<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,times new roman,serif;font-size:large">I have a "culture tree" in the LRC.  I invite students to donate ornaments that represent their culture. Here's a few examples of what has been donated:</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,times new roman,serif;font-size:large"><img src="cid:ii_lb10vpv30" alt="IMG_6992.JPG" width="240" height="320"><br></div><img src="cid:ii_lb10vpwa1" alt="IMG_6993.JPG" width="240" height="320"><br><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,times new roman,serif;font-size:large"><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Nov 28, 2022 at 10:22 AM Nichole Folkman via AISLE <<a href="mailto:aisle@list.railslibraries.info" target="_blank">aisle@list.railslibraries.info</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">I am struggling with this right now. We have a "holiday" decorating contest at our school, which is clearly and obviously Christmas-centered. I am going to try and do a display called "Merry and Bright" and highlight different holidays and festivals around the world that center on lights. That's my plan, at least. So far I have Lunar New Year, Diwali, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, and Christnas. Any ideas on others to include? I'm also going to make it interactive with some sort of matching symbols to holidays and have a prize, I think.<div><br></div><div>Happy to hear any ideas or suggestions anyone has!</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Nov 28, 2022 at 10:16 AM Gina Caneva via AISLE <<a href="mailto:aisle@list.railslibraries.info" target="_blank">aisle@list.railslibraries.info</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hi AISLE--<div>I'm loving the information about overdues! Wondering also if people could speak about their thoughts on December decorations.</div><div><br></div><div>Do you decorate the library for the holidays?</div><div>Do you have a book display for the holidays?</div><div>Have you decided not to decorate for the holidays?</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div>Gina Caneva</div></div>
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