A presentation given to help school librarians plan their displays with more effect.

2. Bright colours make a difference

3. Use the natural features of your space Renaissance College Discovery College

4. When you have a lot of small items - cluster them. Disneyland

5. The bigger the better

6. Use different objects and textures

7. Choose a theme

8. Have the students contribute

9. Keep text to a minimum

10. Use repetition

11. Backgrounds are important

12. Crooked is OK

13. Use real objects

14. Create situations

15. Use shapes, angles, lines, levels

16. Be creative with what you have

17. Use the ceiling From Cathy Oxley

18. Look for props and ideas all the time, paper can be very useful

19. Link with what the students are doing in class From Cathy Oxley

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21. Recreate a scene or cover From Cathy Oxley From Cathy Oxley

22. Figures make an impression

23. Keep your displays for next time or to use in another display Take photos as soon as you have finished the display