Get Free Books for Your Classroom!
Funded by a generous grant from the Renée B. Fisher Foundation, the Books for Teachers program provides teachers in select Connecticut towns with $100 worth of books from Pequot Library’s book sales for use in their classrooms or for professional development.
The Midwinter Book Sale is the little sister of the library’s regionally known Summer Book Sale; it’s smaller but more intimate, with many treasures and bargains to be found in the library’s historic auditorium. All proceeds support Pequot Library’s services and circulating collection, programs for all ages, educational exhibitions, and world-class Special Collections. This year the Midwinter Book Sale will run from February 15-16 with a special, teachers-only day on February 14.
TEACHERS-ONLY SNEAK PEEK and PRIVATE SHOPPING HOURS:
Friday, February 14 – 1:00-6:00 pm
REGULAR SALE HOURS
Saturday, February 15 – 9:00 am-5:00 pm
Sunday, February 16 – 9:00 am-3:00 pm
PRICING
Hardcover $3
Softcover $2
(or as marked)
To apply, please check the list of approved schools to confirm your school’s eligibility and click below to fill out the online form. Then, shop during the sale and check out at the designated Books for Teachers register to stock your classroom library for free!
Limited to the first 325 eligible applicants. Applications are limited to one per teacher.
Apply to the winter 2025 Books for Teachers program
The History of Books for Teachers at Pequot
In 2003, the Renée B. Fisher Foundation had a simple idea: to provide an abundance of books of all types and subjects to children whose access to reading materials might be limited. What better place to find a rich resource of books at affordable prices than a library book sale? Who better to drive student access to learning than their teachers?
To achieve this mission, the Renée B. Fisher Foundation and Pequot Library have partnered for nearly 20 years to put books in the hands of students through Books for Teachers, an award program that provides public school teachers with $100 award vouchers for free books and media at Pequot Library’s Summer Book Sale. Originally available only to teachers in Bridgeport and New Haven, the program expanded in 2022 to include select schools in Ansonia, Derby, Stratford, and Norwalk.
Approved Schools
Every public school in Bridgeport, New Haven, Derby, and Ansonia is eligible for the program, as well as select schools in Norwalk and Stratford.
Norwalk Schools
Brien McMahon High School | Brookside Elementary | Jefferson Magnet | Kendall College and Career Academy| Marvin Elementary | Ponus Ridge STEAM Academy| Roton Middle | Silvermine Dual Language Magnet School| Tracey Magnet School| West Rocks Middle School | South Norwalk Neighborhood School
Stratford Schools
Franklin Elementary School | Stratford Academy: Johnson House | Nichols Elementary School | David Wooster Middle School
Email us to inquire about your school's eligibility.