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I recommend tying your fair to some other school event. Our fall fair is
the same week as grandparent lunches. We've done a BOGO fair in December
with an evening PTO holiday event. We haven't found a good spring
connection yet and the sales reflect that. Also put a donation box at the
cash register (Scholastic calls it All for Books). Kids of all ages enjoy
putting in a few cents that they know will help buy a book for the library.



On Sat, May 6, 2017 at 6:34 AM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> I totally agree with Lauren in terms of scholastic!  It sure does have
> it's benefits.  However, I also love Anderson's Book Fairs.  Not sure where
> you are located, but I love their selection over Scholastic and my middle
> schoolers, do too.
>
> On Fri, May 5, 2017 at 7:50 PM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
> Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>> Hi Lauren:
>>
>> I have had a lot of success with Scholastic Book Fairs. Not only can you
>> earn a profit (money-wise), but you can also split your earnings with
>> Scholastic Dollars. The Scholastic Dollars that I have “banked” over the
>> years have allowed me to do book and poster giveaways with the students
>> (K-5) that visit the Book Fair. Scholastic Dollars has also helped with our
>> prizes and giveaways that we have during our Family Night.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Laura O’Brien
>>
>> Media Assistant at Ben-Gil Elementary Library
>>
>> Gillespie, IL 62033
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* islma-bounces at list.railslibraries.info [mailto:
>> islma-bounces at list.railslibraries.info] *On Behalf Of *Email list for
>> the Illinois School Library Media Association
>> *Sent:* Friday, May 05, 2017 4:41 PM
>> *To:* islma at list.railslibraries.info
>> *Subject:* [ISLMA-Share] Book Fair vendors
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi all—
>>
>>
>>
>> Next year will be my first year as a school librarian! Yay!
>>
>>
>>
>> I am looking to host a Book Fair to promote the library and get
>> community/families involved. Could you please share your words of wisdom
>> related to Book Fair planning?
>>
>>    - Favorite vendors? Costs/profits?
>>    - Community events/programs?
>>    - Publicity and marketing that worked well?
>>
>>
>>
>> Any advice is greatly appreciated! Thanks!
>>
>> Lauren
>>
>>
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>>
>> Lauren Gray
>>
>> Center for Children’s Books, Graduate Assistant
>>
>> App Authors, Research Assistant
>>
>> School of Information Sciences
>>
>> University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
>>
>> lmgray3 at illinois.edu
>>
>> laurenmichaelgray at gmail.com
>>
>> laurenmichaelgray.weebly.com
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Donna Brockmeyer
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