September Merchandizing Ideas

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September Merchandizing Ideas
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September movies

• Pathfinder Vikings and Native Americans. 948,
  970.0049.
• Lucky You Poker. 795.412
• The Black Dahlia based on the novel by James
  Ellroy. Directed by Brian DePalma. 364.1523
• The U.S. vs. John Lennon Documentary. Show off
  the Lennon / Beatles bios.
• All the Kings Men New dramatization of Robert
  Penn Warren's novel about Louisiana Governor Huey
  Long
• Open Season This falls animated kids movie.
  Forest animals and a ranger. 917.3
• The Last King of Scotland Rwanda under Idi
  Amin. 967.571 plus biographies.

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Banned Books WeekCelebrating the freedom to read

• September 23-30
• Its Perfectly Normal was the most challenged
  book of 2005
• See the top ten challenged books here
• More info on ALAs website
• Try The Forbidden Library for another look at
  banned books

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Get ready for The Beatrice Letters

• A new book by Lemony Snicket
• Linked to A Series of Unfortunate Events
• Will be published prior to the final book of that
  series
• Your penultimate chance to give the series a big
  push
• Release date Sept 5

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Ask a teacher!

• Many schools use school-wide themes to inspire
  integrated projects. Themes may be
• Continents or cultures, like Asia, or the Arab
  world
• Behavioral concepts, like teamwork
• Historical concepts, e.g. Movements
• We help a lot of teachers find books on topics
  theyre teaching - why not ask if their school
  will use themes this school year?
• Add those themes to your merchandizing idea list
  your displays will appear to be mind-readers!

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Creative re-use at AR

• This toddler bed was fitted with wooden dividers
  to make a kid-height storage unit for board books

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Whats happenin, hot stuff?

• September is America on the Move Month of Action.
  Its all about fitness and kids.
• September 15 to October 15 is Hispanic Heritage
  Month there are new kids biographies of Cesar
  Chavez and Celia Cruz, plus many more!
• Date your leftovers and plug the outlets
  September is both Baby Safety Month and Food
  Safety Month.

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September highlights

• Labor Day, September 4
• Tennis U.S. Open ends Sept 10
• Football Ravens regular season opens Sept 10 vs.
  the Tampa Buccaneers
• Sept 11 Patriot Day
• Primary Elections September 12
• NASAs Cassini spacecraft sends us closeup images
  of Saturns rings, Sept 15
• You may be sick of pirates by now, but Sept 19 is
  International Talk like a pirate Day.