Today’s school libraries are seeing a drastic cut in their library budget every year, leaving less money to purchase quality books for their collection. Therefore, it is essential for school libraries to host a book fair at least once a year rather through Barnes and Nobel, Scholastic, and Reading Warehouse. “The book fair is a common staple for many school libraries to earn free books” (Pentland, pg.112).
My school recently finished hosting our Fall Scholastic book fair and it could not of came at a better time. Prior to the fair, I was approached by my school principal about having our bookfair kick off night the same night as the Chromebook roll out night. She believed this would be a superb opportunity for a successful night with driving …show more content…
I had parents at the beginning of the year request to be emailed or call because they were highly interested in helping out such as setting up, taking down, and helping throughout the day. Just because a parent tells you they are interested does not mean they will always commit. I emailed parents who volunteered at our school along with discussing it the Parent Teacher Student Organization (PTSO) president. Therefore, we ended up having three parents come in and volunteer a few hours during the week. A little help is better than nothing. We also had our junior librarians help out before and after school. Some helped out during our kickoff night. To show my appreciation all volunteers’ children and junior librarians had the opportunity to choose a $6.00 and under book from the fair as a thank …show more content…
I placed finical receipts in the binder along with all other important finical documents pertaining to the fair. I also sat down with my school librarian discussing the success of the fair creating a list of pros and cons along with discussing the possibly about having three fairs next school year. “According to Morrison “It is always advisable to keep both finical and anecdotal records of your fair. The latter should include notes on best-selling titles and categories, detailed accounts of mistakes and pitfalls to avoid in the future, descriptions of successful procedures, and any recommended changes for sub quest fairs Thibodeaux, personal communication, May 13, 2003) (Morrison, pg.
My school recently finished hosting our Fall Scholastic book fair and it could not of came at a better time. Prior to the fair, I was approached by my school principal about having our bookfair kick off night the same night as the Chromebook roll out night. She believed this would be a superb opportunity for a successful night with driving …show more content…
I had parents at the beginning of the year request to be emailed or call because they were highly interested in helping out such as setting up, taking down, and helping throughout the day. Just because a parent tells you they are interested does not mean they will always commit. I emailed parents who volunteered at our school along with discussing it the Parent Teacher Student Organization (PTSO) president. Therefore, we ended up having three parents come in and volunteer a few hours during the week. A little help is better than nothing. We also had our junior librarians help out before and after school. Some helped out during our kickoff night. To show my appreciation all volunteers’ children and junior librarians had the opportunity to choose a $6.00 and under book from the fair as a thank …show more content…
I placed finical receipts in the binder along with all other important finical documents pertaining to the fair. I also sat down with my school librarian discussing the success of the fair creating a list of pros and cons along with discussing the possibly about having three fairs next school year. “According to Morrison “It is always advisable to keep both finical and anecdotal records of your fair. The latter should include notes on best-selling titles and categories, detailed accounts of mistakes and pitfalls to avoid in the future, descriptions of successful procedures, and any recommended changes for sub quest fairs Thibodeaux, personal communication, May 13, 2003) (Morrison, pg.