If your school is hosting a Tabletop Fair, you’ve come to the right place for helpful tips, how-to info, and more.
Tabletop Book Fairs
What’s so special about Tabletop Fairs?
Tabletop Fairs, available for select schools, share so many awesome features that are included with Case Fairs—such as the books kids love, easy-to-use Book Fair eWallet, the Share the Fair™ giving program, and that all-the-feels rush we call Bookjoy™.
But there are a few key differences that make Tabletop Fairs unique:
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How the Fair arrives
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How to process sales during the Fair
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How to pack up when the Fair is over
Before the Fair
Learn what to expect at your Tabletop Fair.
3 Chapters | 5 min. Total
How the Fair arrives
We’ll ship books already placed in trays to your school, via UPS. Just set up the trays on tables, and your school’s Tabletop Fair is ready for readers! You’ll receive a Kick-off Kit before the Fair, followed by a Set-up Kit with the Fair delivery. These boxes are filled with extras to add flair to your Fair, including:
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Book Fair flyers, hallway posters, and an outdoor banner
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Table covers, table stands with signs, and character standees
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A Share the Fair collection box and a “round up your purchase” sign
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Important information about how to return the Fair
View your school's digital book resources
Head over to the Book Fair Flyers and Videos page to access your school's digital book flyers, book blurbs, and video book trailers and share them with your school community.
Visit the Before the Fair page for tips and resources to help you spread the word, hype the books, promote eWallet, plan previews, and so much more!
During the Fair
Take a detailed tour of the Payment Portal in this video tutorial.
3 Chapters | 5 min. Total
The user-friendly Payment Portal allows you to process sales using credit cards, Book Fair eWallets, cash, checks, Scholastic Dollars, Share the Fair contributions, and Purchase Orders. You also have the ability to process a split tender—where you pay a portion of the total with one payment option and use a second option to complete the sale.
The Portal is available up to 5 days before your school’s Fair start date, continuing for 5 days after the Fair’s end date. To get started, select Fair Details and Settings from the Fair Account drop-down menu, then scroll down to launch the Portal.
Check out During the Fair for more resources and tips on sending Fair reminders, hosting previews and events, requesting a restock, and more.
After the Fair
The “Important Instructions” envelope you received in your Set-up Kit includes information on how to schedule your pickup and how to repack your trays.
Review and confirm your sales totals before closing your Fair in the Portal. If you used a register in addition to the Portal, be sure it’s connected to the Internet and tap CLOSE FAIR on the register’s Home screen. View the Closing Out the Register Guide for details.
Once you’ve closed your Fair, you’ll receive an email alerting you that your Financial Form is ready. Your financials will be pre-populated with your Fair’s sales details, including sales from the Portal, as well as any sales made on the register.
Last, be sure to reserve your school’s next Fair to take advantage of the Multi-Fair reward! After the first Fair*, sales at each additional Fair will earn 10% extra Scholastic Dollars. Fairs must be held between 8/1/24 and 7/31/25.
Head to After the Fair to remind families about year-round online shopping, thank your community for their support, and share your feedback with us.
Bonus incentives
Get a Scholastic Dollars™ bonus just for promoting and shopping your school’s Fair. Complete three out of the four activities to earn 15 Scholastic Dollars for your school, or earn 35 when you complete all four!
Send a customizable letter from the principal to families
Use these resources to promote eWallet friends and family sharing
Recruit a co-host to help you prep and run the Fair
Shop the Fair using Scholastic Dollars
After the Fair, be sure to claim your rewards and let us know which activities you completed.
Disclaimers: Your school can earn Scholastic Dollars as profit from your Fair’s sales or as rewards. Your school’s account balance combines both of these amounts. Profit from your Fair earned as Scholastic Dollars does not expire, but rewards expire six months after your Fair’s start date—unless you hold another Fair within seven months, which extends your rewards until seven days after the Fair end date. Be sure to report any purchases with redeemed rewards within those seven days. We can’t reissue expired rewards, but when you redeem Scholastic Dollars, amounts with an expiration date are automatically redeemed first. Please check your Scholastic Dollars balance to view expiration dates for your school’s fall and/or spring Fairs.
See your Scholastic Dollars balance in the Host Hub for specific expiration dates for each reward amount. Scholastic Dollars that you earn from a Fair will appear in your balance after your Fair’s payment is finalized.
*After the first Fair, sales at each additional Fair will earn 10% extra Scholastic Dollars. Fairs must be held between 8/1/24 and 7/31/25. Second and subsequent Fairs must meet a sales threshold of $1,500. Online shopping sales will be added to the Fair's revenue and qualify toward the $1,500 threshold. BOGO Fairs qualify for the Multi-Fair reward but do not qualify for in-person Fair profit. BOGO Fairs receive profit from online shopping, but do not receive BOGO pricing.