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Michelle Scarborough couldn\u2019t fool the students at Elbert County Primary School \u2013 even if she intended to pose as a secret \u201cguest\u201d reader at her library. \u201cI dressed up as Darth Vader and read a cute little sweet book as an oxymoron,\u201d she says. \u201cThey guessed who I was right off the bat. I believe it\u2019s because they hear my voice so often.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scarborough, a library media specialist for 14 years, had a decade under her belt as a classroom teacher before that. She knows the city of Elberton \u2013 just outside of Athens, Georgia \u2013 and its small, surrounding communities well, especially since she serves as her school\u2019s community liaison too. \u201cIt\u2019s a quiet place, with a lot of fishing and outdoor recreation,\u201d she says. \u201cWe are also called the Granite Capital of the World because our financial trade and business was in the granite industry. And we\u2019re known for the Granite Bowl, which is a very large [district] football stadium, and all the seating is granite. It\u2019s a cool place.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scarborough is known at her school for her creativity in getting students \u2013 the Bullfrogs \u2013 excited about the school library. \u201cWe\u2019ve just had national Library Week, so we’ve been celebrating that with fun games,\u201d she says. \u201cI\u2019ve trained a smart speaker to sound off buzzers and bells and applause and give out random prizes for students that come in to check out books.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But Scarborough says nothing compares to the excitement generated by her book fairs. \u201cIt’s like a carnival or the fair that comes through your town with all the rides and the lights and the bells and the whistles,\u201d she says. \u201cThey’re so excited and their eyes light up, and they just cannot wait to get in there to take a look at what’s in the book fair this time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Scarborough, the fairs have recently gotten even more attention after she switched companies and chose Literati to provide the books, the fair\u2019s theme, decorations, and all the other setup that she says makes the events so magical.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The book fair is like a carnival or the fair that comes through your town.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI heard about Literati and just decided to take the leap and see what they’re about,\u201d Scarborough says. \u201cBut, oh man, I was so nervous about going with a different book fair company because \u2014 you’ve been with the same outfit for so long and you get used to it. But when the fair came, it was amazing. The carts are wonderful, stocked with a wonderful collection and a big variety of literature.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scarborough says she especially likes the way Literati themes and decorations transform the library into another little world \u2013 like last year\u2019s \u201cStory Safari\u201d with a giant arch of balloons patterned with leopard spots and other African animals, as well as animal masks for the kids and visiting parents. The fairs also include fun, online video previews with cartoons and fair guides that let students and parents get a good look at what will be available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finding titles for early readers has always been a challenge for Scarborough, so she says she appreciates Literati\u2019s wide scope of selections for the younger students. The way Literati handles what Scarborough calls \u201cjunkie junk\u201d \u2013 prevalent in other book fair companies \u2013 also appeals to her. \u201cOur students are still able to get a cute pen and journal to write stories, because that’s what I encourage them to do.\u201d But she says her focus remains encouraging the students to read. \u201cThey always get a really good book and Literati is always good value \u2013 a number of books that are $5 and under.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI’m a book lover and I wholeheartedly believe that reading makes you smart,\u201d Scarborough says. \u201cAnd I encourage our students on a daily basis to read as much as possible because you can learn so many things, expand your vocabulary, and grow in learning.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She says the fairs bring out what she enjoys best about being a librarian \u2013 a slightly different role than a teacher. \u201cAs a classroom teacher, I was like their daytime mama, you know?\u201d she says. \u201cThe teacher is a mother for a very large amount of hours in a student’s life. And so, I always mothered and helped take care of them and made sure they learned.\u201d Now she says she\u2019s proud to be like a grandmother that gets to invite the students into her world with the mission of using fun to encourage reading. \u201cIt\u2019s a sweet spot,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Literati has made her spot as a librarian even sweeter, she says, and she feels like she has \u201cgrown with the company over the years.\u201d \u201cI’m in love with this company, and I’ve told all the media specialists in my county to take that leap and change over to Literati.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Michelle Scarborough couldn\u2019t fool the students at Elbert County Primary School \u2013 even if she intended to pose as a secret \u201cguest\u201d reader at her library. \u201cI dressed up as Darth Vader and read a cute little sweet book as an oxymoron,\u201d she says. \u201cThey guessed who I was right off the bat. 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