ONE WEEK BEFORE
your Book Fair

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 March 27–August 13, 2023. 

  • Preschool

  • Elementary School

  • Grade 6 and Up (for K–8 schools)

  • Middle School

• 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 the Scholastic Payment System in this instruction guide

• NEW! Share Teacher Preview Invitations/Shelf-talkers. Look for them in your Kick-off Kit.

• 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 

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