Halloween & Fall Library Ideas
For Elementary & Secondary!
Create a fun-filled library to celebrate the season!
A Book A Day Keeps the Monsters Away!
Read a Spell******
Books with Bite
These Books Will Scare Your Pants Off!
Bulletin Board Themes for Halloween and Fall
- Monstrously Good Reads
- It Came from the Library
- It's no Trick! Reading is a Treat!
- Want Brains? Read a Book! / Devour Books Not Brains
- See What's Brewing in the Library
- Teen Zombie Survivial
- Gobble Up a Good Book
- The Library is a Bushel of Fun
- Save a Turkey! Feast on Books!
- Leaf Through a Good Book
- Dead and Well Read
- Trick ... or Treat Yourself to Some Spooky Books
- Reading is Spooktacular
- Books That Go Bump in the Night
- Dare to be Scared
- These Books Will Scare Your Pants Off
Are you up to decorating your book return and your library door? Have fun creating book character pumpkins!
How about a book character pumpkin decorating contest? No carving - just decorating.
Bulletin boards that are fun and not too scary!
Here are a few titles the younger crowd might enjoy... all in Sora eBooks!
- "Click Clack Boo!" by Doreen Cronin
- "Pete the Cat and the Five Little Pumpkins" by James Dean
- "Leo - A Ghost Story" by Mac Barnett
- "Creepy Carrots" by Aaron Reynolds
- "I Want to Eat Your Books" by Karin Lefranc
- "Eat Pete" by Michael Rex
- "Monster School: The Spooky Sleepover" by Dave Keane
- "How to Scare a Ghost" by Jean Reagan
- "Goldfish Ghost" by Lisa Brown
- "Olive and the Backstage Ghost" by Michelle Schusterman
- And every R. L. Stine book you could ever hope for...
Titles for teens and tweens - all in Sora eBooks!
- "The Graveyard Plot" by Jason Strange
- "Nightmares" by Jason Segel
- "Spirit Hunters" by Ellen Oh
- "Doll Bones" by Holly Black
- "Tales of the Peculiar" by Ransom Riggs
- "Lockwood & Company" - series by Jonathan Stroud
- "I Text Dead People" by Rose Cooper
- "The Girl From the Well" by Rin Chupeco
- "Shadow House" by Dan Poblocki
- "City of Ghosts" by Victoria Schwab
- "Anna Dressed in Blood" by Kendare Blake
- "Ashes" by Ilsa Blick
- "Rot and Ruin" by Jonathan Maberry
- "Dead Boy" by Laurel Gale
Spooky Thrills & Chills!
Make sure you visit the Spooky Thrills and Chills eBook Collection in Sora eBooks!
Don't forget to check out "Teen Zombie Survival" for fun October ideas!
Did you know...
The ALA sponsored Teen Read Week in October is now "TeenTober" to encourage a month-long celebration of reading. What spooky books will you display in your library this month to get teens excited about reading?
It doesn't have to be Halloween for you to celebrate "Book Character Dress Up Day!" Surprise your students and make their library visit a memorable one!
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