[ISLMA-Share] Book Fair vendors

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I'm a big fan of Scholastic, but once you start, you've sort of bought into
their "scheme", and tend to buy more of their items. I just received an
email from Follett who is now getting into the book fair game, so I'm
excited to see what they offer next year. Hope this helps!

Neha Thakkar
mrsthakkar2014 at gmail.com

On Sat, May 6, 2017 at 9:35 AM Email list for the Illinois School Library
Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> 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
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>> *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
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 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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>>
>>
>> --
>> Sincerely,
>> Amy Hamernick
>> Media Specialist
>> Apple Teacher
>> Century Jr. High
>> @AhamernickCJH
>> #CenturyWildcats
>>
>>
>> "If we always do what we've always done,
>> we will get what we've always got."
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Thanks!
Neha Thakkar
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