July Bulletin Board: Book Recommendations

I've taken a few days off while I recovered from the ALA conference this year.  I'll post a bit about that as soon as I finish gathering my thoughts (and pictures!).  As always, it was a great conference!  I'm so glad I'm becoming more involved with the organization.

For summer reading this year, our Library System is playing Bingo.  So far, I'm loving it!  The bingo cards are fun and are set up with enough flexibility that all readers can play.

Both sets of cards (one for pre-K and one for school age) have a space for a librarian's book recommendation.  Since we have a lot of activities planned at my branch, I can't always be on the main floor.  As such, our July Bulletin Board is a list of books that are worth a read.  (At least I think they are!)

Here's a picture of the board:

Our July Board! 

Here are pictures of the recommendations.

A great book for storytimes

I love the illustrations by Diana Cain Bluthenthal

I love this easy reader.  I recommend it frequently.

Oh Pete, you glorious, glorious cat. 

I would love to see Isadora's artwork in person. 

I love reading this title during school visits.

These mysteries were a hit in our after school storytime! 

This series is really popular at my branch.

So far, this is the best new book I've read this year.

I love this series!  I wish more kids would check it out.

I'll be reviewing this on the blog soon.

I love the flow of this story. 

I didn't think I would like this series, but I did! 

The illustrations really enhance this story. 

I've created a simple mini handout that will allow people to add their own recommendations to the board.  I've quartered a piece paper in Word and have spots for people to list their name, age, the title of the book, and a few lines about why they loved it.  It's very similar to the cards I put in the back of the children's fiction.  I can't wait to see the bulletin board by the end of the month!