Barnes & Noble Customers Share their Holiday Spirit & the Gift of Literacy Through Company’s Annual Holiday Book Drive
Corte Madera Barnes & Noble Book Donations to go to Timothy Murphy School at Saint Vincent’s School for Boys
More than 1.5 Million Books Donated to More Than 2,000 Local Charities Nationwide in 2012
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Corte Madera, CA, November 2013– Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), one of the nation’s largest booksellers and the leading retailer of content, digital media and educational products, announced today that the Barnes & Noble store located at Corte Madera, California will invite customers to share the joy of reading with the launch of the annual Holiday Book Drive, taking place November 1 to January 1. The Holiday Book Drive provides an opportunity for customers to donate books to children in need through locally designated non-profit organizations.
Many Holiday Book Drive recipients are schools, libraries, literacy organizations, family social service agencies and homeless centers. This year, Barnes & Noble Corte Madera, located at 313 Corte Madera Town Center will be collecting books for Timothy Murphy School at Saint Vincent’s School for Boys.
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Timothy Murphy School strives to “meet the special education needs of St. Vincent’s residents and day students within the Marin Community with serious, academic, emotional and behavioral challenges, with a structured educational program and nurturing environment which addresses the academic, which addresses the academic, behavioral and community life skills of [the students].” You can find out more about Timothy Murphy School at www.timothymurphyschool.org. Saint Vincent’s School for Boys is a “licensed, residential treatment home for ages 7-17, [offering] housing and care that is one level under a psychiatric hospital's. Many of the boys struggle with deep emotional disturbances that result from severe parental abuse—physical, sexual or emotional—as well as parental neglect.” You can find out more about Saint Vincent’s School for Boys at http://community.cccyo.org/page.aspx?pid=391.
During its 2012 Holiday Book Drive, Barnes & Noble collected and donated more than 1.5 million books to more than 2,000 local charities across the country that provide services to children. The donation was made possible through the generous support of Barnes & Noble customers, NOOK® lovers and enthusiastic booksellers.
“For more than 20 years, Barnes & Noble customers and employees have demonstrated their holiday spirit and support for children who are less fortunate through the Holiday Book Drive,” said Laurel Kidd, Community Relations Manager for Barnes & Noble Corte Madera. “The Barnes & Noble Holiday Book Drive is a treasured tradition for everyone in our stores and a wonderful way for customers and booksellers to give the gift of reading to children in our community.”
Customers may contact Laurel Kidd, Community Relations Manager for further details about how to participate in the Holiday Book Drive at crm2274@bn.com or (415) 927-9016.
Previous local Holiday Book Drive recipients include the following organizations nationwide: Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital & Russell Life Skills Reading Center in North Miami, FL; Early Head Start of Central Florida; The Children’s Home of Pittsburgh & Lemieux Family Center; Charlotte Family Housing and Read to Me Charlotte; Children's House of Fayetteville; St. Louis Children’s Hospital; Seattle Ronald McDonald House; St. Mary's Home for Wayward Children in Rhode Island, Big Brothers Big Sisters, the YMCA and hundreds of other deserving organizations.
Additionally, customers can discover information about Barnes & Noble’s many holiday events by contacting their local Barnes & Noble store, or visiting the Barnes & Noble Store Locator.
