![]() ![]() ![]() Sites like While school boards in Canada have stricter rules about how teachers raise money for their classrooms, it might be worth looking into grants from private businesses like Chapters/Indigo and the Love of Reading Foundation. Maybe your parent council has money for books? There is no harm in asking. If there is no money perhaps a fundraiser might work. If the books are going to remain with the school instead of your personal classroom library, ask your administration for money. It is so nice to come into our classroom every single day and see our very own little library. Your school library or even the public library sometimes need to weed out extra copies. Sometimes these books are given away for free. As a bonus we have our students carry all the books from one room to another and they get really excited to see all the new titles as they are carrying them and putting them away on the shelves. This can also work with friends who teach the same grade at another school or the grade above or below yours. Halfway through the year we switch all the books in our classroom to her classroom and she gives us all of hers. ![]() We share our classroom library with another teacher with the same grade. ![]() Just be wary of receiving old books that your students are not going to want to touch (because they are smelly, dusty or completely out of date). Maybe they have a classroom library for the grade you need and are willing to sell, lend or give to you. Lots of teachers change grades and are left with all their classroom books for the wrong grade. Be sure it’s clear these are donations to the school so no one is surprised when the book isn’t returned to the family. Write a note explaining the types of books you are looking for and where to bring donations. Lots of families have lots of books sitting around at home collecting dust and most parents are happy to get them out of the house. If you’re in the Edmonton, Alberta, Canada area check out Kids Books 4 Less. And don’t forget about those tiny little used book stores no one seems to know about where sometimes you can get a lot of books for a fraction of the price. Occasionally you can get a coveted invitation to a warehouse sale through your local public library or Scholastic. Sometimes retired teachers and teachers leaving the classroom have books they are giving away for selling for cheap. Rather than paying full price for new books try garage sales, used books stores, public library sell-offs. Yes, most teachers have to buy their own classroom library books. It can add up FAST! Make sure you carefully label your personal classroom library books so they can easily be separated from the school owned books. Just be mindful of how much you spend over the years. We don’t think teachers should have to spend their own money to fund their classroom library, but we also understand that because of the giving nature of teachers, you are more likely to buy books for your students than to have them go without. How on Earth are new teachers (and even the more experienced ones) expected to have a quality selection of classroom library books? What are some ways to stretch your classroom library to get books into the hands of each and every one of your students?įirst of all, we believe that the obligation of buying a classroom library belongs with the school or school board. You are a great teacher, but don’t have a classroom library? Of course you want your students to have a great selection of books for reading throughout the year, but most schools do not pay for classroom libraries. ![]()
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