Book Fairs
Connect Kids with Books they want to Read!
India
Book Fairs
Organize a Fair
Scholastic Book Fairs is the most loved and best known venue for motivating kids to read more. Discover & browse through a wide treasure trove of age appropriate selection of books. Self-selection ignites a passion for reading in kids and creates an engaging experience!
Benefits to Schools
ORGANIZE A FAIR - PLANNING TIMELINE
- Before
- During
- After
1. Getting started
iconThe school decides on an appropriate time to host the Scholastic Book Fair, and the duration.
An ideal Scholastic Book Fair is of 3 or more days, usually coinciding with a Parent Teacher Meeting in the school.
iconOnce decided, communicate these dates to the Scholastic representative assigned to your school, who will confirm and send a Book Fair confirmation letter to the school.
For effective management it is advised to communicate the proposed dates to the Scholastic representative at least 6 weeks in advance.
3. Planning & Advertisement
Our Scholastic representactive will effectively converse with the school contact person and plan and decide on:
iconThe best venue for the Book Fair
iconThe date and time the Book Fair
iconPlacing of publicity posters for the Book Fair
iconAdequate publicity for the Book Fair within the school
iconActivities to be conducted during the Book Fair
iconBrowsing schedule for the Book Fair
iconRequest for volunteers to man the Book Fair (student volunteers or enthusiastic parents)
iconInvites for parents in case of non-PTM fairs
iconDate and time of Book Fair material arriving in the school
iconContact details of all school staff involved in the Book Fair to ensure smooth preparation for the Book Fair
4. Set-up and execution of the plan
iconBased on the planning efforts, our Scholastic representatives drafts out a process sheet for the Book Fair and shares it with the Book Fair execution team.
iconOur Book Fair team comprising of a Book Fair Executive and Book Fair Assistant arrives at the school, a day before the Book Fair.
iconDisplay is set up, using our own child-friendly Scholastic racks.
iconBook Fair is given a festive look.
6. Run your fair
iconThe fair is thrown open to the students to savour the joys of reading.
7. Wrap up
iconThe approximate fair revenue is communicated to the Principal along with a thank you letter by the Book Fair Executive and the incentive that the school is entitled to.
iconThe school can choose books from the fair display for incentive settlement. As a gesture of thanksgiving to the school, we offer a percentage of the sales generated in the book fair in form of complimentary books for the school library. The Book Fair Executive will draw up the list of selected titles, and the titles are sent to the school within 3-4 weeks of the fair.
iconThe final bill is dispatched to the school, in approximately 3 weeks time once the cash memo entries are done in the system.
iconBook lists and catalogs are sent to the school for incentive clearance in case the school has not chosen books from the Book Fair.