Part of our mission is to teach children how to find the books they want on the shelves, where they belong. The students are taught to look up authors, subjects, or titles on the computer. They choose what they want and write down call numbers. Then they go to the shelves and find the books for themselves. That is the goal, anyway.
At the same time, we like to show off our books. So, we choose one or two subjects at a time and put the books on display. Both the children and the library staff know which books are away from home and out on display. For the last few weeks, we have been promoting books about Halloween, including such things as true books about pumpkins and books about ghosts and witches.
At Prairieview, we find that it does not cause too much confusion to segregate the nominees for the Rebecca Caudill and Bluestem awards. They are on display for the entire school year. We really want the students to participate in these programs.
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