Book Fair Fundraisers
Let us create a custom shopping experience for your specific audience that helps you raise book money!
Choose a date for your in-store book fair & reserve it with a $5 deposit, which will be returned to you in store credit after the book fair.
Receive half our net profits from the Book Fair redeemable in store credit for your teachers or colleagues!
And? Your readers feel GREAT knowing that their purchase benefits your organization and your local independent children's bookstore!
In-Store Book Fair Fundraiser
Let us create a custom shopping experience for your specific audience that helps you raise book funds!
- Choose your date & reserve it with a refundable $5 deposit (which will be returned to you in store credit after the Book Fair).
- Receive half our net profits from the Book Fair redeemable in store credit for your teachers or colleagues!
And? Your readers feel GREAT knowing that their purchase benefits your organization and your local independent children's bookstore!
DETAILS
Held from 6:30-8:30pm on Wednesday evenings after the store is closed, shoppers are invited for after-hours mingling, browsing, and purchasing for their readers (and for any educator wishlists).
You get to customize the Book Fair for your group's needs, and our team will follow up with a survey to capture those. Please see FAQs, below.
NEXT STEPS
At checkout, please include the name of your school or organization in notes. After you reserve your date, our team will email you to answer any questions you have and finalize the details for your event!
Please have your school or organization's logo ready so we can create a promotional graphic for you. We will also send instructions for creating a wishlist through our site.
We suggest at least two weeks of marketing/promotion for your In-Store Book Fair Fundraiser. Please consider this when choosing your date!
Book Fair FAQs
No, sorry: We only offer book fair proceeds in High Five Books store credit.
After your fundraiser is over, our team is glad to help your organization choose the best way to spend funds, whether it's a shopping night for your team, a list of books you'd like us to order, gift cards for individual educators, etc.
(Note: We cannot apply our traditional educator or nonprofit discount to these store credit purchases.)
Your call! Your group gets to choose whether you'd like your in-store book fair open to the public OR be private to your school or organization.
(Our team will follow up with a survey that offers you these choices.)
That's totally up to you!
Book fairs make for a sweet community-strengthening event for schools and organizations regardless, of who is invited.
Feel free to make yours a kid-free event OR invite families to shop together.
If you put grownup titles on your wish list, we're glad to stock them for your event!
(Our team will follow up with a survey that offers you these choices.)
Certainly! Our studio will be set up with tables that you're welcome to place snacks and drinks upon.
If you are planning to bring food, please provide your own utensils and napkins.
Sorry, we do not presently have a full-size refrigerator, freezer, or ice maker: Please keep this in mind when planning treats.
(PLEASE NOTE: We always have Crooked Stick Popsicles and an assortment of candy, snacks, and drinks for sale. Unless specified otherwise, these will be available for purchase during your Book Fair, as well.)
After you reserve your date, our team will send you a survey about your Book Fair preferences AND request your school or organization's logo.
The success of your Book Fair depends on your marketing of your event to your community. Please consider that during your planning!
If you so choose, we will also promote your Book Fair in our email newsletter, in store, and on social media.
Folks who cannot attend your book fair in person can still participate! From the Monday before your Book Fair through the Saturday afterward, people can:
Shop in store and give the name of your organization to the bookseller at the checkout desk.
Shop online at highfivebooks.org and specify your organization in the book bag notes before checkout.
That's totally up to how many people shop it! We split our net proceeds with you, so the more you promote your event, the greater the likelihood folks will shop it. Groups have raised $100-$700 in store credit with us so far.
And yes: We'll provide you with all the assets you need to promote your Book Fair: You just broadcast it as far and wide as you like!
One per calendar year.
Want to Chat With Us?
Got a burning book question or need a recommendation that’s just right? Don’t hesitate to reach out—whether you’re hunting for a page-turner, a heart-warmer, or something for the littlest reader, our book-loving team at High Five Books is here to help! Let’s find your next favorite story together!
