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I love working with Anderson's!  I'm not sure how far their area reaches,
 but if they get to you, then I would definitely book a fair with   They
have a wonderful selection, are incredibly easy to work with and offer FREE
author visits when you book at least one fair per year.

I do one Scholastic fair and one Anderson's each year and while I like
Scholastic for the prices, they just can't beat Anderson's selection and
customer service.  Plus, the author visits are so amazing.

Kori Wentzloff
LLC Director
Edison Middle School
Wheaton, IL
(630) 682-2050 ex.6861

On Thu, Nov 17, 2016 at 10:06 AM, Email list for the Illinois School
Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> When I had a junior high book fair with Scholastic, they were pretty good
> about sending me as many age-appropriate titles as they could.  I took some
> time on the phone, but I usually got what I needed.  I've heard good things
> about Anderson's fairs, I don't think they hold them this far from the
> Chicago area.  If you find out that they do, I'd love to hear about it.
>
> John Moranski
> Librarian
> Springfield High School
>
> On Thu, Nov 17, 2016 at 9:43 AM, Email list for the Illinois School
> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>> I hated the Barnes and Noble book fair at their store.  They asked us to
>> have students wrap gifts for donations, but then the clerks were wrapping
>> gifts for free!  We weren't allowed to approach customers to ask them to
>> mention us for a portion of the profits either.
>>
>> I find it interesting that your volunteers think the selection is too
>> young because now Scholastic has the teen/young adult book crate that comes
>> with the junior high fair.  These books even say they have mature content
>> when you ring them up.  I do agree, however, that the section they call
>> "cool stuff" isn't very interesting for my middle schoolers.  I am
>> currently having what they call their holiday fair, and I was surprised to
>> receive only one box of promised holiday items that are all too young for
>> middle school students.
>>
>> Kathy Wickline
>> Unity Junior High Librarian
>> Tolono, IL
>> wicklinek at unity.k12.il.us
>>
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>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Nov 17, 2016 at 9:31 AM, Email list for the Illinois School
>> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello, all.
>>>
>>> I'm looking for your recommendations on a quality book fair company that
>>> would best fit a junior high audience.  The volunteer organization who
>>> sponsors the one at our junior high has been unsatisfied with Scholastic's
>>> selection (a better fit for a younger audience).  What are your thoughts on
>>> the following companies:
>>>
>>> - Barnes and Noble
>>> - Blue Ribbon
>>> - Anderson's
>>> - Any other company
>>>
>>> Listserv responses are fine, but if you would prefer to speak privately,
>>> feel free to email me off-list at rfuller at rochester3a.net.
>>>
>>> Sincerely,
>>> Ms. Rachel Fuller
>>> Director of Library Media Services
>>> Rochester Community Unit School District
>>> rfuller at rochester3a.net
>>> RHS Library website
>>> <https://sites.google.com/a/rochester3a.net/rochester-c-u-s-d-library/>
>>>
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