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Harry Potter Books for a classroom

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  • 07-01-2013 5:54pm
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    TheGreatHuman
    Registered Users Posts: 32 ✭


    Hi,

    I'm a primary teacher and a lot of my children have a pretty large resistance to reading a lot of the (very dated) books we have in our class library. Does anybody know of anywhere I could get my hands on Harry Potter second hand paperbacks or other similar titles at an inexpensive price? Unfortunately our school doesn't have a fund for the books so I'll be paying for them myself; therefore, value is important!

    Thanks in advance.
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    meoklmrk91
    Registered Users Posts: 4,085 ✭✭✭meoklmrk91


    Amazon are usually good for stuff like this, the problem is that the postage may end up being the killer, however if you were able to get a number of books from one seller and contacted them asking to combine postage then it would be much better.

    Have your tried car boot sales, there are always people selling books and you will get them for next to nothing that way.


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    byhookorbycrook
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 12,485 Mod ✭✭✭✭byhookorbycrook


    Charity shops, also ask parents to send in books their children no longer want(good condition only!!)It's possible in some areas to get class novels on loan from the local libraries.


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    maximoose
    Registered Users Posts: 9,197 ✭✭✭maximoose


    Are you ever near Phibsboro?

    I'll gladly donate these to you :)

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    judgefudge
    Registered Users Posts: 915 ✭✭✭judgefudge


    I also have all the books I would be willing to donate. PM me for details!


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    TheGreatHuman
    Registered Users Posts: 32 ✭TheGreatHuman


    maximoose wrote: »
    Are you ever near Phibsboro?

    I'll gladly donate these to you :)

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    Thank you that would be amazing!


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    MissFlitworth
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,057 ✭✭✭MissFlitworth


    +1 on Charity Shops. One near me (in Inchicore, Dublin) has rakes of Harry Potter and lots of them look like they've never been opened.


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    nicowa
    Registered Users Posts: 700 ✭✭✭nicowa


    You could offer to do a collection. Ask parent and past pupils, put a notice in the local shops and church, ask the GAA to put something in their local newsletter. Plenty of people have books they want to get rid of and the likes of Oxfam can hardly sell them anymore.


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    hooplah
    Registered Users Posts: 570 ✭✭✭hooplah


    If you are a teacher in a Primary School then you can obtain a block loan account from Dublin City Public Libraries. This allows you to borrow Junior Library books for a class for an extended period of time. If you are close to Phibsborough then you're close to the library there and to the Central Library in the ILAC Centre.

    Call in and collect a form which will have to be stamped / cleared by your school.


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    Fragglefur
    Registered Users Posts: 102 ✭✭Fragglefur


    you're more than welcome to my Harry Potter books too! PM me if interested.


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