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Building Classroom Libraries
It’s easy to grow classroom libraries when you invite parents and families
to participate by buying books to donate to
their child’s classroom.
Refer to the Classroom Wish List envelope located in
your Planning Kit box for more details.
This will include:
  Wish List Display Poster
Cash Donation Cards
Pre-glued Card Pockets
Book Donation Card (reproducible)
 Teacher Preview Invitation (reproducible)
Teacher Sneak Peek Poster
Wish List Bookplates
 Chairperson’s Role Before & During Fair
Create Classroom Wish List display
(see instructions in kit).
Host Teacher Sneak Peek.
Inform parents about Wish List program in letter
home, newsletters & on school website.
Position Wish List display at front entrance of Fair or in prominent location.
Locate Bookplates at Cashier
Table.
Cashier validates Cash Donation
Card at time of purchase.
Distribute Cash Donation Cards daily. Teachers must redeem during current Fair (destroy cards once redeemed).
Collect & distribute donated books to teachers.
Return unused Cash Donation Cards with Fair.
Parent’s Role During Fair
Find their child’s teacher’s name on display board.
Select Book Donation
Card & locate requested book.
Purchase book, complete Bookplate and place on inside front cover of book.
Cash Donation Cards can also be purchased, filled out and attached to completed Bookplate. Cashier validates Cash
Donation Card at time of purchase.
Great Ideas From Chairpeople
Add photos of teachers (dressed to match theme!) next to their Card
Pockets.
Collect & decorate themed gift bags & use to collect donated books.
Use program to add books to your library or donate books to less fortunate schools.
Creating Your Display
Position Wish List Poster in centre of display or bulletin board.
Write each teacher's name and grade level on Card
Pockets and affix to display. Create pocket for library if needed.
Place several Cash
Donation Cards in each teacher’s Card Pocket.
Make enough copies of Book
Donations Cards so each teacher can request needed books.
 Hold a Teacher Preview
Complete Teacher
Preview Invitations, photocopy and distribute to all teachers one week before preview.
Hang Teacher Sneak
Peek Poster in staffroom.
Teachers complete their Book
Donation Cards while at preview.
Insert completed Cards into Card Pockets.
Position Wish List
Display in highly visible location.
Encourage Families to Donate
In your letter home to parents, explain benefits of Classroom Wish List program.
During Fair, encourage shoppers to purchase a Cash Donation Card or Book Donation Card.
Completing the Donation
Cash Donations
Donor fills in gift amount.
Cashier must validate Card at
time of purchase.
Donor personalizes Bookplate and attaches to validated Cash Donation Card*.
Distribute Cash Donation Cards and Bookplates to teachers DAILY to be redeemed during current Fair.
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NOTE: Destroy all Cash Donation Cards once redeemed by teachers. Return any unused Cards with Fair.
Book Wish Donations:
Donor selects book
listed on Book Donation Card then takes book and appropriate card to cashier
for purchase.
Provide each donor
with Bookplate to personalize and affix to inside front cover of donated
book.
Distribute donated
books to each teacher.
Classroom Wish List Reproducibles:
Book
Donation Cards (108 Kb PDF)
Teacher
Invitations (287 Kb PDF)
Teacher
Sneak Peek Poster (B&W) (296 Kb PDF)
Thank
you notes (23 Kb PDF)
Sample
letter (5 Kb RTF)
Volunteer
Name Badges (513 Kb PDF)
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