Re: Book Fairs

[Karen Mitchell <kem@QOFASCHOOL.ORG>]

I was speaking to my Scholastic rep. just yesterday.  Among other things, I
asked her about Read Street.  Apparently, Read Street has ALWAYS been a
subsidiary of Scholastic.  It's not one of those companies, like Troll or
Pages, that Scholastic has bought out, but it is owned by Scholastic.

I would also be interested in Scholastic alternatives, particularly any
companies who handle material of a religious, especially Catholic, nature.

Also, what are the viable alternatives for those of us who are hours away
from any large chain book stores?  Do any of you other more rural librarians
have any ideas?

Karen Mitchell, Librarian
Queen of Angels School  (K-8)
Port Angeles  WA  98362

kem@qofaschool.org
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----- Original Message -----
From: Barbara Shapiro <SchnzrsGrl@AOL.COM>
To: <LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 4:57 PM
Subject: Book Fairs


> Both my schools recently held a Scholastic Bookfair. Apparently, the PTA
was
> a bit disappointed by the selection that was sent and also, the rep.
didn't
> come over to the school (Scholastic is less than 10 min. away) until
almost
> the end of the fair. When I saw the display in the intermediate school, I
was
> shocked. Not only did they send one case that was totally age
inappropriate,
> but the selection was very sparse.
>
> We were discussing other alternatives. Obviously, it seems that Scholastic
> has a monopoly on this now. I've been reading the comments about Read
Street.
> Is this or is it not a part of Scholastic? Also, has anyone ever tried a
> bookfair from one of the book stores (ex. Barnes and Noble) with some kind
of
> incentive?
>
> I'm sure alot of us would be interested in any suggestions.
> THANKS
> Barb Shapiro, LMS
> Schnzrsgrl@aol.com
> Monroe Twp. Schools
> Monroe Twp., NJ

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