ONE WEEK BEFORE
Your Book Fair

FAIR GUIDE / ONE WEEK BEFORE

PREPARE FOR YOUR FAIR

Make the most of your Kick-Off Kit

When your Kick-Off Kit arrives (two weeks before your Fair):

  • Hang the included posters and banner in your hallways

  • Distribute booklists to classrooms and your school library to get everyone excited about this season's new books

  • Present teachers with an invitation to your Teacher Preview (see below) and $5 off $20 teacher certificates

  • Share digital booklists with students and teachers. Here are digital flyers for Book Fairs from October 31 – January 19, 2023.

Plan the perfect setup

  • Don’t skip the tips and tricks to simplify Fair setup shared in the Setting up a Book Fair video

  • Choose the location for your Book Fair and decide where cases will go

  • Build or brush up on your skills with these video explainers.

  • Decide on operating hours

  • Get to know your payment system in this instruction guide

PROMOTE YOUR FAIR

Get teachers involved with a Fair preview

  • Choose a date and invite teachers to a Book Fair Preview

  • Present $5 off $20 teacher certificates to be used at the Fair

  • Set up Classroom Wish Lists for each teacher

  • Introduce eWallet and explain how it helps teachers build classroom libraries

  • Invite teachers to recommend books on shelf-talkers

  • Use book blurbs to call out popular titles—especially Fair exclusives—in online promotions, posters, and PA announcements

Invite kids to give back with All for Books™

Raise awareness about All for Books, the giving program that turns donations from your Fair into books for children in need:

  • Start a loose change drive

  • Host a raffle or contest to benefit All for Books

  • Announce that shoppers can round up purchases for All for Books at the Fair register (see instructions here)

  • Choose a recipient for donations, such as students who couldn't participate in your Fair, an underserved school in your community, or a nonprofit focused on children's literacy

Reach parents with online announcements

Use the social media assets linked above or write your own post to promote the Fair on:

  • Classroom portals

  • School social media

  • District social media



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