I discovered a thrilling little nugget in a blog called The Shifted Librarian by Jenny Levine (Internet Development Specialist and Strategy Guide, American Library Association).  I don’t know a librarian, or reader for that matter, who doesn’t love those celebrity READ posters that show famous people with a favorite book.  I have several of these posters in my school library and even considered purchasing the CD’s that allow you to create your own posters.  Funds at my school are limited, however, and I’d rather put books on the shelves than create posters, even really cool ones.

Imagine my excitement when I read about creating mini READ posters online…. for FREE!  I’ve made two so far (see below) and am looking forward to creating many more throughout the year.  The ALA website (click here)allows the download of a picture, provides four format choices, and even lets you add text.  It creates a jpeg file you can then download to your computer.  I’m envisioning mini-posters throughout the school, use in library publications and school flyers/newsletters, offering students their own mini-posters as reading incentives, highlighting guest readers at our school, promoting RIF, letting teachers show off their favorite books… …you get the idea. In fact, I’m sure you have more ideas.

Keep reading and keep learning!