Summer
“What did you do this summer?”-- Have pictures and books of various activities and destinations. Camping, movies, foreign travel, Hawaii, concerts, etc.
Welcome back, the books missed you
Book location travel posters from The Great American Read
If you start in August, See September for Back to School Bulletin Boards:
June
Advertise summer reading programs for your public libraries “Don’t get dumber in the summer – READ!”
Books with sunglasses on the cover - "You're future's so bright we've gotta wear shades"
Summer Reading Lists
College/careers: Who do you want to be?
Goodbye and Good luck to Seniors
College Acceptances
"Summer Blockbusters - Read the Movie" on the CSLA Blog
No time? Keep it simple and change board quarterly:
Fall: “Fall in to a good book” from Ticia Riche
Winter: “Cuddle up with a good book”
Make Snowflakes, More Snowflakes from Hot Library Tech
Spring: “Spring Fling”
Summer: "Read a Series this Summer"
Celebrate Seasons by BetaLibrarian Blog
Bulletin Boards about Reading from We Are Teachers
Too many to keep up with? Special Collection Displays All Year ‘round
See Also: Genrefication
In the News: Policies, daily announcement bulletin, sports schedules articles from the local paper
Computer Books, Internet Research, Big6
Manga/Graphic Novels
Scary Stories
Fantasy/Science Fiction
Popular Series: Dear America
Picture books (they are pretty to look at!)
Scholarship Board
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. Have a speech bubble attached to each book with the first line. See Also: Famous First Lines
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.