{"id":1517,"date":"2018-02-05T23:26:40","date_gmt":"2018-02-05T23:26:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/cpls\/?p=1517"},"modified":"2018-02-05T23:26:40","modified_gmt":"2018-02-05T23:26:40","slug":"march-display-ideas-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/cpls\/2018\/02\/05\/march-display-ideas-4\/","title":{"rendered":"March Display Ideas"},"content":{"rendered":"

As I am looking out the window at snow and anticipating even more tomorrow, I cannot believe the First Day of Spring is next month! March is the month where everyone thinks about green\u2026St. Patrick\u2019s Day, Spring, Frogs, etc. Pull books that have predominantly green covers and make a sign that says It\u2019s Not Easy Being Green!<\/strong> Display them with a Kermit the Frog stuffed animal, puppet or picture. Your youngest patrons may not remember the song, but anyone over 30 should. Here are ten more display and programming ideas for March:<\/p>\n

National Nutrition Month<\/strong><\/span>
\nMake this month all about healthy eating. Display your books and cookbooks on this topic\u2014for all age levels\u2014along with handouts and activity sheets that you can find on this website<\/a>. Schedule programs such as \u201cSmart Snacking\u201d for kids and \u201cHow to Eat Healthy on a Budget\u201d for adults. Host a \u201cLunch and Learn.\u201d Create a \u201cNutrition Question of the Day\u201d or Week and give out small prizes by drawing from the correct answers.<\/p>\n

Music In Our Schools Month<\/strong><\/span>
\nMusic In Our Schools Month is the National Association for Music Education\u2019s annual celebration which engages music educators, students, and communities from around the country in promoting the benefits of high quality music education programs in schools. Music In Our Schools Month began as a single statewide Advocacy Day and celebration in New York in 1973 and grew over the decades to become a month-long celebration of school music in 1985. Go to https:\/\/nafme.org\/programs\/miosm\/<\/a> to learn how to participate.<\/p>\n

Women\u2019s History Month<\/strong><\/span>
\nThe National Women\u2019s History Project has chosen the theme \u201cNevertheless She Persisted\u201d<\/strong><\/em> for 2018. This theme presents the opportunity to honor women who have shaped America\u2019s history and its future through their tireless commitment to ending discrimination against women and girls. Display your books about women\u2019s suffrage, the feminist movement and biographies of women. Go to http:\/\/www.nwhp.org\/<\/a> to learn more about the resources available to your library during this month.<\/p>\n

National Pig Day (March 1)<\/strong><\/span>
\nNational Pig Day is an event held annually in the United States to celebrate the pig. The celebration was started in 1972 by sisters Ellen Stanley and Mary Lynne Rave. The purpose of National Pig Day is “to accord the pig its rightful, though generally unrecognized, place as one of man’s most intellectual and domesticated animals.” Have your own pig party and celebrate Elephant & Piggie-style with Mo Willems\u2019 Happy Pig Day! An event kit is available.<\/a> Display all the rest of Elephant and Piggie\u2019s books, too!<\/p>\n

Read Across America Day (March 2)<\/strong><\/span>
\nCelebrate Dr. Seuss\u2019s birthday by doing something awesome with reading! Visit students in a younger grade and read aloud to them. Go to my Pinterest page for Dr. Seuss-inspired food, activities, and decorations<\/a>.<\/p>\n

U.S. Paper Money Day (March 10)<\/strong><\/span>
\nHold a program to challenge your patrons to put their origami skills to the test to transform a handful of dollar bills into an amazing folded creation. Go to this website for instructions: https:\/\/www.origami-resource-center.com\/money-origami.html<\/a>. Display a few of the staff\u2019s creations on the Circulation Desk to entice workshop attendance.<\/p>\n

Ezra Jack Keats Birthday (March 11, 1916)<\/strong><\/span>
\nEzra Jack Keats was an American writer and illustrator of children’s books. He won the 1963 Caldecott Medal for illustrating The Snowy Day, which he also wrote. It is considered one of the most important American books of the 20th century. Go to http:\/\/www.ezra-jack-keats.org\/<\/a> for information about his books, activities, and grant opportunities. Display all your Keats books in the Children\u2019s area.<\/p>\n

First Day of Spring (March 20)<\/strong><\/span>
\nDisplay all your titles that include the word \u201cSpring.\u201d Hold a crafting workshop for children to make simple, yet beautiful, rainbow flowers in honor of springtime. Find the instructions here: http:\/\/twitchetts.com\/2017\/03\/construction-paper-rainbow-flowers.html\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Randolph Caldecott Birthday (March 22, 1846)<\/strong><\/span>
\nRandolph Caldecott was an English artist and illustrator, born in Chester. The Caldecott Medal was named in his honor. Display your Caldecott winners and honor books. Find a complete list on the American Library Association\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

National Pencil Day (March 30)<\/strong><\/span>
\nProvide pencils, paper, and drawing books, and encourage your young patrons to let their imaginations run wild as they create pencil sketches. Request up to 35 \u201cMood\u201d pencils from the System Office via email (denise.cpls@gmail.com<\/a>) to give away to anyone that draws a sketch.<\/strong> Mood pencils start out one color and the warmth of your hand makes it change to a different color.<\/p>\n

Follow me on Pinterest<\/a> for even more display ideas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As I am looking out the window at snow and anticipating even more tomorrow, I cannot believe the First Day of Spring is next month! March is the month where everyone thinks about green\u2026St. Patrick\u2019s Day, Spring, Frogs, etc. Pull Continue reading March Display Ideas<\/span>→<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1517","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-display-ideas"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/cpls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1517","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/cpls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/cpls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/cpls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/cpls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1517"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/cpls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1517\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1518,"href":"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/cpls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1517\/revisions\/1518"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/cpls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1517"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/cpls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1517"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/cpls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1517"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}