Theresa Hemingway

Posted on 6/22/09

I am a parent volunteer working to create a library for our
small charter school. We are starting our third year and
will have grades 6-8, with a plan to add a new 6th grade
each year until we are grades 6-12.

Because we are new and small, our budget is limited. In
fact, right now we have a bunch of donated books and some
books we got through Scholastic book sales, a $1000 gift
card from Barnes and Noble that we earned through a book
sale there, and the possibility of a $5000 grant that we
have applied for. It's not much, but it's a start.

We were planning to use Follett Library Resources to
purchase books if we win the grant. However, the parent
librarian at another charter school in our area told me
that Follett books don't hold up as well as books bought
from other sellers. What I'm wondering is if this is
everyone's experience. Is Follett not a good company to buy
from? If not, what company would you recommend? Besides
quality books that will hold up to middle schoolers, we
need good customer support to guide us in choosing which
books to buy.

Thanks!

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