Books for Teachers Program

Since 2011, the Books for Teachers Program at the Spring and Fall book sales in support of the Media-Upper Providence Free Library has provided individual teachers in Title I Delaware County School Districts/Schools with $125 worth of voucher money to be spent at the book sale for classroom books and materials.

The Books for Teachers Program is funded by a generous grant from the Renée B. Fisher Foundation. For 15 years the Renée B. Fisher Foundation’s Books for Teachers Program has been active at numerous library book sales. The foundation’s program started with a simple idea: provide books of all types and subjects to children whose access may be limited through their schools in underserved communities. What better place to find a rich resource of books at affordable prices than a library book sale?

Districts/Schools Approved by the Fisher Foundation

The Fisher Foundation approves the following districts/schools to participate in the Books for Teachers program:

Chester Upland School District
Southeast Delco School District
Upper Darby School District

William Penn School District
Ridley School District Title 1 Schools: Eddystone and Woodlyn
Chichester School District Title 1 Schools: Linwood and Marcus Hook

Our Impact

In 2024, the Books for Teachers Program at the Media-Upper Providence Free Library provided over 8,000 books to local school communities, supporting teachers in their classrooms and helping to enhance school libraries. The following are comments from teachers who have participated in the program in the past:

It was a pleasure to find diverse reading material for our middle schoolers.

I can’t thank you enough for this opportunity to be able to add to my personal classroom collection for my scholars. Not only are you helping me and all of the other teachers, but also all of the children that may not be as fortunate.

Thank you again for organizing and holding this event. Our students have learned that I HAVE BOOKS. The readers drop by to peruse the latest and greatest, which leads to conversations about books. They are thrilled they can keep them. Also, this grant allows me to find just the right books for the teachers’ classroom libraries.

My students love the books. We are currently doing a March madness book read aloud where we read many books and vote on our favorite one. These books will be read and enjoyed by my students this year and for years to come.

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