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Students must carve, decorate or paint a pumpkin (that they provide) to be a book character. Google "pumpkin book character" for lots of samples!

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Students who wish to participate fill out a card about their book interests and hang the tag on a Christmas tree. All participants then choose a random tag and select a book for the person noted on the tag. Library staff then checks the book out to the student, wraps up the book in Christmas paper and delivers the wrapped book.

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Reading challenge- have displays that correspond with the following posters.

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Love is in the air!  Will the first line of the book be enough to win you over?
Wrap books in butcher paper and add barcode # to back of package.  Print out tags like in the photo that have only the first line of the book.
Students can check out the book and unwrap to see if it's love at first line!

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Social Justice book promo- students select books to promote empathy and understanding

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Students take a photo of themselves reading in their usual or an unusual place and submit for the contest. We had students reading on chair lifts, walking across streets, on the toilet.. it's very funny.

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Every day of the month, there is a new LEGO challenge students must create. Check out student creations here:

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Oh no! Something terrible has happened in the library!
Students have all month to earn clues to determine the victim, the attacker, the motive and the weapon.  They keep track of their clues on a detective sheet and submit once they've solved the mystery.

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Wrap up books in Christmas paper. Add a description and the barcode on the tag and allow students to select books based on the description.

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Students can make reading resolutions and track their reading

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Very popular photo contest- students had to submit a photo of their pet reading. We had pictures of dogs and cats, of course, but also fish and bunnies reading

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The attached document is my 2018 mystery- the full story, the individual clues, student detective clue sheet, and how to earn clues. Take and adapt for yourself!

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Help students set goals for the new year

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When I have a book tasting, I set up the tables with checkered, dollar-store table cloths, a placemat, menu, pencil and book at each place setting, plus more books in the center. I display a restaurant scene on the projector and play dinner music. Depending on the audience, I may have a small candy at each place setting, plus a candle in the center (electric candle, of course!). Students have five minutes per table to peruse books and make notes on their menus. At the end of class, they can check out their top book selections.

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Students take a photo of themselves, in disguise, while reading a book that gives a clue to their identity.

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Students have to complete a builder's challenge every lunch hour using the supplies you already have.  See below for challenge cards. Click here for student examples.

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Students can create a stop- motion love story using the free Stop Motion Studios App

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Invite classes down simply to read.  I rearrange furniture for optimal reading, provide blankets, pillows etc.  They provide flashlights. I play this on the screen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQrf6r-9ozc&index=5&list=PL-Sw9_CxmE02ojP4ssZfSLL-AtpxRZ6mV&t=2983s.
I let them read, uninterruppted for 30 minutes.
Bonus- if you have an extra projector and computer, project this on the ceiling: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdnKOnSdGbc&index=1&list=PL-Sw9_CxmE02ojP4ssZfSLL-AtpxRZ6mV

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Students have to take a photo of themselves so that their body matches the face on the cover of the book.

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Students must compete in country teams in numerous events. Most country points at the end of the month wins a pizza party!

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How can you promote books to a captive audience? Post Bathroom Reading Promos in the stalls. I post these in stalls and change them every month. It's amazing how the promoted books fly off the shelves!

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Hold this contest before Christmas or Spring Break. Have students submit a photo themselves reading somewhere on their travels.

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Students get 1 minute with each book before they have to pass left. Once they've gone through the entire book selection at each table, they must all move to the next table. Fun to do in February!

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Students submit photos of themselves with their favourite book.

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Collect old appliances. Purchase screwdriver kits. I got mine at Miniso for $2 each! Students can work all month to completely deconstruct the appliance and, for a greater challenge, put it all back together!

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Do a survey of staff to find their favourite books. Then, put up staff photos, plus photos of their favourite books. Students have all month to match the staff member to the book, using a form that has staff names and book names. Great promo for September!

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For 5 weeks prior to Christmas, we had a DIY Christmas gift session that involved making the following gifts. 1 per week.

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Reading Will Take you Places

Lots of great travel-themed promos and contests in March, along with some beautiful travel-themed decorations retrieved here:

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Reading Will Take you Places

Lots of great travel-themed promos and contests in March, along with some beautiful travel-themed decorations retrieved here:

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Today I finished yet another "project" in hopes of one day fulfilling my "vision" of a Travel themed classroom (with an "older" look)! I created these bunting graphics using PowerPoint and clip art that I purchased online. You can download this file for FREE here: Reading Will Take You Places Bunting! Just tryin' to share the wealth 😉

After printing and laminating the file, I simply bought some black ribbon (on sale) and a spool of "twine" and went to work! I used hot glue to attach the first two buntings to the black ribbon and then (as you can see) simply "clothes pinned" the third line of bunting to the twine! I can't believe how well it turned out! I can't wait to add this to my classroom wall and let it shine among my other "travel themed" classroom decor! Let me know what you think!

If you're thinking about creating your own "Travel Themed" classroom, check out my related blog posts:
DIY Decoupage Storage Cabinets (Travel Style) Hitting the "Travel Theme" Jackpot! Decorative Wooden Letters! You may also want to follow my newest Pinterest Board for even more inspiration!
Travel Themed Classroom Pinterest Board

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Travel Themed Classrooom: My Favorite Classroom Bunting Yet!

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Today I finished yet another "project" in hopes of one day fulfilling my "vision" of a Travel themed classroom (with an "older" look)! I created these bunting graphics using PowerPoint and clip art that I purchased online. You can download this file for FREE here: Reading Will Take You Places Bunting!

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Check out these retro travel posters (fantasy locations):
https://www.buzzfeed.com/ashleyperez/19-gorgeous-retro-travel-posters-to-fantasy-destinations

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19 Gorgeous Retro Travel Posters To Fantasy Destinations

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If Comic-Con had an official travel agency...

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Students take a photo of themselves reading somewhere on their spring break travels and email it to me for their chance to win $20 gift card

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On their spring break travels, students can send a postcard to the library for their chance to win a $20 gift card.

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here I am reading a library book outside a famous tomb in Jerusalem, and here's my postcard I mailed the library from Jerusalem as well

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Over five weeks, students vote for the top library book and go from 16 books to 8, to 4, to 2, to the winner.  Resources and idea retrieved from:
http://www.literaryhoots.com/2015/03/library-display-march-madness.html

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Sample of March Madness voting sheet, round 1 (16)

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Follow these steps exactly to genrefy your fiction collection without changing your call numbers!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GDdppgtkC8LLcBGe8AZV1zChc7V1IdOV1sQvnarnigs/edit

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Poem in your pocket day posters and poems

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Poem in your pocket day posters and poems

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Here's a collection of poems for their pockets and posters to advertise!
http://poets.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/PIYPD_Booklet_19_FINAL.pdf

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Below, in that zipped file, are 14 genre signs I designed for the instagram crowd- square format, beautiful photos. Signs designed on Canva with free photos from Unsplash