Tips and Tricks: Book Share at Alexander II Magnet
By Laura Mestler


At Alexander II Math and Science Magnet School, we do "Book Share". Book titles are pasted onto construction paper. We get the titles from a list printed out from Bound-to-Stay-Bound, Follett, or another jobber or book company. We use the color purple for math and science titles, green for K-3 titles and blue for 4-6 titles. Parents come into media center and choose a title from the cards. They pay for the book, the A/R quiz, and the processing; they find the total amount by looking at the price listed on the card. These titles are sold during the last week of January and first week of February. I always sell during the monthly PTA night meeting as well. Valentine cards accompanied by a little goodie are sent to those children whose families have a purchased a book. When the books come in, we have a party to celebrate their arrival. Parents come, we create "this book donated by..." labels, and then pig out on pizza! A local pizza operator donates the pies. The kids who donated the books are the first to get take them home, so I have them checkout out and ready to go home from the party. We had 350 kids first two years we did this; first year sold 30 books, second year sold 70 books, this year our population went up to 460 kids and we sold 168 books. It is a win-win for everyone! Parents have easy Valentine gift for their child, the child loves the book label and the party, and the library gets new books!

Laura Mestler, MEd.
Media Specialist
Alexander II Math & Science Magnet School

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