Get Ready for the Best Week of the Year!
We are so excited to help you bring the excitement, inspiration, and Festival du Livre ruckus to your school.
Set Your School’s Goals
Why are you hosting a Festival? Setting a school goal for your Festival is your key to success!
- Use the Goal Chart in your Kick-off Kit to track your progress towards reaching your goal.
- Post on social media and send out emails to the school community to let them know how close you are to reaching your goal!
- Involve your school community in setting your Festival du Livre goal so everyone is invested in meeting it!
Hold Teacher Preview Events
Teachers love a chance to relive their Festival du Livre memories.
- Host “first-look” preview events for Teachers to create wish lists of the titles they need most.
- Once the Festival du Livre is open, create tables showcasing these lists so parents know what to purchase.
Hype the Books
Giving children easy access to fun, engaging reading material is the best way to develop their love of reading.
- The flyer is bursting with new and bestselling titles to get students and parents excited to shop the Festival.
- We’ve created ready-to-use letters to send home with students so families can get excited about the upcoming Festival!
- Get students excited about the Festival du Livre by running contests and raffles to win books!
Quick Tips for Running Your Festival
Time to get organized!
- Create decorations and plan for contests and games
- Advertise your Festival dates
- Discuss duties and availability with your volunteers!
Get everybody hyped about the Festival!
- Send the highlights flyer and a parent letter home for families
- Host the Teacher Preview and collect wish lists to create your display
It’s time to share the love of reading!
- Set up cases and/or tables with volunteers
- Decorate the Festival and remember to download the directional arrows!
You’re ready to celebrate your success!
- Send a thank-you note to your school community for their support
- Place Student Reorders and submit your Rewards Worksheet online
- Go shopping with your earned Scholastic Dollars for new books and education resources!
What Resources Are Available to Chairpeople?
Steps for Success
- Plan to succeed! A Festival du Livre Planning Guide is included with every Festival.
- Boost your Festival with ready-to-go promos
Making Every Dollar Count
- Promote your Festival using your Scholastic Dollars
- Options to receive your proceeds as cash or Scholastic Dollars, our rewards currency
- Multiple-Festival bonuses
Chairpeople-Exclusive Content
- Print and digital resources
- And more!