Welcome Educators!
You deserve VIP content and children's literature professionals
who are here to help you!
Welcome to Anderson's Bookshops' Educators-Only Section.
Create a free account on AndersonsBookshop.com with your DISTRICT or SCHOOL email,
and you will have access to:
Book Lists curated
by our experts, like Kathleen,
AB Children's Manager
Automatic 20% discount
on school items, plus easy-to-
use tax exempt ID at checkout
Access to exclusive video content
from our kids' team, like Lorie,
AB Education Director
Create multiple Wish Lists
to share with parents or families,
or for classroom needs
Competitive discounts on
bulk orders with Anne Waite,
AB School Accounts Mgr.
Curriculum collaboration
and PD opportunities
with our kid lit experts
When it comes to educators and what you need in your classrooms and libraries, look no further! Anderson’s Bookshops has decades of experience working with schools to find the right book for any curriculum and/or any student from pre-K through 12th grade. If you’re a teacher, librarian, or administrator, we have the right book, at the right time, for the right student.
Here are some of the many ways we can be your book experts:
Over 40,000 titles in stock between our stores and warehouse
Expert help in choosing books for any curriculum, author study, or thematic unit
20% discount for any educator, any time on purchases made for classroom use
Competitive discounts for classroom sets and bulk title purchases
Educator Extravaganzas to showcase the best of what’s new - offered quarterly with free promotional items for classroom use
Expert help in running a One-Book-One-School program, with great title selection
Speakers available for Institute Days or in-service book talks
Book Fairs to promote reading and fundraising
Access to complimentary author visits, both in-person and virtual (for book fair partners)
Pre-pub author events for educators and their students
Mock Newbery, Sibert and Caldecott programs for schools and students - with book talks
Exclusive Anderson’s events: our annual Children’s Literature Breakfast, and our annual summer conferences: LITapalooza: A Literacy Love Fest for Authors and Educators and YA Midwest Book Fest
Questions? Contact Us!
Lorie Barber
Education Director
lorie.barber@andersonsbookshop.com
Kathleen March
Children's Manager, Downers Grove
kathleen.march@andersonsbookshop.com
Anne Waite
School Accounts Manager, Naperville
a.waite@andersonsbookshop.com
Laura Evans
School Book Fair Coordinator
laura.evans@abcfairs.com