Barnes & Noble Donates 1 Million Dollars in Books to First Book for Areas Affected by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma
September 20 2017 - 12:00PM
Business Wire
Donation Includes Thousands of Children’s
Books to Be Distributed by First Book to Schools and Charities in
both Texas and Florida
Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE:BKS), the world’s largest
bookseller, today announced a $1 million book donation to First
Book for areas affected by hurricanes Harvey and Irma. The donation
features thousands of children’s books for a variety of ages
including chapter books, board books, picture books, and coloring
books, and will be delivered by First Book to schools and local
charities in both Texas and Florida.
The donation underscores Barnes & Noble’s support of First
Book, a nonprofit social enterprise that has distributed more than
170 million books and resources to kids in need – including a
focused effort providing books to children affected by natural
disasters.
“Barnes & Noble is committed to the communities it serves
across the country, and when natural disasters of this magnitude
affect our customers and booksellers we feel a duty to help,” said
Demos Parneros, CEO of Barnes & Noble, Inc. “We hope that by
partnering with First Book to put books in the hands of children in
affected areas, we can help brighten the outlook of some of the
families who lost the most in these unprecedented storms.”
“We are so grateful to Barnes & Noble for stepping up and
making a significant difference at a time of need for so many
children and families in our country,” said First Book President
and CEO Kyle Zimmer. “These books will be distributed to schools
and charities that require the most help in both Texas and Florida.
Since Hurricane Katrina, First Book has already distributed more
than 5 million new books to areas affected by natural disasters,
and we’ve seen firsthand how books can improve the lives of young
people, even in the most difficult circumstances.”
For more information on First Book and to find out how to
donate, please visit https://www.firstbook.org. For more
information on Barnes & Noble, visit your local Barnes &
Noble store or go online at www.bn.com.
About First Book
First Book transforms the lives of children in need. Through a
sustainable, market-driven model, First Book is creating equal
access to quality education — making everything from brand-new,
high-quality books and educational resources, to sports equipment,
winter coats, snacks, and more – affordable to its member network
of more than 325,000 educators who exclusively serve kids in need.
Since 1992, First Book has distributed more than 170 million books
and educational resources to programs and schools serving children
from low-income families in more than 30 countries. First Book
currently reaches an average of 3 million children every year and
supports more than one in four of the estimated 1.3 million
classrooms and programs serving children in need. With an
additional 1,000 educators joining each week, First Book is the
largest and fastest-growing network of educators in the United
States exclusively serving kids in need. Eligible educators,
librarians, providers, and others serving children in need can sign
up at firstbook.org/register. For more information, please
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About Barnes & Noble, Inc.
Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE:BKS) is the world’s largest
bookseller, and a leading retailer of content, digital media and
educational products. The Company operates 632 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 features more than 4.5 million digital
books in the US (www.nook.com), plus 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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