Genre Displays

Copy of book terms.pdf

CSLA 2007 (Ontario) Concurrent Session Description:

Presented by Heather Gruenthal and Tommy Kovac

Build excitement for reading with genre-based book talks, creating an inviting table and environment for each topic. Be prepared for any reader’s advisory question with reproducible bibliographic genre bookmarks, including original artwork. Cater to all your students’ interests with a variety of topics, including “Pirates!” “Vampire Romance,” “Diversity,” “Novels for Manga-Lovers,” and “Sugar and Spikes.” These lists can be found in the RIYL Booklists (Read if you like) section of the website.

Genre Displays

Use These Genre Displays to make a special collection more appealing all year 'round, or during genre-related booktalks.

Mystery

See RIYL Mystery

using an actual Clue game board
crime scene tape
magnifying glass
microscope (like on CSI)
Sherlock Holmes hat

Science Fiction table:

Tin wind-up robot toy
rocket ship, plenty of kids' toys would work well
Laminate map of the solar system (National Geographic)

Humor

laminate a big sheet of the Sunday funnies
Rubber chicken
plastic glasses with nose and mustache
whoopie cushion
clown wig

Horror

cut out a big sheet of red paper in the shape of an oozing pool of BLOOD. (if you think that's too gruesome, you can always substitute with alien-blood green, so it's nicer for elementary kiddies
skulls, bats, gargoyles, etc.

Horror Sign.pdf

Horror Sign for this display

Teen Issues

giant prop pacifiers from a party store
Kleenex
laminate collage of Teen or Seventeen Magazine photos, articles, and interesting headings.

Romance

See Also: RIYL Romance Booklist
Heart-shaped chocolate box
sundae glass with two straws (something fake inside to look like root beer float or whatever)
flowers
Blind Date with a book: http://www.talesfromaloudlibrarian.com/2014/02/valentine-idea-in-library-with-ya-books.html

Fantasy

map of Middle Earth poster
A stuffed dragon

More Ideas:

Asian Books/ Chinese New Year, February

Winter Books/Winter Olympics February

Pig Out on Books at Thanksgiving time with lots of stuffed pigs everywhere

Get Your Green On at St. Patrick's Day with environmental/ecological books

Paws to Read in April for National Pet Month - we did a teachers' pets picture display September

Rescued Reads: Ideas for those books that haven't circulated in awhile

Talk Like a Pirate Day "Aaargh - Set Course for the Library" display.

Love Quotes from books (February)

"Love is a dangerous angel" -- Francesca Lia Block (Weetzie Bat)"Love stories aren't about how they end." -- Cynthia Voight (Orfe)

Resources:

5 Ideas for Book Displays without Wall Space BY ASHLEY COOKSEY on Knowledgequest