Christmas Display (December 2014)

Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year. This display gave a very cozy feel during Christmas time. I drew thick black lines on red construction paper and cutout stockings to hang from the fireplace. I also cut out orange and yellow flames and used brown strips of paper for the firewood. Who doesn't love Christmastime!

National Novel Writing Month: NANOWRIMO (November 2014)

Making this display was the first time I'd heard of National Novel Writing Month. It encourages patrons to attempt to write a short novel during the month of November. I tried to go with a fall theme and added leaves and other fall decorations such as pumpkins to my display.

Breast Cancer Awareness Month (October 2014)

Breast Cancer Awareness month is very well-known. For this display I made pink bead bracelets. These were a big hit and they ran out pretty quickly. I also made brochures with information on Breast cancer awareness. This is one of my favorite displays.

Hispanic Heritage Month (September 2014)

Hispanic Heritage month is celebrated September 15-October 15. While this is an odd month because its half September and October I displayed this throughout the entire month of September. I simply posted different Hispanic flags onto a poster board. I also displayed different notable Hispanic individuals and a short bio of each one. On the second shelf I displayed some Hispanic books and bookmarks.  

National Immunization Awareness Month (August 2014)

August seems to be the most difficult month for a display. I settled on Immunization Awareness month which coincides with Back-to-School immunization. I used a green poster board and added cream colored strips of paper around the border to create a chalk board look. I pasted a picture of a teacher pointing to the different vaccines needed for back to school time.  I also printed required vaccine charts/handouts for school aged children. On the second shelf I cutout college students and their required vaccines to enter college and also displayed some periodicals.

UV Safety Month (July 2014)

July was another difficult month for a display. I chose UV safety month. I found the idea for the poster online and added my own touch. I added sunglasses which were handmade by a friend. Also a sun hat, water bottle, sunscreen and sand pale to hold the brochures I created on UV safety. It also expands onto two shelves to showcase more books.

National Safety Month (June 2014)

This was a fun display. I cutout different safety officers and posted safety precaution handouts for each individual. It includes Fire Safety, Road Safety, and First Aid/CPR. I got rave reviews on my cutouts which I simply printed on card stock paper and cut out. It expands onto three shelves.