Who are Scholastic Book Fairs?

Scholastic Book Fairs is a highly dedicated team that provides families and educators with products and services to help children become lifelong learners. Committed to putting books in the hands of Australian children for over 20 years, Scholastic Book Fairs have helped schools host over 100 000 Book Fairs, and last year alone gave back over $3.5 million in commission to Australian schools.

Scholastic Book Fairs work in partnership with your school to offer special book events that will excite students about reading. With the latest books and educational materials, a Scholastic Book Fair enables you to acquire the much-needed resources your school needs to better your students’ education.

What is a Scholastic Book Fair?

A Scholastic Book Fair is a lively and fun event that enables children, parents, teachers and community members to purchase quality books and classroom materials at reasonable prices, while raising funds for schools.

Why host a Scholastic Book Fair?

A Scholastic Book Fair is a unique and rewarding experience and is the best way to support your school reading program and acquire much-needed resources for your school. Students, parents and teachers love Book Fairs for many reasons, including:

A Book Fair brings children into contact with affordable, quality books

Book Fairs encourage a love of reading and help build school, classroom and home libraries

They provides access to exclusive editions, the newest titles and award-winning books

A Fair is one of the easiest ways to raise funds for the school.

A Scholastic Book Fair requires no financial investment from your school and you are provided with all products, promotional material and support needed to make your Book Fair a highly successful event — at no cost to your school.

We give you everything you need!

Support from your Book Fairs Consultant and Customer Service

Access to the online tool

All the materials you need to promote your Book Fair

The books and all the material needed to host your Book Fair

All you need do is identify a site to host your Book Fair and enlist some enthusiastic volunteers.

Rewards

Not only is a Book Fair a fantastic literacy event, but also a percentage of your Book Fair proceeds goes right back to your school! You can customise how you wish to receive your commission by taking the mix of options below that best suits your school.

Book Commission:
Get an excellent percentage of your Book Fair proceeds back in books! Either select the items you like directly from your Book Fair before you pack it up or choose from over 2500 titles available online.

Classroom Essentials Online Catalogue Commission:
Get a percentage of your Book Fairs sales back in purchases from Scholastic's Classroom Essentials catalogue, which is available online.

Cash Commission:
Get a percentage of your Book Fairs sales back in cash.

Additional Bonus Rewards:
Receive higher commission percentages and more rewards by hosting multiple Book Fairs in a calendar year.

Mixing Commission:
Mixing commission is easy using the Scholastic Book Fairs Online Tool. It calculates your commission for you and enables you to claim your commission, using any mix of our commission options. This ensures that you get the very best result for your school

Scholastic Australia, proudly supports children in need throughout Australia

Over $1 million has been raised for Variety, the children’s charity.

Every year Scholastic supports communities and individuals in Australia by giving over $½ million in books wherever there is a need.

Continuing our support of The Book Bunker — a unique library at the Children’s Hospital at Westmead. Established by Scholastic over nine years ago, this state-of-the-art library is run by volunteer librarians. Sales of The Bandaged Bear book series benefit the Children’s Hospital.

Ongoing book sale fundraising events run by Scholastic staff benefit various children’s charities annually.

Scholastic supports Camp Quality through the annual publication and sale of the Camp Quality joke book, Laugh Out Loud!

 Scholastic also rewards those who contribute to children’s literature and education in Australia through:

The Dromkeen Medal, which is awarded each year to an Australian who has significantly contributed to the development of children’s literature.

The Dromkeen Librarian’s Award, which recognises an individual who has created a willingness and enthusiasm in young people to read.

Sponsorships of:

The Australian Primary Principals Association

National Literacy and Numeracy Week

How to host a Scholastic Book Fair?

Contact a Book Fairs Consultant on 1800 024 840 or email us at bookfairs@scholastic.com.au