Digital Booktalks

WHAT ARE DIGITAL BOOKTALKS?

At one time, I added pre-made digital booktalks to my Library Digital Bulletin Boards and Elementary Library Lessons. Digital Booktalks are scrolling slideshows that advertise library books. 

WHY ARE THE DIGITAL BOOKTALKS NOW FREE?

The digital booktalks used to be part of paid resources in my store. This was fine when I only had a few of these lessons in my shop, but I now have over 100 Library Lessons and Digital Bulletin Boards, all sold on 4 different teacher-created lesson platforms.

New books come out constantly. After a few years, books become dated and/or go out of print. It’s just not possible for me to keep all the digital booktalks updated. 

So! I am now creating the booktalk portions of my lessons for FREE download on MrsReaderPants. Offering the booktalks for free means busy librarians and teachers do not need to reinvent the booktalking wheel. It also means I can update the booktalk slides in only one place, and everyone gets the update at the same time.

HELP ME HELP YOU

Making the booktalks available for free also helps me because if you like using the scrolling booktalks, you might also need an Elementary Library Lesson or Digital Bulletin Board to go with them. For each of the booktalk presentations linked below, I have added Library Lessons and Digital Bulletin Board links at the bottom of each post. 

Every purchase of an Elementary Library Lesson or Digital Bulletin Board helps me keep this page running and updated, free of charge. 

The Lessons and Digital BBs are fantastic resources for libraries that students absolutely LOVE, so please take a minute to check them out! 

This Election Day Booktalk is a scrolling slideshow of books about election day, voting, and voting rights. Includes picture books, middle grades, and YA titles.

To make an editable copy of these Books About Election Day, click this link. Once again, Election Day is upon us! As always, this one

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This Autumn Digital Booktalk is perfect for crisp, cool fall days!

I live in a cute little beach town in Mexico. I love it here – the rich Maya culture, the warm people, the diverse wildlife,

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This Back to School Digital Booktalk includes back to school books for Grades K-12.

Looking for some fun back to school books? This Back to School Digital Booktalk is perfect for the first week of school. Scroll it on

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This is a Digital Booktalk featuring books about December Holidays. It includes books for all grade levels.

One thing I absolutely love about the holiday season is all the fantastic books about December holidays! Every December, I read at least one adult

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This is a Digital Booktalk of Shark Books for Kids in Grades PreK-6.

Do you LOVE shark books for kids? I certainly do! I can remember sitting in the “gold chair” in our living room as a kid,

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This Halloween Digital Booktalk is for all grade levels.

Looking for some spooky Halloween books for kids and teens? This Halloween Digital Booktalk includes picture books, middle grade titles, and YA books. Each Halloween

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This Digital Booktalk features 35 books with Asian protagonists. Includes titles for all grade levels.

May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! I lived in China for six years and have traveled to several Asian countries. I miss

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This is a Digital Booktalk presentation themed for Summer Books for Kids and Teens. It's a free download and editable.

Celebrate summer freedom, camping, and the beach with these 35 summer books for kids and teens! Each title was hand-selected for the recommended grade levels.

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This Earth Day Digital Booktalk features 27 Earth Day books for all grade levels. Includes Earth Day picture books, middle grade titles, and YA titles. Specific focus is on endangered species books.

Celebrate Earth Day in the library with 27 Earth Day books! Includes Earth Day picture books, middle grade titles, and YA books. Special focus is

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This Ramadan Digital Booktalk includes 34 Ramadan books for kids and teens. Includes picture books for Ramadan, middle grade books for Ramadan, and YA books for Ramadan.

Celebrate Ramadan in the library with 34 Ramadan books for kids and teens! The dates of Ramadan change every year; in 2024, Ramadan is from

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This Digital Booktalk features YA Free Verse and Poetry books for National Poetry Month.

National Poetry Month is coming in April – get your secondary students excited with this Digital Booktalk of  YA free verse and poetry books! This

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This Digital Booktalk features YA books with green covers. Scroll it on a loop in middle and high school libraries. Great for St. Patrick's Day or Earth Day!

This beautiful Digital Booktalk shows off YA books with green covers! I’ve featured 25 books for Grades 7+ in this scrolling slideshow for secondary libraries.

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This Digital Booktalk features spring picture books and spring novels for elementary readers.

Spring library displays can be so gorgeous! Add some silk tulips, paper butterflies, or even grow your own butterflies to make eye-catching displays of spring

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Scroll this Presidents' Day Digital Booktalk on a loop in the library, hallway, or classroom to adertise Presidents' Day reads!

I had no idea just how interesting the US presidents were until I created the US Presidents Day Trivia Game! Here are just a few

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This Women's History Month Digital Booktalk is perfect for International Women's Day on March 8 or for Women's History Month in March.

Women’s History Month is in March, and International Women’s Day is March 8th. Celebrate with some library books about women’s history! I hand-selected each book

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Trhis Martin Luther King Digital Booktalk is for libraries serving all ages. Features picture books, middle grade titles, and YA books about civil rights.

This Martin Luther King Digital Booktalk works anytime you want to promote civil rights books in the library. It’s designed for Martin Luther King, Jr.

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This Snow and Ice Digital Booktalk features over 30 winter-themed books for Grades PreK-12.

This Snow and Ice Digital Booktalk is perfect for January in the library! It includes over 30 snow and ice-themed books for all grade levels.

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This is a free Hearts Digital Booktalk for librarians. The theme works great for Valentine's Day! Includes books for all grade levels.

Time for a Hearts Digital Booktalk! This one is perfect for Valentine’s Day or for American Heart Month, which is also in February. The Hearts

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This Veterans Day Digital Booktalk is for Grades K-12. Free download!

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day, so I am definitely getting this Books for Veterans Day booktalk presentation out a bit late. Or maybe it’s just super-early

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This Hispanic Heritage Month Digital Booktalk features 31 books with Latinx protagonists. Includes titles for all grade levels.

Need books for Hispanic Heritage Month? I’ve got a great free presentation for you below! Click the link below the presentation to add it to

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