Easy library displays to promote reading by Fran Knight and Pat Pledger
Pledger
Consulting, 2009.
A
little gem for those of us who, despite our best intentions, find
putting
together displays time consuming and difficult to get done amongst the
myriad
of tasks and responsibilities in the library.Once
again the experience and skills of Fran Knight and Pat Pledger are
brought
together in this LinksPlus
publication for the benefit of teacher librarians, school support
officers, and
library helpers. In particular this booklet would be of great use to
new staff
in school libraries and those people working in small libraries to use
throughout the year.
The
display ideas are based on a calendar of yearly events, some familiar
such as
ANZAC Day and Australia Day, as well as some not so familiar events
including
International Day of the Dog, World Press Freedom Day, Homeless Day and
Banned
Books Week! For each of the listed events there are ideas for
activities and
displays as well as related websites. The authors have then created
lists of books
which support that event. The lists are
comprehensive and as such lists do, will also generate further interest
and
ideas. The booklet lends itself to having notes added. The list of
banned books
is fascinating but I leave that to the reader to explore! A section of
general
display ideas completes the booklet and includes some motivating ideas.
This
resource has to be followed by Easy Displays 2 as we will all
want more!
Jane Toop