Barnes & Noble Customers Donate Approximately 1.2 Million Books to Children in Need Through Holiday Book Drive
January 09 2019 - 7:30AM
Business Wire
The Company Also Donates More Than $250,000
Worth of Books and Toys as Part of Annual Donation to the Marine
Toys for Tots Foundation
Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE:BKS), the world’s largest
retail bookseller, today announced that it collected approximately
1.2 million books during its 2018 Holiday Book Drive program. The
books are being donated to more than 630 local charities across the
country that provide services to children.
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A group of Marines unload a truck full of
books, toys, games, puzzles, and collectibles donated by Barnes
& Noble to Toys for Tots in New York City. (Photo Credit: Jeff
Zelevansky for Barnes & Noble)
The donation was made possible through the generous support of
Barnes & Noble customers, who purchased books for donation at
Barnes & Noble bookstores nationwide between November 1, 2018,
and December 31, 2018. Community partners are distributing the
books collected to hospitals, schools, literacy organizations and
social service organizations.
“The annual Holiday Book Drive is something that our booksellers
and customers look forward to every year because it has such a
positive impact on the lives of children in need in their local
communities,” said Tracy Vidakovich, Vice President of Business
Development at Barnes & Noble. “Our customers recognize the
importance of reading in the lives of children and their enormous
generosity gives kids of every background the chance to read,
discover and learn.”
Every Barnes & Store across the country participates in the
Book Drive with local recipients including: Big Brothers Big
Sisters; the YMCA; Salvation Army; First Book; children’s hospitals
from around the country; Ronald McDonald House; Head Start; United
Way; various school districts, schools and public libraries; and
hundreds of other deserving organizations.
In addition, during the holiday season, Barnes & Noble once
again made its annual donation to the Marine Toys for Tots
Foundation with more than $250,000 worth of products in the New
York City and Reno, NV areas. The donation included books, toys,
games, puzzles, and collectibles, which were all distributed by the
Marine Corps to families in need.
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About Barnes & Noble, Inc.
Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS) is the world’s largest
retail bookseller, and a leading retailer of content, digital media
and educational products. The Company operates 630 Barnes
& Noble bookstores in 50 states, and one of the Web’s premier
e-commerce sites, BN.com (www.bn.com). The Nook Digital
business offers a lineup of popular NOOK® tablets and eReaders and
an expansive collection of digital reading and entertainment
content through the NOOK Store®. The NOOK Store (www.nook.com)
features digital books, periodicals and comics, and offers the
ability to enjoy content across a wide array of popular devices
through Free NOOK Reading Apps™ available for Android™, iOS® and
Windows®.
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Mary Ellen KeatingSenior Vice PresidentCorporate
CommunicationsBarnes & Noble, Inc.(212)
633-3323mkeating@bn.com
Alex OrtolaniDirectorCorporate CommunicationsBarnes & Noble,
Inc.(212) 633-3379aortolani@bn.com
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