[ISLMA-Share] Tabletop book fair

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I have run our book fair during our chili supper the last few years. (I am
in a classroom now, so I don't get to have it during the school day.) I
have been informed about a "tabletop" fair also. During the chili supper
I'm supposed to be open for two hours. I stand and check people out
continuously for at least 2.5 hours. There is absolutely no way that I
would even want to consider running a fair without the register.  Most of
the parents want to use debit or credit cards. (They are used to being able
to use them now.) Does anyone else fell this way, and what response have
you gotten from Scholastic?

Thanks
Cheryl B

On Tue, Sep 20, 2016 at 12:25 PM, Email list for the Illinois School
Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> One of our smaller schools used the tabletop book fair.  It seemed to work
> okay, but I know if you don't have a percentage of sales, Scholastic will
> make it a tabletop one. We put ours in an empty classroom.  I was not
> involved--the PTO ran it.   The selection was limited and did not include
> older titles.
>
> Nancy Genteman
> Highland CUSD#5
> Highland, IL
>
> On Tue, Sep 20, 2016 at 10:48 AM, Email list for the Illinois School
> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>> I'm curious if you all are experiencing this because of your sales
>> volume.  I was told 2 years ago that I had to go to "box" fairs.  I had
>> several problems with that including the fact that they WOULD NOT send me
>> the more mature titles I wanted (the ones that sold well).  I talked them
>> into letting me keep the cart fairs.  Are they getting rid of cart fairs
>> completely?  I don't have space OR tables to do a box fair.  Opening those
>> carts and selling was so simple.  Not sure what I'll do now.
>> Connie
>>
>> Connie Workman
>> VIT CUSD #2
>> Table Grove, IL  61482
>> cworkman at vit2.org
>> (309) 758-5138
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Sep 19, 2016 at 7:59 PM, Email list for the Illinois School
>> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>>
>>> We just set up a tabletop this afternoon. It looks good but were unable
>>> to use many of the table top displays as we have mostly free-standing table
>>> and I am afraid of the displays getting knocked over. My big disappointment
>>> is no cash register. It's like going back to the 1980s. Very
>>> time-consumming.
>>>
>>> On Mon, Sep 19, 2016 at 11:42 AM, Email list for the Illinois School
>>> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>>>
>>>> So this year is the first year that I will be having the tabletop book
>>>> fair by Scholastic. Has anyone had one yet? I have had the "big-case" book
>>>> fairs for the past 3 years and loved them. Now Scholastic throws this at me
>>>> and says that there won't be cases or a cash register. I am a bit afraid of
>>>> the unknown when it comes to this.
>>>>
>>>> Any pointers? Any advice?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *Mr. Tim Yoder*
>>>>
>>>> Librarian
>>>> Harvard Junior High School
>>>> 1301 North Garfield Street
>>>> Harvard, IL 60033
>>>> 815-943-6466 ext.2337
>>>> Fax 815-943-8521
>>>>
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