I thought I would do a post about my other job this time. I work part time at a local public library. Part of my job is to do all the displays in the Youth Services Department (children’s dept.) This includes 3 bulletin boards, a large glass case set up to look like a house and a display case behind the YS Reference desk. The more that I do these displays the faster and more creative I become.
The glass house has to be changed out every one to two months, so it keeps me hopping!
My latest bulletin boards have been interactive. What I mean is that instead of being only something to look at these encourage children to participate. The picture is of a bulletin board I did inspired by Eric Carle’s book A House for Hermit Crab. I put a file folder below it with a “Can You Find It?” exercise the children can do.
This is an Upstart purchased bulletin board with a dragon head and scales. The kids fill out a scale with their first name, age, and favorite book. I want displays to create a sense of community in the library for children and their parents. It gives them a good feeling every time they walk by the bulletin board that they contributed to. They feel a part of the children’s department at the library. That is a really good thing!
I would love to hear about other great library displays you see. Send emails and photos to: leighemcdonald@adventuresinquilting.com. It might be in a future post! Be sure and let me know if I can use your photos on the blog.
Happy quilting,
Leigh
