Each year Chatham Reads, a program of the Chatham Education Foundation and Chatham County Schools, holds free book fairs called Books on Break. Students choose 4 – 5 books each to keep and read over the summer. In 2025, Books on Break is coming to the following schools:
Bonlee School: April 16, 2025
J.S. Waters School: April 16, 2025
Moncure School: April 24, 2025
Pittsboro Elementary: April 24, 2025
Virginia Cross Elementary: April 30, 2025
Silk Hope School: April 30, 2025
Siler City Elementary: May 7, 2025
If Books on Break is coming to your school, we need your help to promote it!
Please share this informational flyer with the parents at your school:
Please share this post to your school and PTA’s social media pages. Some suggested captions are below.
Books on Break is coming to our school on [insert date]!! Every student from Kindergarten to 5th grade gets to choose their own books to bring home to read over the summer and keep forever! Review the flyer they bring home for tips on how to encourage them to read at home. We can’t wait to see what books they bring home! #summerreading #BooksonBreak @ChathamEducationFoundation @ChathamCountySchools
And we also need volunteers to help at the book fairs! Please encourage parents from your school to sign up to volunteer at your book fair. Volunteers can select a shift at https://chathameducationfoundation.app.neoncrm.com/forms/2025-books-on-break-2.
We also have this brief resource for teachers: