Book Display: They're a 10 but...

Have you seen the "He's a 10 but..." social media trend? Thanks to some Twitter inspo from Kesley Bogan and Megis County District Library, I had fun putting a literary twist on the idea. Here's my y2k aesthetic version of the trend. 

Want to recreate, but save yourself the 4 hours it took me to assemble this display? Resources to create your own display or bulletin board are available for download here.


Whenever possible, I like to make my library book displays interactive, especially if I can figure out a way to incorporate opportunities for student voice and choice. For this display, I included plastic cups labeled with "Not a 10" and "Still a 10" for each book featured. Students (when they come back next month), will use pom poms to vote, deciding if the main character is still a 10, despite their flaw. 

This display translates well to a bulletin board, too. Just print and hang your signs, and staple the cups to the bulletin board to keep the interactive element. 

I always try to develop a "trending" display for back-to-school -- it's important to me that students' first impression of our program conveys the idea that THIS library is culturally relevant to THEIR lives. Last year's back to school display featured Olivia Rodrigo -- this year, it's a TikTok trend. 




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