#Holdshelf: April 2013
If I run into you at the supermarket, I’ll probably take a look at what you have in your cart. I can’t help it – I’m just curious about the things people choose when the choice is completely theirs.
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Same goes for the library hold shelf. Kids can pick whatever books they want, and I’m curious about the choices they make. Every month I team up with John Schumacher at Watch. Connect. Read. for some hold shelf gawking. I went with a video this month for our shelf:
Here’s John’s hold shelf:
And now it’s your turn. Thank you to everyone who submitted their hold shelf.
via Mary
via Paige
via Tara
via @erinlibrary
via @superbooklady
via @sjaelibrary
Look for more #holdshelf next month.
(Top Image: ‘shopping cart’ http://www.flickr.com/photos/10800393@N06/2793291799 Found on flickrcc.net)
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About Travis Jonker
Travis Jonker is an elementary school librarian in Michigan. He writes reviews (and the occasional article or two) for School Library Journal and is a member of the 2014 Caldecott committee. You can email Travis at scopenotes@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter: @100scopenotes.
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