June Book Display Ideas

 June is nearly here and the year is closing in on its midpoint. The big holidays for the month are usual topics for book displays and lists along with Pride month which I will cover in a separate post. But there are some other possibilities. 

June 1 is National Pen Pal Day which calls to mind epistolary novels and non-fiction about letter writing. 

Pair up June 4th’s hug your cat day with June 15th’s National Dog Dad Day. There are plenty of adult and juvenile fiction options here. 

June 6 is D Day. Books about World War 2 are always popular. Whether fiction or non-fiction. 

June 8 is Best Friends Day. If epistolary novels are not to your taste, why not find books about best friends? Identify books that could be best friends. 

June 14  is World Blood Donor day. While this is a great opportunity to join forces with your local blood bank, it also should remind you of vampires which are having another moment. 

June 16th is Father’s Day Even if you use books with dad, father etc in their title, it's a great book display. Don't over think the theme. Mix in some non-fiction. 

June 19th Is Juneteenth. I hope you have enough youth books for a display. Pul out fiction and non-fiction surrounding the years after the Civil War and the end of slavery in the US. 

June 24th is Midsummer. Besides Pagan books on the subject, you could do a display of books with floral covers and create a midsummer garden of book covers. 

National Garden Week (June 2–8) This is another time you can create a garden of book covers with floral themes in addition to non-fiction books on the subject. 

National Roller Coaster Week (June 16–22) You likely have some youth titles on the subject and perhaps some books for coaster enthusiasts. Look into thrillers which could be described as a roller coaster ride. 


 


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