[AISLE-Share] Book Fairs

Fri Nov 16 11:43:29 CST 2018

You have to specially tell them your grades and what you want - three or
four times!  They do have plenty of younger titles, though.

On Fri, Nov 16, 2018 at 9:27 AM Email list for the Association of Illinois
School Library Educators <aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> I've been thinking about switching, but there's one thing that's giving me
> pause. I'm in a PK-8 building. While Scholastic tends to be geared more
> towards the younger grades, I'm concerned that Follett will have more
> titles for the middle school, but not enough for the younger student
> population. How wide is Follett's range?
>
> Anna Kim
> School Librarian
> Chappell Elementary School
> akim6 at cps.edu
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> On Thu, Nov 15, 2018 at 3:50 PM Email list for the Association of Illinois
> School Library Educators <aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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>> Just so that everyone is clear…the benefits from Follett are *NOT* 50%
>> of of a book purchase.  You get 50% of your book fair profits if you take
>> from the fair.
>>
>>
>> Kristen Herzog, Library Media Specialist
>> Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School
>> 700 N. Schoenbeck Rd.
>> Prospect Heights, IL 60070
>> Ph: (847) 870-5100
>> kherzog at d23.org
>>
>> On Nov 15, 2018, at 12:00 PM, Email list for the Association of Illinois
>> School Library Educators <aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>>
>> Kori, it's interesting that you received that response. I spoke with a
>> rep to try to schedule one for the spring and was told they were booked
>> through year, I would have to schedule one for the fall. So I was able to
>> be scheduled for October.
>>
>> These concerns have me a little nervous for next year. I am hoping these
>> hiccups are worked out by the time my fair comes in October of 2019!
>>
>> On Thu, Nov 15, 2018 at 9:23 AM Email list for the Association of
>> Illinois School Library Educators <aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>>
>>> It might be different for elementary, but here's the scoop for middle
>>> schools: I wanted to try to book a Follett fair for next school year
>>> (2019/2020), but was told they don't have the "green light" to start
>>> scheduling for that year yet. I contacted them about a week ago.  I was put
>>> on a waiting list to be contacted when things open up.
>>>
>>> I guess since this year is just a pilot for middle school, they aren't
>>> technically ready to move forward with the next school year.  I'm hoping
>>> they'll work things out in the next year or two, though!  I'd like to make
>>> the switch.
>>>
>>>
>>> Kori Wentzloff
>>> LLC Director
>>> Edison Middle School
>>> Wheaton, IL
>>> (630) 682-2050 ex.6861
>>> kori.wentzloff at cusd200.org
>>> #EdisonPantherPride
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Nov 15, 2018 at 8:53 AM Email list for the Association of
>>> Illinois School Library Educators <aisle at list.railslibraries.info>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Does Scholastic offer a BOGO fair in the Spring without having a fall
>>>> fair? I was under the impression you can only get that if you have a Fall
>>>> fair.
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Nov 14, 2018 at 8:54 PM Email list for the Association of
>>>> Illinois School Library Educators <aisle at list.railslibraries.info>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> We are in the process of having our first Follett fair now, and we
>>>>> have always used Scholastic in the past.
>>>>> We got off to a bad start with Follett.  All three schools did not get
>>>>> their order delivered until Thursday around1:30.  We were supposed to get
>>>>> it Wednesday since conferences were Thursday.  Luckily the set up was super
>>>>> easy unlike Scholastic which seems to take forever.  Follett had 4 cases
>>>>> which are super nice looking, and the table displays come in wire racks
>>>>> already set up and you just plunk them on the table.  The cash register is
>>>>> super easy too.  I like the clean looking set up and the only "junk" they
>>>>> have is pens and erasers which went super quick but they don't replenish.
>>>>> I don't like the fact that the books are mostly hardcover and definitely
>>>>> more expensive as a whole than Scholastic. But they are nice looking and
>>>>> not bent or open or ratty looking like some of Scholastics are.  The
>>>>> overall appearance of the fair is nicer and everyone has commented on that
>>>>> - kids, teachers and parents.
>>>>> Something that worries me is that I have a day and a half left of the
>>>>> fair and I am barely half of what I made last year with Scholastic.  So I
>>>>> am still a bit mixed - Scholastic reps seem better - more personal contact
>>>>> as opposed to email. Also, I feel like there are 3 or 4 different people
>>>>> emailing me from Follett, so I am not 100% sure who to contact with an
>>>>> issue.
>>>>>  I felt like I could get what I wanted with Scholastic, Follett limits
>>>>> your choices (they pick the # of cases based on your past sales, you can
>>>>> only pick a certain amount of categories like State award winners, bargain
>>>>> books, etc.)  I do like that Follett automatically sends you stuff based on
>>>>> your sales, so you don't have to think what you think will go fast and
>>>>> things can be drop shipped.
>>>>> I am having a Scholastic Buy One Get One in the spring because Follett
>>>>> doesn't offer one and I like to do that so the kids have books for the
>>>>> summer.
>>>>>   I haven't decided what to do next fall yet.
>>>>> Hope that helps.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Nov 14, 2018 at 8:36 PM Email list for the Association of
>>>>> Illinois School Library Educators <aisle at list.railslibraries.info>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> This may already have been discussed in the past, but has anyone had
>>>>>> a Follett Book Fair this year? If you have always used Scholastic and then
>>>>>> made the switch to Follett, what are the pros and cons?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>>>
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>>>>> Library Media Specialist
>>>>> Anne Sullivan School
>>>>> Prospect Heights Dist. 23
>>>>> (847) 870-5591
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>>>> Morris, IL 60450
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Betsy Yager
Library Media Specialist
Anne Sullivan School
Prospect Heights Dist. 23
(847) 870-5591

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