A sign of their times is that all B. Dalton book stores will be closing by
Jan. 30th next year. I have heard there are going to be 2 of them kept
open, but looks pretty grim for communities like ours!
--
Raynette Schulte
Young Adult Librarian
Watertown Regional Library
Watertown South Dakota
netterscraps@gmail.com
On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 11:46 AM, Rachelle Wynkoop <
rwynkoop@algonac.k12.mi.us> wrote:
> This is interesting. I tried to put together a book fair for our after
> school book club. Rural water area with limited resources and high
> unemployment/loss of housing (we are in Michigan!). The rep approved
> everything over the phone, I was VERY clear re: group size, programming,
> etc. I thought that he was coming to have me sign paperwork and instead told
> me our group was too small and we wouldn't attract enough patrons from our
> area to make it worth while so they wouldn't let us have a book fair (no one
> else had one booked when we wanted). Even if the administrators, teachers
> and personal friends had been the only ones participating I think that we
> could have generated a couple of hundred dollars. We were just trying to
> figure out a way to purchase newer, popular titles for book club. Perhaps
> this is a sign of the economic hardships for B&N?
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: School Library Media & Network Communications [mailto:
> LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of MARCY SANDBERG
> Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 12:05 PM
> To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> Subject: Re: [LM_NET] Gen: Barnes and Noble Bookfair
>
> oh my goodness! i can't believe stores have said they don't do that!
> this is our 3rd of 4th year for having a barnes and noble bookfair for
> our school district libraries. a store rep came to one of our monthly
> district librarian meetings to talk about how to run the event.
>
> not certain what our percentage is (would guess 10) but we average
> around $1500. we have a district of about 5000 students k-12. we send
> out information about the event in our district publications plus
> information home through students and inform staff via email about the
> one day fund raising event. it has been from 9 am to 7 pm but this year
> we are working 9 am to 5 pm. we offer gift wrapping for a free will
> donation and have guest visits - musicians, santa, magicians, mother
> goose, throughout the day.
>
>
> Marcy V. Sandberg
> Library Media Specialist
> Washburn Rural High School
> 5900 SW 61st Street
> Topeka, KS 66619
> 785-339-4197
> 785-339-4126 (fax)
> sandbmar@usd437.net
> library.usd437.net
>
>
>
>
> >>> Devin Mac Isaac <devinmacisaac@HOTMAIL.COM> 10/30/2009 9:28 AM >>>
> I am trying to get information about Barnes and Nobles' Bookfair as a
> fundraiser.
>
> Has anyone done one?
>
> What is the percentage of the proceeds that the school gets?
>
> How much did you make from the fundraiser? (roughly)
>
> Would you do one again?
>
>
>
> I have contacted two different B and N stores multiple times but they
> say that they "can't give out that information."
>
>
>
>
>
> Devin Mac Isaac, SLMS Student SUNY Albany
>
> Albany, NY
>
> DevinMacIsaac@hotmail.com
>
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