"Blizzard of Books!"

As winter seems particularly long this year, I decided to type in a search term of blizzard when exploring EBooks on EbscoHost. I was looking for history. But what I found was better. I work as a part-time librarian at my kids' school. My expertise is in books, not bulletin boards. So I'm always on the lookout for fun ideas on Pinterest for the library's bulletin board. Little did I know I'd find a valuable resource where I was least expecting it! When I typed in blizzard, one of the first searches I found was a "Blizzard of Books" bulletin board idea. The book I discovered was Bulletin Board Power: Bridges to Lifelong Learning. As I continued to peruse the pages of the book, I found multiple ideas to use in the future. This is one EBook I will be returning to.

The next item on the list was to check for books related to Constitution Day. I'll admit, I had a little bit of trouble with this one. The search turned up many books, but not necessarily titles that would benefit younger students. The one title I found to be appropriate for school-age kids was Colonies and Revolution. The book is labeled as juvenile non-fiction. Some other titles that may work in this situation are The Complete Idiot's Guide to American Presidents, The Civil Rights Movement, and The Constitution of the United States of America.

Finally, I did an advanced search, selected the publisher field, and typed in "Nebraska". The search resulted in 58 titles published by the University of Nebraska Press. I did variations on the advanced search, including searching for Nebraska as a subject. It brought up 4 titles, including Willa Cather's O Pioneers! (one of my favorite authors!).