Teachers spend their own money on classroom books — it's one of the most common out-of-pocket costs in the job. Grants are competitive, donation sites are saturated, and the shelves still need restocking every year as books wear out and reading levels shift.
A Read-A-Thon funds those shelves with the activity your students are already doing: reading. They log minutes, their families sponsor them online, and your classroom keeps 75-80% in cash — directed straight at the books you need.
Stop paying for your classroom library out of pocket
Teachers spend their own money on classroom books — it's one of the most common out-of-pocket costs in the job. Grants are competitive, donation sites are saturated, and the shelves still need restocking every year as books wear out and reading levels shift.
A Read-A-Thon funds those shelves with the activity your students are already doing: reading. They log minutes, their families sponsor them online, and your classroom keeps 75-80% in cash — directed straight at the books you need.
Up and running in 10 minutes
No contracts, no minimums, no boxes in the back room.
Sign up free
Create your page in a few clicks. Our team sets up your main fundraiser and hands you the dashboards — no credit card, no setup fee.
Readers log minutes
Readers pick what they read and track minutes — not pages — so everyone can take part and succeed, at any reading level.
Donations roll in
Family and friends donate online from anywhere. We handle payment processing; you watch totals climb in real time.
One classroom works. The whole school works better.
A single-classroom campaign is real money for your shelves. But the model rewards scale: when a grade team or the whole building runs together, participation climbs, the prize options expand, and every teacher's library benefits at once.
If your campaign starts in one room, it's worth a conversation with your librarian or principal about a school-wide run. The setup is the same ten minutes, and the upside is far larger. See school library fundraising