back to the trading card idea

LaVonne, one of my coworkers who is in charge of an adult reading program, and I were kicking around ideas on Saturday for how to use some of the things we're learning here. I suggested making recommended reading trading cards for her adult program. I made up a sample with the book cover as the picture, the text was a one sentence tease about the story and a one sentence review/reaction from the reader. It looked really nice (sorry I didn't save it because the quality of the photo wasn't good) and would be a nice add-in to the sign-up packet adult readers get when they join the club. Reader's advisory is a favorite part of my job and I like the idea of using technology to spread the word. LaVonne suggested I use my blog to recommend books, make book lists, etc. and I will definitely look into that possibility when I've done all 23 things on a stick.

Thing 5

Wow! The perfect Christmas present: personalized jigsaw puzzles of favorite photographs. I stand in awe at what can be done with a computer if you have the inclination. Thank you to all of the talented people who share their efforts and talents and great ideas. It is fun...but so is fabric, pencils and paper, the creative mediums I like to use. I can't wait to show some of these things to some of the kids who come in my library...they could be actively involved in creating something--a nice break from playing computer games!