Green fingers – gardening display
A great 'GREEN GARDENING' display about sustainable gardening, using driftwood from the beach, pruned trees and cheap items from the $dollar shops to create a green display that sparkles with joy. Get...
View ArticleFlying beauties
Using the design and boxes from the previous Pandora display but now with butterflies instead of books this display is another ode to the Flying Beauties. Easy to make and very pleasant to look at.
View ArticleReading Challenges and Competitions
A range of activities and competitions to stimulate reading.
View ArticleStudent Librarian Activities /Rewards
You can find a lot of activities you can do with student librarians to reward them for their work. End of term is always a good time to have a shared lunch or cup cake competition.
View ArticleSpring reading
Transformed from a Winter reading display into a Spring reading display with simple changes using material from previous displays. Easy to do, showing the simple steps needed to create a different...
View ArticlePhoto & Film Competitions
Photo Competitions: Reading In Strange Places – Staff and/or students can submit photos of themselves or family reading in strange places. They must have a book or reading device in their hands and...
View ArticleGeneral competitions and activities
Rubik's Cube Competition – This one is very popular so make sure you have enough cubes to cater for at least 10 people at a time. Have a reliable clock or stop watch at hand and a sheet of paper with...
View ArticleSummer love, with books
A colourful display with sunbathing mermaids, seagulls, rocks and underwater life. The anemones, fish and reading mermaids make it a radiant display. An interesting detail in this display is the tin...
View ArticleSpring Into A Book – Origami Spring Display
A fantastic spring display with origami flowers skilfully stapled to a dark brown paper tree. Pages from culled books have been used to craft the flowers.
View ArticleArbor Of Flowers – Spring Reading
Springtime…new beginnings,new chapters,alternative endings Rosie-Anne Pinney, one of the Librarians from Nelson College for Girls gave me permission to put their fantastic Arbor Of Spring Flowers...
View ArticleChristmas display (round tube)
This round tube Christmas display shows how to create a new Christmas decoration with cheap material or decorations from previous years
View ArticleChristmas tree in black and white
A fantastic Christmas display made from used materials. Not expensive or very difficult to make. Just follow the instructions and use your own materials and leftover wrapping paper or plastic bags....
View ArticleBaroque Christmas display
A baroque Christmas display with images from medieval paintings, silver stars and bright Christmas lights. All the materials have been used before and made from leftover wrapping paper, plastic bags...
View ArticleChristmas Tree or Angel made from old books
We Librarians cull a lot these days. Fiction and Nonfiction books have a shorter shelf life. I often compare our policies with that of a supermarket; if the book (product) has not been used for a...
View ArticleGreen fingers – gardening display
A great 'GREEN GARDENING' display about sustainable gardening, using driftwood from the beach, pruned trees and cheap items from the $dollar shops to create a green display that sparkles with joy. Get...
View ArticleChristmas tree – Road cones and pages of books
No, I didn't take them from the road! We have a fantastic maintenance team at our College and when I asked them if they had some spare cones for a couple of weeks, they brought some over. (securing for...
View ArticleChristmas Tree – paper cones
Dilys Braithwaite,Teacher Librarian at Saint Kentigern College Boys' School made this display for her Library. She used green A4 paper rolled into cones. 'You have to cut the paper into squares and...
View ArticleSea birds display
In this display the clear blue sky is filled with seagulls and others are lingering on the jetty poles in the foreground. The green sea grass accentuates the radiant colours. An easy to make and bright...
View ArticleMarine reserves
An inviting an vibrant display made by Melanie Muir of McLeans College in Howick. Details of the display:
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