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Book fair benefits parents and students
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.Various books and toys were for sale at the book fair. The parents would come in before or after their conference times to shop.
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.The adult book fair took place on Nov. 24 at Stadium Drive Elementary School. This was an opportunity for parents to shop for their children without having them around.
By ALEXIS BARTOLOMUCCI
Scholastic book fairs are not just for students. Stadium Drive Elementary school hosted an adult book fair on Nov. 24.
The students of Stadium Drive Elementary school had a week long book fair, put on by Scholastic, to pick and choose books they wanted. Afterward, the children’s families had the opportunity to have their own.
Having an adult-only book fair allowed the parents to pick out books and other gifts to get to their children as holiday gifts without the children knowing. With the students having their book fair first, they could pick out different items and books that they liked. The parents would then be able to get their children the items that they wanted but may not have been able to get on their own.
The adult book fair was during parent-teacher conferences, making it easy for the parents to browse the library before or after their conference.
“They like to just wander in when they come without their kids. Then they can actually take the time to shop for books,” said Mrs. Marsco.
Aside from the parents buying books for their children, they use the book fair as an opportunity to buy books for the teachers at Stadium Drive. The books go to the teachers as gifts to use in the classroom. The purchases made from both the students and adults help give funds to the library and allow the library to buy more books.