School Librarians Are Creating Free Book Fairs. Here's How.

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  • Author(s): Schultz, Brooke
  • Source:
    Education Week. 7/17/2024, Vol. 43 Issue 30, p20-21. 2p. 1 Cartoon or Caricature.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      BOOK industry exhibitions; LOW-income students; SCHOOL librarians; SOCIAL stigma
    • Subject Terms:
      UNITED States
    • Abstract:
      The article focuses on the innovative efforts of school librarians in U.S. to create free book fairs as a means to provide equitable access to books for poor children. It states that traditional for-profit book fairs often highlight socio-economic disparities among students, which prompted librarians like Julia Stivers and others to develop models where every student can receive a book for free, thus fostering a love for reading without the stigma of financial constraints.