Seasonal & Holidays

Barnes & Noble Book Drive To Benefit East Brunswick School District

The book drive is on through Dec. 12. Here's how you can donate:

EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — Each Holiday season, Barnes & Noble organizes a book drive to support a local organization.

And this year, the East Brunswick School District has been chosen as the beneficiary.

Through Dec. 12, Barnes & Noble will gather and distribute new, children’s book purchases to the local school district.

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“The new books collected with enhance our teacher classroom libraries,” Superintendent Victor Valeski said. “So, thank you to Barnes & Noble.”

Customers can purchase any children’s book through Dec. 12 and let the cashier know they want to donate the book.

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Through the annual program, customers have donated over 20 million books to hospitals, schools, literacy organizations, and social service organizations such as the Salvation Army, Big Brothers Big Sisters, and the YMCA, according to the company.

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