Summer…picnics, gardening, and books on the beach. Sounds great, doesn’t it? Most library displays will be focused on Heroes and their stories. Here is a quick bulletin board idea to get things started. The title is “Time for Summer Reading!!!” Place a cutout of a clock in the center of the board and utilize book jackets for titles for all grade levels (maybe books about heroes). Here are 10 more display ideas for June.
Superman Debuted (June 1, 1938)
Could it be more perfect??? Create the “S” from Superman’s cape and display superhero books all around it. The books don’t necessarily have to be Superman or Batman. Here are three great books for your superhero want-to-be(s): Ten Rules of Being a Superhero by Deb Pilutti, Ninja! By Arree Chung, and Kid Sheriff and the Terrible Toads by Bob Shea.
President Cleveland Married in the White House (June 2, 1886)
Do you really need an excuse to feature wedding planning books in June? If so, here is a great reason. Display wedding dress, wedding flower arranging, wedding food, and wedding craft idea books. If you could get a wedding dress or veil, (check Goodwill) it would complete your exhibit.
National Flag Week (June 8-14)
Books with a patriotic focus will offer interesting summer reading. Heroes from American history could be the focus for this week. Display books about our flag and the people involved in the founding of our nation. Use red, white, and blue fabric to cover the table.
Donald Duck’s Birthday (June 9, 1934)
Don’t limit your display to Disney characters. Celebrate ducks with a couple of fun books: Duck to the Rescue by John Himmelman and Odd Duck by Cecil Castellucci and Sara Varon. Add your nonfiction books with photographs of ducks, too!
George Washington Appointed Commander-in-Chief (June 15, 1775)
This is a terrific opportunity to display the variety of books and materials you have about our first president. Look in the biography section in the children’s, teens, and adult areas. There may be some books in the American history category, and there could even be something in your DVD area.
Father’s Day (June 21)
June is the month we recognize the important role of fathers in the American family. Father’s Day was established in 1966. Display all types of materials (books for adults and children, fiction and nonfiction, audiobooks and DVDs) with the words father, dad, and/or daddy in the titles.
Chris Van Allsburg’s Birthday (June 18, 1949)
Chris Van Allsburg is an American illustrator and writer of children’s books. He has won two Caldecott Medals for picture book illustration, for Jumanji (1981) and The Polar Express (1985), both of which he also wrote; both were later adapted as successful motion pictures. Gather his titles and display them in your children’s area.
Eric Carle’s Birthday (June 25, 1929)
Eric Carle is acclaimed and beloved as the creator of picture books for very young children. The Very Hungry Caterpillar has been translated into 62 languages and sold over 38 million copies. Since the Caterpillar was published in 1969, Eric Carle has illustrated more than seventy books, many best sellers, most of which he also wrote, and more than 128 million copies of his books have sold around the world. Click on this link to view a short video of Eric Carle reading his book, The Very Hungry Caterpillar http://www.eric-carle.com/about.html. Prepare bookmarks with a list of his titles and display them with your collection of Carle’s books. See the CPLS Flickr page for a picture of a caterpillar hanging from the ceiling of the Ord Township Library https://www.flickr.com/photos/131745385@N02/with/17017315037/.
Walter Farley’s Birthday (June 26, 1915)
Walter Farley was an American author, primarily of horse stories for children. His first and most famous work was The Black Stallion (1941). He wrote many sequels, and the series has been continued since his death by his son Steven. Borrow some horse figurines to add to a display of Farley’s books.
David McPhail’s Birthday (June 30, 1940)
David McPhail has been drawing since he was two years old. When he was a child, he used to draw on everything from paper bags to walls! Today he lives in the town he grew up in, Newburyport, Massachusetts. He is married and has four children. McPhail is best known for his animal characters like pigs and bears, in such books as Pig Pig Grows Up and Lost!. Prepare a colorful display of McPhail’s books in your children’s area.
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