Hello,
Back to school time can be quite busy. Students need to organize their schedules,
buy textbooks, and get use to waking up early again.
For the Back to School display I
wanted to add a bit of whimsy to the process of getting ready for that first
day back in class by showcasing the many Young Adult novels that involve paranormal
activity and high schoolers.
- D. Reynolds
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Decorations
Displays that I created on the
book stacks had a theme of a magic school, similar to what is seen in the
"Harry Potter" series by JK Rowling.
The crochet Sorting Hat that I
created was the first item patrons saw upon entering the Teen Zone. This was important since the Sorting Hat
decided which houses the students would join upon them arriving at Hogwarts.
The Sorting Hat was made
by using this wonderful crochet pattern from the Crafty Is Cool blog.
To add to the paranormal school
atmosphere I also created magical "textbooks" out of cardboard boxes,
construction paper and even googly eyes.
Some of the titles include: "Potions 101" and "Mythical
Creatures."
If one is to attend a magic school
practicing spells is essential. That is
why the last decoration involved a cauldron filled with apples for a back to
school spell. A very wise owl watched
over the contents to make sure the spell was done correctly.
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| Crocheted Sorting Hat |
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| Magical Textbooks |
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| Cauldron with a Back to School Spell |
In addition to the decorations, school
crests from a variety of young adult novels were displayed at the end of the
book stacks. A contest was run to see
how well teenage patrons remembered the schools from their favorite novels. It was quite enjoyable to see how hard the
patrons worked to figure out the book titles.
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| Paranormal School Crest Contest |
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| Examples of Paranormal School Crests |
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| Examples of Paranormal School Crests |
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Book
Display
For the book display poster I found
a few pieces of clip art that I layered together to create the hallway of
"Paranormal School."
The books put on display were
examples of young adult novels where the teenagers in the books were attending
a magical school or were involved with paranormal activities while going to
school. The popularity of these types of
books was quite evident with how many were checked out from the display.
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| Paranormal School Book Display Poster |
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| Paranormal School Book Display |
