01How+to+Create+a+Display


 * How to Create a Library Display**
 * (Research >> Pull >> Display!) **

**Step #1: Review library display components**
 * Step #2 Research the Display **
 * Step #3. Pull the Books  ** (from shelves)
 * Step #4. Display Books and Decorate Table **

** Step #1 .** **Review library display components** below to get a sense of the pieces you will have to fit onto the table:

**Display Components:**
 * **Book Titles** (create list from library catalogue)
 * **Info Posters** with dates and information about Day of Significance
 * **Graphic posters:** with icons related to that Day of significance
 * **Table covering** (felt from back office)
 * **Artifacts** (3D objects related to the events)

** Step #2 : Research the Display**


 * For monthly displays: **
 * a) **Consult (read and review)** the most current (this year's) ** Days of Significance (DOS) calendar ** . This **calendar** will provide you with the ** date and brief description ** of each day of significance for that month. Be sure to read it carefully and look for good **search terms** that you may use to find books on each topic.


 * b) **Create an info poster** with a **prominent image** and a **brief description** (25 - 50 words) for each Day of Significance (**no more** than **four** should be displayed on a table.


 * b) Use the ** Booklist Template ** to ** create a booklist ** for the month (i.e., books to be pulled).


 * c) ** Research ** books on ** the library catalogue ** using the ** search terms ** from the ** DOS calendar ** or ones you think apply. Note that you can email lists to yourself (and then reformat them to fit into the booklist). Once you have about ** 20 books ** or so (consider the table space surface area), you can move to ** pulling the books. **


 * Step #3. Pull the Books ** (from shelves)


 * ** Pull the books ** from the booklists (created above), but ** keep an eye out ** for ** eye-catching, relevant ** titles that you may see in the same section as you look through the shelves.
 * Gather these books into a bin marked with the monthly label (e.g., "January Display"). **Keep this bin underneath the table** behind the teacher desk near circulation.


 * Step #4. Display Books and Decorate Table **


 * ** Set up the display table ** using **coloured cloth** (colour should be appropriate to the season) as the base. Next, **set up some stands** for the **back part of the table** to give the display some depth and **height levels.** Next, **arrange the book stands and bookends for the info posters** in a staggered fashion to maximize clarity of books.
 * Finally, **arrange the** **books** to **maximize viewability**.