Comments on: Overheard at the desk http://pointsofreference.booklistonline.com/2009/11/04/overhead-at-the-desk/ Front-line experts write about reference sources and trends in reference publishing and services Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:35:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Friday Link Round Up « ellie <3 libraries http://pointsofreference.booklistonline.com/2009/11/04/overhead-at-the-desk/comment-page-1/#comment-877 Friday Link Round Up « ellie <3 libraries Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:26:11 +0000 http://pointsofreference.booklistonline.com/?p=1307#comment-877 [...] Overheard at the desk [...] [...] Overheard at the desk [...]

]]> By: Suzanne http://pointsofreference.booklistonline.com/2009/11/04/overhead-at-the-desk/comment-page-1/#comment-810 Suzanne Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:35:40 +0000 http://pointsofreference.booklistonline.com/?p=1307#comment-810 Love this idea and hope to try it! Here's another one to consider: For teens, I did a paper and web list of "Speed reads," books under 200 pages. When so many bestsellers are intimidatingly large, it's good to have something to suggest to the young person who prefers a quick read. Love this idea and hope to try it!

Here’s another one to consider: For teens, I did a paper and web list of “Speed reads,” books under 200 pages. When so many bestsellers are intimidatingly large, it’s good to have something to suggest to the young person who prefers a quick read.

]]> By: Jessica http://pointsofreference.booklistonline.com/2009/11/04/overhead-at-the-desk/comment-page-1/#comment-808 Jessica Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:12:05 +0000 http://pointsofreference.booklistonline.com/?p=1307#comment-808 Cindy, That is a great idea for a display and I love that you also get the students involved. Thanks for sharing! Cindy,

That is a great idea for a display and I love that you also get the students involved. Thanks for sharing!

]]> By: Cindy Dobrez http://pointsofreference.booklistonline.com/2009/11/04/overhead-at-the-desk/comment-page-1/#comment-807 Cindy Dobrez Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:12:42 +0000 http://pointsofreference.booklistonline.com/?p=1307#comment-807 My middle schoolers ask this question "where are the good books?" so often that I finally made a permanent "good books bin" display. I put books there that I love but don't know how to booktalk, along with new books and old favorites. It also has a tagline asking students to find a book in the library that they loved and add it to the bin. They surprise me with the classics that end up there. I love participatory displays! Now I can answer, "The good books? Oh, they're in the Good Books Bin over there!" My middle schoolers ask this question “where are the good books?” so often that I finally made a permanent “good books bin” display. I put books there that I love but don’t know how to booktalk, along with new books and old favorites. It also has a tagline asking students to find a book in the library that they loved and add it to the bin. They surprise me with the classics that end up there. I love participatory displays! Now I can answer, “The good books? Oh, they’re in the Good Books Bin over there!”

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