Tag: library
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2018 Favorites, December 2018
With this display I hoped to find an interesting way to connect the students with the people behind the library. I had library employees send me their favorite reads of the year and then tried to display them in a way that was reminiscent of a bookstore. I thought it would be difficult to get…
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National Aviation History Month, November 2018
No one had claimed the replacement display for my October display, so out of necessity I put this one together – and had a really fun time making a propeller out of foam core for the sign! Our university has a high population of veterans and active duty students, so I hoped it would speak…
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Characters with Disabilities in YA, October 2018
I had planned to put together a display for Teen Read week and a few of my colleagues approached me about including a disability theme for National Disability Awareness Month. Thus a hybrid display of YA novels featuring characters with disabilities was born. Please feel free to remix/reinvigorate/reuse these materials, I would love to see…
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Book Spine Poetry, June 2017
This is my last public library display for the foreseeable future. In August 2017 my position at the public library changed, and then in the winter I transitioned to a position at an academic library. I tried to go out with something a little different, and this was a fun display that got patrons involved.…
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Women’s History Month, March 2017
Still feeling invigorated by the Women’s March, I put this display together in March of 2017 with one of my favorite posters I’ve ever made, featuring a photo from the collections of the Library of Congress. When selecting materials throughout the month, I made sure to include own voices narratives, women of color, and transwomen.…
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Light, December 2016
This is a “Shoot, I forgot I was doing a display and now I have to put one together at the last minute” kinda deal. Nonetheless, it’s one that I’m pretty of proud of. It was during a time that felt particularly hopeless and dark to me, and I could only imagine that others were…
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Treat Yourself, October 2016
I’ll be the first to admit that this display was particularly self-indulgent. I learned that Donna and Tom’s Treat Yo Self Day from the TV show Parks and Recreation supposedly falls in October and couldn’t not take the opportunity to work that into my display for the month. At its heart this is a display…
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National POET-TREE Month, April 2016
I saw a display similar to this on the School Library Displays blog, and was immediately taken by the idea of a “poet-tree.” My tree was smaller – I made it by anchoring branches in a styrofoam half-dome and placing it all into a small metal bucket. I printed poems onto yellow, green, and gold…
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Emoji Reads, April 2016
I totally saw someone do a similar display on Twitter, but I cannot, for the life of me, find the original inspiration. Thank you, kind stranger! I think patrons are a little afraid to check out these books, but according to my coworkers, people are having a fun time trying to figure out the books…
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The Roaring Twenties, March 2016
This was by far my most successful display to date. It circulated over 60 items and I was constantly struggling to refill it. It even circulated a book about Duchamp – DUCHAMP, PEOPLE. I’m not one to brag, but I’m pretty sure this display made modernist art a thing again. After my experience with all…
Jennifer Eltringham 