About this template
Teachers and schools reach for designs like this one when they want to recognise the people who keep a team going: a timeless Reader of the Month Certificate that looks as good in a frame as it does in a folder. With a badge and Bree Serif headings, it has a classic feel, while the Evergreen Shelf palette keeps the colours fresh. You will also find it under Kids and School on CerShare.
Suggested wording
Copy one of these lines into the certificate, then replace the words in brackets.
Employee of the Month, [Month Year]: [Name], for [Reason]. Thank you for raising the bar.
Congratulations, [Name]! Your colleagues voted you Reader of the Month for always being the first to help.
This award recognises [Name] for living our values every single day.
How to customise it
You can rewrite the whole certificate; the books read fields are already in place, and you can delete the ones you don’t need. The design comes with three colour schemes (Library Brights, Story Time and Evergreen Shelf), and every single colour can be changed. Need portrait instead of landscape, or US Letter instead of A4? Change it in one click. Text sizes adjust to fit, and you can choose another font for any line. There is an Arabic edition too, laid out right to left with El Messiri.
Printing tips
A cream, linen-textured paper of around 120 lb text (180 gsm) suits this classic layout. In the print dialog choose “Actual size” rather than “Fit”, so the border isn’t cropped. Standard A4 and Letter frames fit it without trimming.
