Our Author Spotlight is on THREE authors this month. I knew I wanted to have a female author. I was super stoked when I found three awesome YA female authors with birthdays in February: Meg Cabot, Donna Jo Napoli, and Jane Yolen. I love the varied styles and themes of these authors' works, but they all have one thing in common: they champion female characters and give girls something amazing to read.
I didn't want to do a humdrum Valentine's Day display. I'm not anti-Valentine's Day: it's all about the LOVE, people! But, at the same time, I didn't want to do drippy, sappy romances, or anti-romances, or anything like that. Then, I finally hit on it: BOOKS WE LOVE. Since Valentine's IS all about love (as I previously stated), I wanted students and staff to celebrate the books they love. I sent out a couple of emails asking for titles. All that was needed was a simple reply: no summary, no huge effort, just the title. I think this helped drum up initial support.
I think the display looks great. I wanted to give props to all the books that I was sent, even if they aren't in the Uni collection. I took old magazine boxes, attached construction paper to dress them up a bit, and made little book bouquets for the ones we don't have in our onsite collection. I think these book bouquets add an extra fun element to the display, and if someone is interested in those books, we can still get them from another library.
"Book Bouquets" on the top shelf.
We put our three picks on the bottom shelf, so the students could see their peers' selections easier.
The coolest part about Books We Love? As more and more students notice it, they want to add their own favorites to the display. I love this participation! Yippee!!!
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