Summer Displays

If you have seen my displays in the past here, you will know that we have 1 display space in our building for kids' books.  It is kind of shoved in at the beginning of the jbio area, which is not a high traffic area.  During the school year, I highlight various nonfiction areas, which coincide with whatever reports the kids are doing.  Since it is summer vacation, I had to come up with something else.

Our summer display is called "I'm bored...What can I do on summer vacation?"  The nice thing about this display is that you can put any kind of activity book on it, which covers a wide range of nonfiction.  To create your own, check out some of these dewey numbers:

• 509-science experiments 
• 636-pets (I always look for How to Talk to Your Dog by Jean Craighead George)
• 641-cooking
• 688.725-Lego books
• 741-how to draw
• 745-crafts & hobbies
• 790-sleepover parties
• 793.8-magic
• 796-sports
• 917-travel (anything for families around your state?) 

This is a great way to highlight nonfiction, especially the stuff that the kids don't normally use for homework.  Think outside of the box!  Parents will love it too, because I don't know about you, but we get tons of parents the week after school gets out who have NO IDEA what to do with their kids for 3 months.  This gives them the tools to keep their kids busy.