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 * Thanksgiving Bulletin Board**

I created this bulletin board for Blythedale's school library. It was displayed during the month of November with Thanksgiving books arranged around the board. The children liked the new library decoration and it created an interest in the holiday books.

Lori J. Cox September 23, 2009 Bulletin Board Project

A. How/Why will this title provoke interest? The large size of the board is eye catching and the upbeat message regarding books should spark an interest in looking at this Thanksgiving holiday collection.

B. Who is your Audience? My audience is anyone who enters the Blythedale library, a centrally located and open area in the school. Teachers will have the holiday books flagged for them, the children can look at the books that the board highlights and the seasonal decoration will help orient some of the more severely handicapped children to the time of year. Parents are in the library for any large function so they can also view the board.

C. Where and When will this bulletin Board be displayed? This board will be displayed in Blythedale’s school library for the month of November, surrounded by the books shown on the board.

D. What important message/understanding are you trying to convey? How do you expect your audience to respond? What questions will your bulletin board raise? How will this bulletin board illuminate information literacy? I wish to convey the importance of books and that the joy of reading them is to be celebrated. Blythedale’s library is severely under decorated as the librarian is there on a part time basis only, leaving time for bare essentials only. Thus, I suspect there will be a lot of surprise and interest in this board. People will be reminded that books are one way to obtain their information.

E. Reflection: In creating this bulletin board, what was easy? What was hard? What did you learn?

I loved this hands on project! I am not usually a creative person and the hardest part is coming up with the idea in the first place. However, this one just popped into my head and it made the project much easier than usual for me. With all the computer help with creativity now, I don’t have to panic that my letters wont be straight, thanks to Greeting Card Factory. Blythedale library only had 3 books on Thanksgiving so I ended up giving them a donation of 2 books. This also made me realize how often teachers often go in their own pocket to get something done. This type of project could end up being expensive, if done routinely. I also learned to keep a folder of bulletin board ideas so I wont have to reinvent the wheel in the future.