Christmas in the library is the best time of year. Here are my favourite ideas for making your library a festive and inviting place to be. 1. Christmas Books as Movies In the last few weeks before Christmas break I like to play Christmas movies during our lunch break. Of course I only pick movies that were books first to… Read More

  Is it time for you to gear up for a new school year in the library? I thought I’d compile some of my must-do library tips for the start of the year.   BACK TO SCHOOL BOOKS I love to welcome students to the library at the start of the school year by setting up a book display near… Read More

To celebrate Easter there are a few things I like to do in our library to create a fun and memorable atmosphere. I’ve taken into account that not all schools promote religion, so although Easter is a Christian holiday, the following ideas and books are not religious. Create an Easter book display (keep reading for some of my favourites!). The… Read More

If you’re in Australia, each March ‘Harmony Day’ is an event that is celebrated. It’s a day of recognising different cultures, of acceptance and celebrating diversity. I like to promote this special day in this library in a number of ways. I create a Harmony Day bookmark colouring station at lunch time I have students enter a Harmony Day colouring… Read More

  Helping students to find a book that they can confidently read and are interested in can be a challenge. To help students achieve this goal, I like to teach them the ‘I Pick a Just Right Book’ method. What is it? Each of the letters in the words ‘I PICK’ stands for a different strategy students can use in… Read More