Elburn Lions join with Barnes & Noble in book drive

Posted December 03, 2014 10:00 pm

Elburn Lions Club

Barnes & Noble in the Geneva Commons invites customers to give the gift of reading to children in need during the company's annual Holiday Book Drive, which runs until Jan. 1.

The Holiday Book Drive provides an opportunity for customers to donate books through locally designated nonprofit organizations. Last year, Barnes & Noble customers and booksellers provided more than 1.5 million books to over 2,000 charitable organizations that provide services to children across the country.

Holiday Book Drive recipients throughout the country include schools, libraries, literacy organizations, family social service agencies and homeless centers. This year, the Geneva Commons Barnes & Noble will be collecting books for the Fox Valley Literacy Volunteers and the Elburn Lions Club's Lions for Literacy Program.

The program will be running until Jan. 1.

For more information on how to participate in the Barnes & Noble Holiday Book Drive, call Kimberly Luthin, Geneva Commons Barnes & Noble business development manager, at (630) 262-8568.

Donations may be made at Barnes & Noble, 102 Commons Drive, Geneva IL 60134, or at the Elburn Lions Club, 500 Filmore St., Elburn IL 60119.

Additionally, and in conjunction with the Elburn Lions Club Holiday Toy Drive, which runs until Dec. 15, donate books to the Elburn Lions Club's Lions for Literacy Programs at Kaneland area drop boxes.

Drop boxes are located in: American Bank and Trust, 8 S. Main St., Elburn; Bootleggers Bar & Grill, 221 Main St., Maple Park; Chuck's Bar and Grill, 47W739 Route 64 in Virgil; Dollar General, 226 S. Somonauk Road in Cortland; Elburn fire stations at 210 E. North St. in Elburn, 39W950 Hughes Road in Elburn or 5N267 Wooley Road in Lily Lake; Elburn Lions Park, 500 Filmore St.; Jewel, 800 N. Main St. in Elburn; NB&T Bank, 930 N. Main St., Elburn; Old Second Bank at 749 N. Main St. in Elburn and 1100 S. County Line Road in Maple Park; Paisano's Pizza and Grill, 106 N. Main St., Elburn; Walgreens, 1001 N. Main St., Elburn; and Winners Circle Bar & Grill, 50W226 Old State Road in Maple Park.

For more information on the Elburn Lions Club's Literacy program, call Lion Joe Kryszak at (630) 365-5584.

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