Library Bulletin Boards for September

Yes I know many of  you are back in school already and probably have your "Welcome back" bulletin boards already up. We go  back  the first week in September!
 I will put up  one of the following. When I make a bulletin board I always take a photo and keep the pieces in a homemade  folder.

Fall in Love with Reading

Leaf though a Good Book

Fall in love with  your library

Rake in a good read

Welcome Back - The books missed you!

All of these can be done with a simple background,  a tree, and some leaves!

Library ideas for back to school!

   How can we help students this fall in the library? What if the library is not accessible?  

First of all Encourgare reading and learning

1. If students can not come to the library for books that consider "curbside Pickup" or "Delivery".

     Do a video / zoom ( YouTube or something your school uses)  and explain to student how to do holds on your computer system. Then staff can handle materials  , get them delivered or have them picked up bu the students. 

    Develop a system also ( and explain it ) on how to do returns  to make sure the student knows what to do, 

  ( Make sure teachers and staff also know how to request materials) Do this even if you  open so that if students are really busy they can still get books and resources)

2. Do read alouds. Again if you cant do this in person, set up a video / zoom/ google meet or whatever works . Take time at the end of discuss the book  Set up a program where students can  answer questions or further discuss the book.

3, Promote digital books that you have in the library system. Promote Digital book sites  that have free online reading,   Promote digital resources that you have for classroom use.  Put it on your website, and promote with flyers or anyway you can. 

Getting your teachers to buy into this will help  and give you time to advance the library!