Pinterest

This week's challenge was, again, something I already have played with - Pinterest (maybe I'm not as tech-challenged as I though...). While I don't use it often, I do have an account that I go to when I am stumped for display ideas. I am usually the one who does up our display in the student area and am always looking for new and creative ways to display books that the students might not otherwise look at. The best display by far has been the Blind Date with a Book display. Simple, easy, and grabs their attention pretty quick. If you have never seen one before, a Blind Date book is covered with paper so the jacket is not visible and a short (2-3 lines) "hook" is on the front. The only way you can decide if the book is worthy of your time is based on this short description. We did it last year and it was so popular, the students asked for it again and even offered to do the write ups for their favorite books. All because of a post on Pinterest... :)

Book Club update: The book this time is based on a studen't suggestion: the Warrior Cats series. It is just as the name says, an entire series devoted to warrior cats. Doesn't sound like much, and I was not excited at all, but the student was very keen on sharing it and even agreed to write up the discussion questions. I have to say, I have been plesantly suprised by the selection. While it will never go down as the next great classic, I can certainly see why it is such a popular series with teens, especially ones that are not interested in dystopian/vampire/zombie apocolypse. Since many of the members of the book club live on that genre, I'm looking forward to hearing their thoughts on something so far out of their comfort zone. Stay tuned...