<img class=”alignnone wp-image-694″ title=”How our small library organized and securely put out our Summer Reading Programming Prizes | Hafuboti” src=”http://hafuboti.wpcomstaging.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/astroturf.jpg?w=584″ alt=”” width=”584″ height=”582″> A few weeks before we wrapped-up our Summer Reading Program at the Children’s Library, we had the realization that we needed to figure out how to handle the final prizes of the…
We’ve had a very good response to the Shark Week display that I put up this week – so I thought that I’d share it.
Right before our Summer Reading Programming began, my Library Director had a fantastic idea to promote our social media presence: the phrase “<em>Like</em> to <em>Follow</em> Your Library.” I jotted it down on a post-it and knew that I’d come up with something post-SRP. Well, that time had come and I finally threw together our first…
In July, Mary and I (midst our crazy-busy Summer Reading Programming time) brainstormed for quite some time regarding what we should do for library decor in August. Neither one of us wanted to go too crazy, but the front windows had been the same for two months and we were ready for a dramatic change….
<img class=”alignnone wp-image-660″ title=”My dragon puppet demonstrates our fantastic stuffed animal swing. He should totally be a model. Totally.” src=”http://hafuboti.wpcomstaging.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dragswing5.jpg?w=584″ alt=”” width=”584″ height=”547″> There was one more cute addition to our large “book tree,” and all the credit for the concept/design/execution was all Mary: a stuffed animal swing! No. It is not a swing made…
Finally the last of the paper lanterns arrived and we were able to finish the “centerpiece” of our decor! Several different team members had helped remove the book pages that made up both the Picture Find and the “tree bark.” Mary and I then used painter’s tape and did a “shingling” technique that I learned…
The biggest project is yet to be complete (ugh – waiting for a final shipment of supplies), but between last week and this week, I did throw together a display based on this fantastic idea from the ALSC blog. Generally on our shelves above the picture books we try to keep a themed display, but…
On Saturday, Mary and I went nuts getting lots of our Summer Reading Program displays up since it’s a new month and this Friday is the kick-off for summer programming. Before we opened, I laid out the large picture find on the floor once more to re-attach any fallen images, as well as add all…
<p style=”text-align:center”><img class=”aligncenter wp-image-592″ title=”Making a large-scale "Seek and Find" poster for our Summer Reading Program @ Hafuboti.com with free downloadables.” src=”http://hafuboti.wpcomstaging.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/closeupcutoutcollage2.jpg?w=584″ alt=”” width=”584″ height=”438″></p> This summer I’m taking on the exciting (and sometimes daunting) task of helping on both the Children’s and the Adult Summer Reading Program. I’m also there for our Young Adult…
<p style=”text-align:center”><img class=”aligncenter wp-image-563″ title=”"May Flower" display at the library – using discarded books, paint, and a few more things we made a fun Eric Carle-esque flower wonderland.” src=”http://hafuboti.wpcomstaging.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/3flowers.jpg” alt=”” width=”584″ height=”243″></p> This is one of those projects where I can only take a tiny-bit-o-credit for anything but putting two other peoples’ ideas together, and…
I know that I wasn’t being super-original at all when it came to deciding how to decorate the Children’s Library for April. I was mostly excited to try out paper mache on a much larger scale than I ever have before in my life. I’d also seen several cool things on Pinterest that I wanted…
<p style=”text-align:center”><img class=”aligncenter wp-image-508″ src=”http://hafuboti.wpcomstaging.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/rainbowcolorcanvas.jpg” alt=”April 3rd is National Find a Rainbow Day! Hafuboti has two rainbow scavenger hunt ideas along with free printables. Because rainbows should be free range! | http://wp.me/p2N1aX-89″ width=”584″ height=”422″></p> April 3rd is National Find a Rainbow Day so it’s time for a simple scavenger hunt at the Children’s Library! Several…
This year at the Children’s Library we decided to have a bit of fun on April Fool’s Day. One of my team members did some internet browsing to find some simple things for us to do that wouldn’t cause too much distress for our patrons. She came up with two great ideas (and unfortunately I…
At the Children’s Library, directly across from the circulation desk hangs our events bulletin board. It was very dark and utilitarian, but it got the job done of sharing both community and library events. But I think that when most people think “children’s library” they don’t imagine utilitarian and gray things. <p style=”text-align:center”><img class=”aligncenter wp-image-459″…
<p style=”text-align:center”><img class=”aligncenter wp-image-420″ title=”Outside view at dusk – you can see the can light’s reflection in the upper-left window.” src=”http://hafuboti.wpcomstaging.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/marchtwo.jpg” alt=”” width=”584″ height=”806″></p> One of the things that most excited me about the Children’s Library before it opened was realizing how many windows we would have – especially at the front of the building….
