[aisle] Scholastic Book Fair Fuel Surcharge Meeting

Tue Oct 18 11:52:09 CDT 2022

Anderson's is not going to ship all the way to someplace outside of the
Chicago area. I know they pulled out of Freeport, IL one time because they
didn't think they made enough money. I wouldn't count on them as a backup.

On Tue, Oct 18, 2022 at 9:10 AM Karrie Fisher via AISLE <
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> My school uses Anderson's.  They are fantastic and they aren't charging
> for delivery.
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> On Tue, Oct 18, 2022 at 8:50 AM Ranftl, Kelly via AISLE <
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>> I've used Anderson's in the past at my old school and they were amazing.
>> Not as high tech and the big fairs, but the personal touch made up for it.
>> I'm planning to call them today since Chicago Public Schools hasn't fully
>> approved Literati yet.
>>
>> On Tue, Oct 18, 2022, 8:38 AM Timmons, Heather via AISLE <
>> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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>>> If you've left Scholastic, who are you using?  I know of Anderson and
>>> Literati.  When I called Literati I was told they do NOT do a fair for
>>> middle school, K-5 only.  Would love suggestions.
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> On Tue, Oct 18, 2022 at 7:55 AM Marsha Stewart via AISLE <
>>> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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>>>> Dear Kelly,
>>>>
>>>> I agree with you wholeheartedly. I left Scholastic several years ago
>>>> because of their practices. The company made it clear that I was a small
>>>> fish and they didn't need to work with me. Thanks for speaking out.
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Oct 17, 2022 at 2:36 PM Ranftl, Kelly via AISLE <
>>>> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Fellow Librarians,
>>>>> Scholastic Book Fairs lit an angry fire under me when they explained
>>>>> the fuel surcharge they are applying to book fairs. I did my research,
>>>>> replied (see below), and Scholastic Book Fairs Leadership is now asking me
>>>>> to have a phone meeting regarding my "strong feelings". If you also have
>>>>> "strong feelings" about the fuel surcharge or would like to share how it is
>>>>> impacting your school/students, please let me know. I would love to share
>>>>> your concerns with Scholastic leadership.
>>>>> ~Kelly Ranftl
>>>>>
>>>>> My email to Scholastic:
>>>>> Dear xxxxx,
>>>>> Our problem is with the unjust practice of a BILLION dollar company
>>>>> essentially charging schools to run your fairs. Scholastic is NOT a mom &
>>>>> pop shop struggling with inflation. The fuel charge is about company
>>>>> bigwigs making more cash. I find it greedy and immoral for business
>>>>> owners to nickel and dime schools and children, especially when the
>>>>> company has had record-breaking earnings the previous year.  Scholastic
>>>>> is not in financial trouble, as the quotes below prove.
>>>>>
>>>>> "Scholastic recorded significant revenue and operating income gains
>>>>> in both reporting periods, led by increased in-person book fairs and record
>>>>> revenue-per-fair levels in the U.S. book fairs channel, as well as
>>>>> strong demand for the Company's educational offerings."
>>>>>
>>>>> "...Board of Directors also approved a 33% increase in its regular
>>>>> quarterly cash dividend to $0.20 per share from $0.15 per share on
>>>>> the Company's Class A and Common Stock for the first quarter of fiscal
>>>>> 2023."
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Citation:
>>>>>
>>>>> Scholastic Corporation. “Scholastic Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal
>>>>> 2022 Results Led by Record Revenue per Fair Levels and Strong Education
>>>>> Solutions Sales.” *SCHOLASTIC REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER AND FISCAL 2022
>>>>> RESULTS LED BY RECORD REVENUE PER FAIR LEVELS AND STRONG EDUCATION
>>>>> SOLUTIONS SALES*, 21 July 2022,
>>>>> https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/scholastic-reports-fourth-quarter-and-fiscal-2022-results-led-by-record-revenue-per-fair-levels-and-strong-education-solutions-sales-301591281.html
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Durkin Park has decided to go with a book fair company that has
>>>>> similar offerings, similar prices, better rewards structure, and most
>>>>> importantly, is not charging a fuel surcharge to ANY school as a cash grab. Feel
>>>>> free to forward my email to Sasha Quinton, President of Book Fairs,
>>>>> who made $1,697,980 in total compensation in 2022.
>>>>>
>>>>> Source:
>>>>> https://www.salary.com/tools/executive-compensation-calculator/sasha-quinton-salary-bonus-stock-options-for-scholastic-corp?year=2022
>>>>>
>>>>> I know I am not the only one canceling book fairs due to this cash
>>>>> grab. Librarians across multiple Facebook groups are livid, and many
>>>>> small-town and low-income school librarians are feeling this surcharge hit
>>>>> their book budgets. My hope is that if the people in charge realise what
>>>>> they are doing to schools is WRONG, a change will be made.
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> All the best,
>>>>> Kelly Ranftl
>>>>> Durkin Park Library Information Specialist
>>>>> Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
>>>>> klranftl at cps.edu
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>>>>> <klranftl at cps.edu>“Any book that helps a child to form a habit of
>>>>> reading, to make reading one of his needs, is good for him.”
>>>>>  – Maya Angelou
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