One day I decided to get them interested in some of the books we own in our home library that they haven't read in a while. I gathered up a handful of different genres and set them up on our stairs. I put animal non fiction together, biography together, fiction together, etc.
I let them each choose a couple books, and we got out their little toy cash register and they pretended to check out the other one's books!
Not only did they have fun PLAYING library, but they were also motivated to read some books they hadn't touched in a while and revisit some books from our home library! I got to direct which books they were exposed to (because I chose them and set them out!) and I pretended to be the librarian who asked them about their interests and helped them choose some books.
Over the course of several days we made paper library cards for each of us and also signs for the shelves! Great literacy skills!
My kids were both really excited about this pretend play and both of them subsequently set up libraries in their own rooms!
I remember playing library as a kid, too! A great pretend-play activity that can be adapted to any age--from board books to chapter books! Don't have a cash register to use for checkout? Make one out of a box! Get creative! Remember it's about the process!
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