This book features bulletin boards and showcases, designed to motivate readers to use the library, that have been the favorites of students in grades 7-12. Chapter 1 covers getting started, including principles of design, tools of design, background, borders, letters, leaves and flowers, opaque projector/overhead projector/document projector, miscellaneous props, and storage. Chapter 2 addresses putting it together, including objective, shopping, television, newspapers, advertisements, garage sales, current trends and fads, catalogs, collections, Internet, brainstorming, unlikely places, home theme slogans, layout sketch, final product, costs, on-site construction, planning sheets, theme categories, literary genres, local color and interests, contests, weather, travel, hobbies, special events, sports, kits, posters, patterns, donations, tree, slings, rubber cement, flooring showcase ceiling, and elevation. Chapter 3 presents 98 finished bulletin boards and showcases. Each entry includes a picture, titles, background, lettering, props, and instructions. Chapter 4 provides a supply list and suggested sources, month-by-month suggestions, and forms for keeping track of displays. Contains an index. (MES)