One of my FAVORITE things in my room this year is my new book bins! I mean just LOOK at how pretty these are!
This is how my my library used to look.
The bins were $1 bins from one of the dollar stores. They held a lot of books, but they weren't very sturdy, always fell over, and were constantly cracking.
So I decided since I was moving schools, it was perfect timing t redo my library! I did a little Facebook survey of where people got their library bins...and did my research on the ones everyone mentioned.
My decision was easy.
So I got a TON of new bins! They are all over my room! These wonderful bins came from Steps to Literacy.
They are so sturdy. They aren't flimsy at all. And they are pretty big! I only had about 2-3 books (in all of my thousands) that didn't fit in it.
Not only am I using them for book bins, but I'm using them inside their team buckets. They will house their offices (test hiders), team folders, and the books they borrow from me.
I also have some that I'm using to story all of my supplies, materials, and resources I will need for the week. I used to use the drawers in my rolling craft cart or the pockets in my hanging pocket chart for file folders, but I really like how I can put bulky items in these tubs.
It took about 65-70 book bins to redo my whole library (and I had about 10 extra that I used NOT for my library shelves). And as you can see, I have quite the extensive library. ha! So you can really fit a lot in these bins too!
TWO winners will get 1 set of 8 bins - the colors will be orange, lime green, purple, bright blue, red, yellow, green, and blue.
Want to win a set?? Enter below in the rafflecopter! I will pick a winner Sunday night!
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«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 363 of 363I would love the primary pack colors. Everything in my room is blue, green, orange, red, and yellow this year. I have a couple of these book bins and they are great! Would love to win a set! :)
My classroom doesn't really have a theme beyond bright colors mixed with lots of black, so I would love any color bins! But the fun colors might be adorable!!
I just bought 20 of these bins and I love them! But I need 8 more for reading and math small groups! Keeping my fingers crossed.
I would love to win these. I love the blue and green colors. I am trying to reorganize my room.
These are awesome! I LOOOOVE all the colors and organization :)
I am also moving schools and plan on revamping my library. The primary colors would work best in my room.
I would love to win the lime and blue. It would match the theme in my classroom this year :)
Lori
wrlean@aol.com
I love the bright blue and lime green bins. I would love to win these and organize my classroom.
These bins are so cute! Many of mine were broken and I replaced them with loaners from another teacher. I would love to have these awesome tubs!
I think the fun colors are the best. :)
Yay for such an amazing giveaway! I love the 'Fun Colors' set!!
I would love any of the primary colors!! My library really could use a makeover!
Your library looks fantastic!!
What an awesome opportunity...thanks! I'm in love with the "fun colors" bins!!!!!
Lime green and bright blue would work really well, but all of the bright colors are beautiful! :)
-Kelly :)
Mrs. Campbell's Kids
Lots of uses for these! Love the green, I am doing a frog theme in my second grade class this year!
I am desperate for book bins!! I've tried some from Costco which were ok but have split and cracked. The ones from the Dollar Store don't last. These look super great but I'm out of $ for the year to purchase!! Need them so!!!
I love the idea for using the bins for Mon-Fri work for the week!
The fun colors book boxes would be my choice. These look great! Thanks for the chance to win. Your room looks amazing!
I love the fun colors set! I've had my book bins for almost 5 full years and they are definitely showing their age. Thanks for the chance to win!
Definitely the fun colors! I just reorganized my library and these would work beautifully!~ Lisa
I love the fun colors! My classroom is purple and lime so they would look great!! These would so help me be more organized!!
I love the purple bin, but I like the primary color scheme better. I am a sucker for a good bin!
My classroom library looks like your before picture!
The fun colors would match my room!
Traci
I would do the same as you! I love the lime green and blue. The primary colors would have been great when I taught Kinder.
I would love the primary colours.
I would choose the green and blue bins. I have others that are that color scheme.
Bright blue and lime green. These are amazing. Going to have to order a "few"!
Mrs. Brown Loves Bookworms
I'd love to win. Im a first year teacher.
I've been looking for some bins to redo my library. These bins would be a great starting point. I love all the colors!
I would love to be able to redo my library so all the boxes matched! If I could, I'd go for the purple and blue ones, but I could definitely work with the full fun colors set too. :)
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The bright blue would be great in my room.
I'm doing mostly lime green and blue this year so I'd definitely pick those! Thank you for the opportunity!
Fun colors!
I love the bright blue bins.
You can never have too many book bins!
I love your room! My theme is blue and green too. :) I would use the 16 bins to hold notebooks and folders for each of my students. They would be so perfect; I really hope I win!
I love your group bucket signs. Do you have them in your store? I would love some.
Eileenb3434@gmail.com
Book bins make me so happy! I love the bright blue color.
davenportrl@gmail.com
I have been eyeing these! The lime green and purple bins are so pretty! They would look great in my room.
klg7911@gmail.com
I so need to do this. This would be a good start!
I would love the primary set!!!
Your library is so bright and cheery. I think the Lime Green would be awesome! My shelves are ugly and gray, but my classroom is super bright and colorful.
Carol
The Super Sparkly Teacher
I would love to have the fun colors in my classroom. mrsruffin924@gmail.com
I would love either primary or fun color bins. Thank you for the chance to win!
I like a colorful room, so I could use any and all colors. Thanks.
susanlulu@yahoo.com
These would be so great to have!
I would love the lime green, light blue and orange ones. :)
Oh I would love these!!!!! I would get the primary set! Love your classroom! neillkk@hotmail.com
i love these!! I wish they came preassembled with the books Lol
The blue ones (although I actually have more black in my room) those would complement my room! mrs.steinachers.class@gmail.com
The Primary Colors would be a perfect match!
I just invested in the fun colors for my students to use this year. I love them. Your library looks amazing.
Bright colors!!!!! I don't have a set color theme but anything bright is a go :)
The fun colors set. I just wish they had pink too.
Love your room and the new book bins you are using. I, like you, have been using the old, flimsy boxes for my books, and sure could use some new ones.
~Julie
mcbridejulie6@gmail.com
Pick me 😃😃😃
I would love the primary colors. They would match my room perfectly.
Those book boxes are beyond amazing! I will definitely need some!
Cool- fun colors are perfect!
This is a fantastic giveaway! I would love the fun color set!
~Lorraine
Fabulous 4th Grade Froggies
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I could use any color. My "theme" this year is just bright colors!
krisspradlin4@yahoo.com
I think I would go with the same colors that you did - the lime green and bright blue!
I love the brightly colored ones!
melindacasas@gmail.com
I'd love the fun colors set! :)
~Wendy
sdwd727@gmail.com
I too have the dollar bins for my library. I'd love to update to a sturdier bin. These look great!
Oooooo....fun colors, for sure!
I could use any of the colors..... I would love these they would help me get organized!!!
I would LOVE to win these for my new classroom!!!! They match all of the colors I am using in my room this year. Fingers Crossed!!!!
I LOVE the lime green baskets! :)
LOVE your room and especially your library. Just bought mini crates at Dollar Tree in similar colors. I think I need to save for these bins! Have a great year.
I love how organized you are!! If I taught elementary school, I would love to have book bins like that. I could totally see myself using them for organizing files Monday-Friday like you did.
I like the yellow, purple, and blue. I only wish there was a pink. :)
Great boxes!
Katie
I Want to be a Super Teacher
I love these! I would like the fun color set! My color scheme is the blue and lime green this year!
The fun colors set would work much better for me. I love color, but I'm not into the primary colors.
Michelle
I would love the fun colors! This is only my second year in….second grade, and I am trying to get my library organized! These really are fantastic and would love to have them for storing my books. Your room looks amazing! Love all the ideas!
These would be great to have!
I decided to continue with my zebra print theme this year but wanted to add lime green to enhance the look. Ever since I learned about Steps to Literacy's affordable book bins, I have been purchasing 5 at a time to change out the other colors in my room. I'd love to win some book bins from this wonderful company!
Cheryl
cherj100@yahoo.com
I would definitely want the Fun Colors!
I love the fun colors! My class has a bright rainbow/star theme. These would be wonderful! mgifford@conejousd.org
I am completely obsessed with bright colors in my reading area. I would love to win any great colors such as blue green orange purple or even yellow pink and any other fun colors. Adding to my reading area is something I would continuously love to do throughout the next few years
I would love the fun colors / non-primary. They are so bright and cheery!! Thanks for the giveaway!!
Wow! Your room looks great! I love the colors and I would LOVE to win!!!
Love the new room. I've been debating on changing my book bins too. Those dollar store ones don't hold much and they break easily. I checked out a competitor's but these seem to be sturdier. Thanks for sharing. You are my favorite "go to." Have a great year!
I love everything you do, but the organization of these book bins are the best. I am trying to reorganize now and would love for my library to look half as good as yours! Thanks for the opportunity.
I would love to have the primary colors, would go great with my superheroes theme this year. What a great post,you did a beautiful job with organizing your library and room with the bins. I would love to be so organized like you.
Although I like the Fun Color book boxes better, the Primary Colors would work best in my classroom!
The primary set would match my
room but I love the fun colors too!
I love the green/blue color combination in your room!
Mine look like your old ones! I would love the primary colors set! Thanks
Gorgeous!! I love the look of your book bins! My book shelves are organized, but I would love to use the bins. :)
The primary colors would be my choice. :)
The fun colors would work for me!
I love the Fun Color set...
Thanks for the chance at this great giveaway. I would love fun colors, but both are great! Hope your year is fabulous in first!
Fun colors for sure. My group buckets are lime green and one of my boards is the bright blue!
I love the primary colors. I have been looking for sturdy boxes for the same thing and they are so expensive. Would love to win a set!
I love you book bins!
I am a product of dollar store bins, they break and collapse and I can never find just what I want for cheaper elsewhere! These look fantastic! I would take any color! I have so many books and I would love better bins! Thanks!
I love your organized books. I would love to win a set of these bins. The colors would fit right in with my classroom!
The Plastic Book Boxes - Fun Colors would go great in my room, especially purple and black.
Heather Haugen
heatherhaugen@netzero.com
I would DEFINITELY get the Fun colors!! They would be perfect in my room this year!
I would love the primary colors since I work in a primary building, PreK-K-1-2. These are great!
Primary colors for my primary classroom!
I love the fun color set! It would look great in my room. I could use better book bins for my room:) I love your room! You did a fabulous job!
I've been looking for the perfect book bins. I would love to win
Lhyett512@gmail.com
Your room looks fantastic! The book bins would be a great addition to any classroom. Love it!
Your room looks fantastic! The book bins would be a great addition to any classroom. Love it!
Red and green would be perfect in my classroom!
I love the fun colors. The combination of all 4 would be great!
I would love the fun colors! My room is bright and this would help with books so much! I use the same old bins you used :(
I forgot to say purple, lime, & pink
i love the primary or the fun colors would love to win for a new teacher!
I would love the fun colors. They would go with my new color schemes.
What an awesome room!! I would love to have these colorful tubs. I am trying to get really organized this year but hubby says I have bought more than enough stuff!!!!!
I love you book bins!
So nice! Love your colors. Sounds like the size is bigger than others I've seen. Perfect for the bigger books I have.
Those bins are amazing, I'd love to win some
✿Tiffani Time 4 Kindergarten
time4kindergarten@comcast.net
I would love these! I am doing an owl theme with bright/neon colors, so I could use the Plastic Book Boxes - Fun Colors.
These would be amazing! Such a Great way to organize a classroom library.
I need some knew book baskets. I use them every year, but this year I have 25 students, so I need to get some more. I love all of the colors, and love the blue and green that you use.
What a change in your library. I am still using my dollar store bins and would love to switch to these fantastic bins. I love the brights but any color would be fabulous.
Amy.major@browardschools.com
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I love the colors. I would love these!
Fun colors for me!
Fun colors! I have a lot of polka dot and chevron bright color decor so those would match perfect! Your library looks awesome!
Love the fun colors..esp the lime green & blue I just have plain baskets and semi organized by fiction & nonfiction
Carrie
The blue and green would look great in my room. Good organization!
I have a space theme and I love the blues and greens
I would love the primary colors set...I have a different set but they always tip over, no matter what I am putting in them. So happy to have found your website and the Steps to Literacy website. Thank you!
These would fit perfectly in my room! I am I'm the process of organizing my book library!
I've been using the cardboard magazine boxes for books and they are too small. I love the look of your bins, they would make a great addition to any library. Thanks for the giveaway!
Either the primary or fun colors would work great for me...my room doesn't really have a theme :o) But, the stickers I used to label my books by genre are mostly primary colors, so if I could match the book labels to the bin colors, that would be fantastic!
I love book bins! You can use them for all sorts of things! Rachel.e.jones1@gmail.com
My name is Laura and I would love the fun colors. They would go perfect and actually get me organized for once. Thanks for this opportunity!!
I would like to win the primary colored bins. I could organize my books and it would look awesome!
becky.bacon@cox.net
Love your library, it looks so amazing!! My room has a basic rainbow theme so I would have to have the 6 main rainbow colors :o)
Fun colors! I am obsessed with purple!!
This is amazing!!! The Fun Colors would be great! Thank you so much!!
Love the fun colors plastic bins!
Your room looks great, I love the colors. I am about due for some book bin replacements for sure. Thanks for sharing.
I love the lime and turquoise! That's my color scheme for the year too!
I love these! I love how organized and colorful it all looks! I really like the fun color set. Too cute!
These are beautiful. The primary colors would match my room perfectly!
Red and blue would be awesome!!
These look amazing. I am living in New Hampshire this year and teaching 2nd grade for the first time. I'm stuck with paper boxes currently because my class is a new addition to the school this year and I don't have bins. I've been looking all over to see where people get them and which they really like. Glad to see you were so happy with yours. I love all the different colors, I would really love to win this!
The blue and orange boxes from the fun color collection would match my room perfectly.
I love the dark & light blue combo together with possible pops of purple or green throw in.
Storie
Fun colors!! I love them!!!
I have always been a fan of the primary colors:) Thanks!
The fun colors set would be awesome!
Would love to win a set to organize my classroom library!!
Just found this blog. I am a first year teacher and this library inspires me!
My library is a mix match of random bins. I would LOVE for my library to look organized and cute!! :)
I love the fun color book bins! They are so bright and pretty.
Could really use some in my room.
Hmm I would do green and blue.
Lindseyjpaulson@gmail.com
Love these!! And I loved how you're using them for so much besides just your library!! Makes the room look even more neat and organized. My room is jungle them so the green would look great...but I also have a lot of NC State red and black in my room too! :)
PS. Sharing this on FB too!!
My library needs a bin makeover!! I would love the bright blue and lime. Purple would work too....wish they had pink! Love it!!
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