I was feeling uninspired regarding a few of the bulletin boards, since it's the end of the school year and we're having lots of drama, with the Librarians being laid off, and the Library techs being cut from 11 months to 10. Then suddenly today I realized we'd be having people from "the community" in the Library this Thursday, for something called "Senior portfolio presentations." That means board members could saunter in here, and it shouldn't have the look of bitter resignation.
I was trying to think of some "goodbye" slogan for the seniors, and remembered those awesome singing dolphins in Hitchhiker's Guide To the Galaxy," how they sing that adorable little song right before they leave Earth and the planet explodes. It seems appropriate, and literary.
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| Douglas Adams reference |
Then I had this great idea to make one of those coin-operated fortune teller booths, only instead of "You will meet a tall dark stranger," it would be spitting out the names of colleges our students might be accepted to.
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| "What does the future hold?" |
Some of the colleges I included are UC San Diego, UC Riverside, Pepperdine, NYU Abu Dhabi, Cypress College, and more. I asked one of my Library assistants to name all the colleges he could think of that our students had actually been accepted to this year, so the fortune teller wouldn't inadvertently taunt them with places none of them will get to go. (It's getting more competitive every year)
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| Detail of the "fortune" coming out of the slot. I made it 3D! I'm awesome, right? Look at it. |
There's a long narrow bulletin board toward the back of the 'brary. I used this one to encourage leisure reading, which hopefully the kids will have some time for this summer. I figured I might as well continue with the baby shower colors, for the sake of consistency.
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| "Read something JUST FOR FUN this summer" |