than mine . I think its just celebrated in the U.S. but like I said sometimes I steal your holidays , In the US, November is Native American Heritage Month. Ive designed, and continue to design many signs for public library displays. It is nice and bright and it incorporates student voices. Thank you for sharing this. HubPages is a registered trademark of The Arena Platform, Inc. Other product and company names shown may be trademarks of their respective owners. It makes for an odd book display with Alcott's Under the Lilacs next to The Purple People Eater, but the oddness of it appeals to children. Thank you for writing this lens. This one is also MARAVILLOSO! This content is accurate and true to the best of the authors knowledge and is not meant to substitute for formal and individualized advice from a qualified professional. Eileen from Western Cape , South Africa on May 04, 2012: Wow ! That is great that you have shared your knowledge of libraries. No-Name Calling Week - Display books about kindness! 35 Library monthly themes ideas in 2023 | library book displays WINTER GETAWAYS (travel books for tropical places), MAKING VALENTINES (Valentine craft books, card making books, calligraphy books, books of love poems), TRUE ROMANCE (biographies of Anthony/Cleopatra, Czar Nicholas/Alexandra, and other famous couples) alternate title - GREAT LOVE STORIES, LOVE MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND (this can be adult fiction with a romantic theme or it could be books on relationships and dating), VINTAGE ROMANCES (classic love stories, old favorite authors). I still love going to the library. This set of Library Display Posters for February includes 21 full-color posters and read-alike bookmarks in eight themes for February. This set of September Library posters is part of my larger Year of Library Displays set. For Immediate Release August 29, 2019 . They can be found here: http://www.limejuice.com.au/what-we-do/library-boo A great lens. I love that it was someone else's ideas and thoughts that they just had to share with the world. Ladybugs. Who knew there is such interest in ferrets among other pets! I think Canva can be a wonderful tool, especially if we dont rely too heavily on the preset templates. (there is a time lag before the comment posts, it goes to the moderator first). Kirkus Reviews' 10 Fun Summer Books With Black Protagonists. Hello I love you lens. 1. One of the best things about this branch is the amount of display space I have for highlighting our childrens collection. . This Library Bulletin Board Bundle contains 15 bulletin board kits that will carry you through the whole school year. A website of the American Library Association Public Programs Office, Public Programs Office | 225 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 1300, Chicago,IL60601 |, International Transgender Day of Visibility, ACRL Rare Books and Manuscripts Conference, National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, National Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week. The potential reader has a manageable selection to browse through. If you have a handy volunteer in your Friends of the Library group, ask them to make the top part to put on one of your tables. I remember when I was a kid and I always liked seeing the different displays in the library for the holidays and such. Monthly Library Displays - A Celebration of Diversity by Patty Barfield | This newsletter was created with Smore, an online tool for creating beautiful newsletters for educators, nonprofits, businesses and more . Add to cart. Zip. Libraries are places that connect users to technology, computers, books, multimedia content, programs, ideas and classes. BUILD SOMETHING - Stock the display with project books, woodworking (dog houses, birdhouses, etc. You would be amazed at the number of books including dots and spots. (LogOut/ ), GREAT CHRISTMAS BOOKS FOR KIDS (all the cute storybooks about the holiday, plus children's holiday nonfiction), HOMEMADE CHRISTMAS (fill this with all the Christmas craft books and ones on making gifts, check the woodworking, cookbooks and sewing sections for this too), MAKE A GIFT (variation on the Homemade Christmas display), ALL ABOUT SANTA (any story that includes Santa and nonfiction books about Santa). I really like the For Dummies display. READY FOR A MONEY MAKEOVER? Thanks, Emily! Favorite Books from Childhood or Reread a Childhood Favorite, Books You Will Want to Read More Than Once. Alisha Vargas from Reno, Nevada on September 08, 2010: So those tempting book displays are really just a sneaky way to convince me to take home even more books. In January I started working at a new library. Then I run into the article on Admission-Essays.org about the most amazing libraries in the world and here we go, I am secretly dreaming about becoming a librarian. I love all your suggestions and I've made note of my favorites! So each month expect the children's library to undergo a magical transformation as we decorate display boards, bookcases, the circulation desk and even the walls! The Stone Lion. Ted Kaczynski - Wikipedia The library is, and always has been, one of my favorite places in the world. Her rather blah book display ended up with several puppets, a wheelbarrow, plastic fruit and maybe even a little glitter. I always love the special displays in libraries. February is Library Lovers' Month! It can still be used by readers and students. Here's your month-by-month calendar. It's true you have made me think of libraries differently. Perhaps you can have a theme about a particular book series, to promote a new book in the series, or a themed book character. Reading a book, to me, is like having a conversation of sorts with the author. International Association of School Librarianship - International 35 Library monthly themes ideas in 2023 | library book displays, library displays, school library displays Feb 11, 2023 - Explore Julie Kaschmitter Krueger's board "Library monthly themes" on Pinterest. Explore this guide to learn about the display topics and discover more books in our collection. ), ENJOY YOUR GARDEN (books on garden pests, growing vegetables, mulching, cookbooks for salads, vegetables and canning), I'M BORED - KEEP THE KIDS BUSY (books about activities for kids, crafts, trips, science, nature, games, camping), ENJOY NATURE - (books about visiting national parks, birding, butterfly and hummingbird gardening, wildllife, identifying wildflowers and trees), FAMILY REUNION MONTH - (books about planning a reunion, finding relatives, picnics, outdoor group games, even genealogy), URBAN HOMESTEADING - (books about raising chickens, gardening, growing fruits and vegetables in your backyard). ), Display and Publicity Ideas for Libraries, Great Displays for Your Library Step by Step, WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH (biographies of notable and interesting women). Monthly displays in the library. What do you use to cut out your letters for your displays, especially the ones with different fonts? Don't forget medieval, Roman times, and other very early fiction. great ideas, too often I feel libraries get into a rut and take a passive approach to marketing. Materials that have been made for these themes are available by clicking on the theme in the sidebar, or on the links below. SALW 2020 - Library and Information Association of South Africa EDREDONES EN EXHIBICIN!/ QUILTS ON DISPLAY! | Sonoma County Library It makes me wish I was back in the public library world, instead of the dry corporate one (where we don't even keep the dust jackets!). I may have to steal National Pet Month such a great way to get those pet books circing. Thanks for the feedback! You should go on a world tour teaching libraries how to display their wares. May the 4th Be With You 2017: Star Wars Library Program, Guest Post: Celebrating Da with Puppet Theatre , Library Services for Children Journal Club, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, Martin Luther King Jr.s Birthday: social justice books (January 15), Multicultural Childrens Book Day (Last Friday in January), Lunar New Year (end of January/early February), Tu BShevat/Celebration of Trees (End of January/early February), Valentines Day/Blind Date with a Book (February 14), National Flag of Canada Day (February 15), Pink Shirt Day: anti-bullying and books with pink covers (End of February), Oscars: movies and actor biographies (end of February), Spring Reads/Spring into a Good Book (March 21), National Humour Month (joke and riddle books), May-nia (fill in with any alliterative title, such as Music May-nia), International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (May 17), National Indigenous Peoples Day (June 21), Dot Day: books with dots/spots; art and drawing books (September 15), Science Literacy Week (3rd week of September). The theme linked in with school values and recent staff professional learning and implementation of the URSTRONG program.. Fill it with books on losing weight, exercising, reducing stress, stop smoking and other common topics of New Year's resolutions. When the display gets depleted, it's easy to change the sign and put fresh books on the rack. Phone. I do love the library though - it just smells so good. International City/County Management Association. 800 Library Display Ideas in 2023 - Pinterest The Bestselling Fantasy Books of All Time, The Nobel Prize In Literature Winners You Need to Read, Should You Buy That? I havent done one of these in a while but there are two things going for it in my opinion. Well, those are all great holidays and all, but without a National Doughnut Day celebration I dont really feel like the year is complete!