Books for Students Without A Library
"Many of our students live in unincorporated Cook County and are not able to access the public library. SCARCE was able to give us books in both Spanish and English to give to our students for our...
View ArticleIn Heaven
"It was my first year teaching and I arrived to a class with NO supplies to teach Science. I visited SCARCE and was in heaven." Amy Shah
View ArticleGroup Reading Sets & Classroom Libraries
"Wow! I have worked as a literacy coordinator in several elementary schools and have personally used the books from Scarce to furnish over 60 classroom libraries. My colleagues have probably furnished...
View ArticleBooks to Keep At Home
"My district has a high poverty level; very few students can afford ordering from Scholastic Books. Before Spring Break, I asked the students if they wanted me to go to SCARCE and they overwhelming...
View ArticleFinding Treasures at SCARCE
"The expression "One man's trash is another man's treasure" is why I love SCARCE so much. Our school has not purchased new text books since the building opened almost 20 years ago. Thanks to SCARCE, I...
View ArticleLiterature for Glen Ellyn Families
Through SCARCE's book rescue program and Tools for Schools, we handpicked 700+ books last year, along with school supplies, puzzles, educational posters, literacy curriculum and more!Nearly all of the...
View ArticleBooks to Take Home
Many of our students live in unincorporated Cook County and are not able to access the public library. SCARCE gave us books in both Spanish and English for our Family Reading Night. The parents and...
View ArticleSCARCE Helps Keep Kids Out of Prison
These students are at-risk youth. They are on the cusp of being expelled and becoming a burden on society. SCARCE is helping our program to keep our students off the streets and out of prisons. This I...
View ArticleTeaching Children to Cherish Books
"I use SCARCE book rescue to select books for my students that they can keep an cherish for their very own. I select books for them based on their reading level and reading interests. I have always...
View ArticleSCARCE Provides Books for Home
"SCARCE not only provides reading material that is interesting and at the right reading level for our students who are new to the United States, but we are able to send books home with students. There...
View ArticleGood Home for Buttons and More
SCARCE recently provided us with yarn, thread, buttons and material with which we put buttons an baby sweaters, made quilts, sewed diapers, made prayer shawls, baby sweaters, baby hats, and afghans....
View ArticleBooks Are a Hit with My Students!
Just wanted to tell you that the treasures (specifically nonfiction books) that I found on Saturday at Scarce have been the biggest hit with my students! On Monday they spent 45 minutes engaged in...
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So Excited
"We are just thrilled! I can't belive we found just what we are looking for."Debbie ClarkPrincipal
View ArticleChildren Delighted!
"I brought the books to school and the children were overjoyed! I wish you could have seen how the books lit up a child's face and contributed to the love of literature." Heather Simpson Bronzeville...
View ArticleGreat Use of SCARCE Resources!
"Once again, I want you to know how very grateful I am that you exist. The materials I have found at SCARCE and the ideas they generate are just wonderful. I am so excited to share those ideas with you...
View ArticleHome Away From Home
SCARCE is my "home away from home." Every time I come here I load up the car with fabulous text books, workbooks, supplies and library books for my classroom. Practically all of the books in my...
View ArticleThank you from St. Isidore Catholic Church
"Dear SCARCE, We would like to express our sincerest thanks for the 176 books you donated to the annual St. Isidore Thanksgiving Drive! On Sunday November 21, we were able to provide full Thanksgiving...
View ArticleBooks for Low Income Students
"The students I work with are 90% low income with no books at home. Scarce was an amazing resource that is needed in society. Thank you!" Anonymous - Cook County
View ArticleArt Supplies From Tools for Schools
"I have found supplies at Scarce that I would never have been able to purchase and those supplies have helped me develop better lessons that will excite and interest my students more."Anonymous -...
View ArticleBooks Benefit Low Income Families
"The latest research points to the inaccessibility of reading material as a major reason that low income families often have students who struggle with reading. Because of your free books, I have been...
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