1 Make Noise in the LibraryKeep it Moving! (any opinions are my own…) Pay attention to small details—prizes awarded!

2 What on earth are you doing?Let that be your driving question… You need to have tons of answers… If you’re not moving and shaking things up, you’re not making noise! Make some noise! Beat that drum! Cause some ruckus! Follow on

3 Think About This: The one thing you think you can do better than everyone else—go out and do that. The light shining out of your eyes should blind people. You should be on fire all of the time. --Garrett Oliver, brewmaster of the Brooklyn Brewery in Fast Company

4 Makerspaces Follow on Twitter @makerspaces_com @MakerEdOrgStart small and manageable Post easy to follow guidelines (LMS Erin Sanchez, Helen Ball Elementary, SISD) Renovated Learning

5 3D Sign

6 Easy To Follow

7 Choices

8 Ideas: Weaving—inexpensive looms from TargetColoring pages (Goodwill, free online) Make your own book marks Knitting, crocheting, needlepoint Watercolors, charcoal Pom poms Collage making Green screen

9 Booklets & Buttons Booklet binding Button MakerBoth may be purchased through Brodart

10 Book Art Prom Dress online ideas for used books!

11 Collect (mostly free) Scraps of material, yarn, buttons, stencils, Christmas and greeting cards Used laminating film for “ghost” bookmarks Scrap paper Cardboard Cardboard boxes, packing popcorn and bubble wrap Inner rolls from laminating and poster machines Shoe boxes, shoe strings, CLEAN socks

12 No Set Up Time/ Easy Clean UpFind easy to do Easy to set up No clean up Inexpensive Spaghetti tower

13 Easy To Do/Easy Clean UpSpaghetti Tower Easy to set up, easy clean up

14 To purchase: Colored pencils Colored markers Paint WatercolorsCharcoal and other art supplies Knitting supplies Scrapbooking supplies Looms and yarn

15 Purchase: Deeply discounted kits Holiday maker ideas and kitsGlitter, fake “jewels,” applique, briq a braq, lace, etc. Silk flowers, plastic flowers on sale LEGOS and LEGO plates LEGO friendly tape Indiegogo Mackin Makerspaces kits if you have some funds

16 Videos Your green screen can be a green piece of material, a green tablecloth (plastic Scholastic Book fair tablecloth) or green butcher paper Use free online video cartoon maker or video makers: Imovie (be sure to enable Imovie) Also search online—Magisto an app that makes the most of your photos intuitly If you can use Animoto, you can make a video

17 Code (Free!) Hour of CodeCode.org—students learn to code using fun games Partner with robotics class and competition

18 Plan Your Year End of each year, look at calendar 2 events per month2 MAJOR events per year Clubs: book clubs, manga club, coding club, Bluebonnets Club, Library Advisory Board, Maker Club? Library Events 2016

19 Poem in Your Pocket TASL Talks article highlights our eventPlanning a big event takes TIME Ask for help—the hardest thing I had to learn…sigh! Use Twitter, school webpage, marquee, posters in the hall, word of mouth, signs at merchants Include the community Press release

20 Poem in Your Pocket www. poetsPoem in Your Pocket use poems from public domain use poems on website w/citation

21 Pass out to Merchants

22 Passing Out Poetry Scrolls

23 In the Meantime… Blogging Young Adult Books—”What We’re Reading Now”SLJ reviewer—the inside details

24 You have a new assignment…

25 Social Media Opens DoorsTweet EVERYTHING! Make some noise! Get loud, West Texas Post everything to your webpage Join #txlchat Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m. our time—lots of cool ideas here and innovative people to follow Join other chats for ideas: what is your inspiration?

26 Who Knows What Might Happen?One book review Led to thousands more Led to followers Led to The El Paso Times Led to Led to publishers Led to authors Led to interviews w/authors at conference and phone interviews

27 A Single Review…. Led to TLA presentations Led to movers and shakersLed to Twitter and #txlchat Led to more movers and shakers Led to more ideas than I have time to use! CHOICES!

28 What on earth are you doing?Let that be your driving question… You need to have tons of answers… Make some noise! If don’t beat the drum, no one will hear you! Social Media is NOISY! Make some NOISE! -Pamela Thompson, MLSIS Follow on

29 Because I Review: You get FREE books! Follow me on Twitter, enter on my blog Take your free book today @Pthompson_EMS