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.
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:
of genres, especially the picture books as I teach first grade, have allowed me to expand my
classroom library, but more importantly, have allowed me to gift books to my students who have
very few if any books of their own at home to practice the reading skills we teach them in class.
To see a child’s face, who has no book of their own, light up when you tell them “Yes, this is your
book to keep!” is priceless.
reading time. They have at least 15 minutes of silent reading time every day,
so the books from the sale help with variety to choose from.My students
absolutely love any book about animals! I was able to get about 10 new
books on animals this past sale.
novels. I also ask them if there is anything they are interested that we don’t have and I can
usually find something to fill the need. I am very grateful to have found this program!
year. This year my position changed from learning support to intensive support for all grades K-
6th. I needed a different range of books for all grades. I was so thrilled to get these books and
the children loved them. Also now they call my classroom the library.
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