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Hello,
I want to thank everyone of you who sent me a response on my bulletin
board/theme posting. I received so many cute ideas! For my large
bulletin board I picked up a huge bookworm the other day and am going to
use the saying, "Wriggle On In To Meet Your New Librarian!" I'm going
to put pictures of myself when I was little, pictures from now, covers
of my favorite books, pics of my pets, my hobbies, and of course, my
hubby! :-) Thanks so much for all your suggestions!
Jennifer Malphy, K-12 Media Specialist
Kickapoo Area Schools
Viola, WI 54664
kmalphy1@mwt.net
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I'm also starting as a new LMS and have found a most
valuable resource which I plan to use throughout the
school year. It's The New Elementary School
Librarian's Almanac by Barbara Farley Bannister. It's
available through Amazon.com and may be at your public
library, too. There are ideas for bulletin boards,
contests, displays, activities and much more, all
arranged by month so you can plan seasonal displays,
etc. Hope you find this as helpful as I have.
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Simple is best. How about a paper bag (student backpack) with some new
book jackets coming out top. On the bag write "bag a new book"
How about making an attractive display of the word book in different
languages.
How about some spiderwebs with "get caught in the beg" intertwined in
the netting.
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There is a fabulous book called Bulletin Boards and 3-D Showcases That
Capture Them with Pizzazz by Karen Hawthorne & Jane E. Gibson. It has
tons
of great bulletin board ideas.
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One idea we used was to create a word search page. We used black for the
outline, Words like welcome back,, raiders(school mascot), school
related
terms (FCCLA, FFA,football, volleyball, choir, speech, Media Center)
were
written in the main school color--royal blue--This was in a display case
so
we sat pom-pons, actual footballs etc, a cheerleader
statue--t-shirts,all in
school colors. Could put pictures that related to search on a bulletin
board. Maybe use a digital camera. Might even put this type of picture
in a
square. We had cutouts from a die machine that we scattered around bb's
and
often used straight pins to make them float-gave dimension. ONe BB in
our MC
had a huge world map in the center.This map could be "seen" as if
looking
out a huge 3 panel window that was arched.The "window" was created from
a
frame cut from those large rolls of kraft paper, so it was about 3' tall
in
the center. The two side panels were shorter from the arch. Our theme at
that time and it became permanent was LINC ( for Logan View Information
NEtwork Center) YOUR WINDOW TO THE WORLD. We put the phrase: YOUR
WINDOW TO
THE WORLD over the arch of the window. Under the window we put LINC,
centered. Logan View
Information
NEtwork
Center
The first letters in the above were changed to fit the season, Blue &
gold(2
letters,shadowed effect) for welcome backtime, orange for fall, red &
greenletters (2 letters,shadowed effect) for December, foyal blue for
winter
time, red for February, green for March, lavendar for Spring and blue &
gold
for graduation time. We then added other items to carry out "color theme
of
season." Bought those tinsel seasonal garlands, used some die cut
seasonal
items. Taught that we were the information center, we reached out to the
world for resources, was easy to maintain, although repaeated it was
liked
by students and ME. When we started this we were automating the library,
had
gotten a modem for dialog searches, and were introducing networked CD's
for
periodical databases, SIRS, and DisCovering Authors to our students. WE
wanted an attention getter and developing the name for our research
stations
as LINC--information center at school AND their way to a world of
information gave us an "advertising" theme etc. We came up withthis
phrase
beforeit started showing up in other advertising. Another ideas we
developed
was to file ideasfor BB ina cupboard by month (seasonal for calendar and
curriculum) and by idea we were promoting. For example:reading, critical
thinking, one class of the DDS to teachwhat it was about. There was an
advertising theme manyyears ago Is your heartinto: __________. (We used
a
large heart and wrote words such as: travel, history, biography.) Then
we
added Check out the 900's. Put actual books or laminated, scanned
bookcovers
from your collection as samples of items from that section. Could bethe
theme for a year on one of your bulletin boards. Good luck, Have fun.
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Hi Jennifer - I have four!! big bulletin boards in my Media Center and
the
one that has been the most looked at and enjoyed is the one I made from
book
and AV company catalog pictures. I was lucky enough to have a huge file
cabinet of old catalogs that I weeded one day and thought of this idea.
I
cut out any pictures that related to books and made a huge collage with
them
on this board. Over the top I put a banner that says READ AND IMAGINE!
I
keep it up all year and have been collecting pictures that I can use to
start a new collage when I feel like it. This board is by the door
where
the kids line up to exit and they love to look at all the book
characters
and identify them. Lots of fun. Another board I use is in the E book
section and I simply use it to keep a running list all the books I read
aloud to the 1st and 2nd graders. We refer to it whenever the kids want
to
check out something we've read in the past. You can jazz it up with a
reading related quotes or posters. (I like the stuff from Upstart)
Good luck in your new position.
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Sorry I don't personally have any ideas of themes, but I have one
suggestion. You may want to pick one that will not require a lot of
changing monthly. I have one which is happy birthday to famous, well
know
authors. I have a Happy Birthday Authors title and a birthday cake. I
then
only have to change the authors names to go with the month.
Maybe one with New Arrivals and include book covers and you could
include
you and your assistants name or pictures too. Maybe a look like a birth
announcement - stork, blue and pink, etc.
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Jennifer--one suggestion for your many bulletin boards in your LMC.
With
that many boards to fill up constantly, it might be nice to have at
least
one that is an ongoing theme so you don't have to change it constantly.
Here's an idea I've used. I just left a school (elementary) that had a
*huge* bulletin board over the reading "pit" area. You couldn't even
reach
the top of the bulletin board on one end unless you used a super tall
ladder
that only the district maintenane men had access to. Each time we
needed to
use it, it was a hassle.
At any rate, what we always did, and it was a great success, was to use
this
board as the Birthday Book Club bulletin board. Each year we had a
theme
that sometimes went along with some greater theme in the school.
Examples:
garden/butterfly theme when the school was involved with Journey North's
monarch butterfly migration project, space theme, undersea adventure,
medieval theme, etc. The basic bulletin board was very plain--it just
provided a background for what would eventually develop.
Then, during the year, as students "bought" a book to commemorate their
birthday (we charged $10 for any book, no matter the book's actual price
to
the library), they got a name plate that added to the bulletin board.
For
the garden theme for example, they chose from caterpillers, butterflies,
lady bugs, dragon flies, etc. It was fun for all of us to watch the
plain
bulletin board grow throughout the year and get more & more beautiful as
birthday books were added. By the end of the year, it usually even
overlapped onto the adjacent walls! It was nice. We could then just
add to
the hard-to-reach corner when we happened to have access to the silly
ladder!
You could use this idea with any sort of motivational program you have
going--names could go up when students don't have overdues for a certain
amount of time, or whatever. Hope this helps!!
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Try "Bulletin Board Ideas for H.S. Media Specialists" at
www.ccps.ga.net/bulletinboards. They have a category for
back to school ideas.
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There is a fabulous book called Bulletin Boards and 3-D Showcases That
Capture Them with Pizzazz by Karen Hawthorne & Jane E. Gibson. It has
tons
of great bulletin board ideas.
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Good luck to you in your new position! There are 2 good books you may
find at your library called:
Simply Incredible Bulletin Boards
Simply Super Bulletin Boards both by Vangsgard,Amy.
They have good ideas for each month. Check them
out.
Have fun and enjoy!
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Hi Jennifer...I am also a new librarian/new to a
school. I have a "Meet Your New Librarian" board and
have received lots of compliments on it. I put photos
of my kids, my mom, my dog, my car, favorite hobbies,
things I collect, favorite collections, and of course,
favorite books. I even included my baby picture! The
students always love seeing photos, and it really
helps them get to know you! Good luck!
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How about a "New school year, new friends" theme and display digital
pictures enlarged on your computer that depict you and your aide doing
things in your "real" life. It will allow you to show your students and
staff the "real you". You may want to include any other new staff
members
your school may be welcoming this year.
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How about "Welcome Back! says the Cat in the Hat" Display Dr. Seuss
books to go along with it.
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