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Barnes and Noble Announces Partnership with Reading Is Fundamental’s Nationwide Reading Initiative “Rally to Read 100”

The Bookseller will be Donating 10,000 Books to Classrooms Across the Country and Hosting a Live Virtual Event in Their Flagship Union Square Store


New York, NY – WEBWIRE

Barnes & Noble is thrilled to announce their partnership with Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) for their second annual Rally to Read 100 campaign.  The six-month initiative invites students nationwide to pledge to read 100 books over the course of the campaign, from October 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023.

As an Inspiration Partner of Rally to Read 100, Barnes & Noble will contribute to many aspects of the campaign.  The bookseller is to contribute 10,000 books in donations of 100 books to 100 classrooms across the country.  It contributes to the launch kits distributed to 1,000 classrooms, supports Storytime read-alouds with many best-selling authors and will host the culmination event at the bookseller’s flagship store in Union Square, NYC, on Read Across America Day, March 2, 2023.  Barnes & Noble will kick off the campaign as the featured sponsor for the month of October representing the Community theme.  Authors spotlighted in monthly selections of #BNStorytime picks include Naaz Khan, Peter Reynolds, Nilah Magruder, Suzanne Lang, Marianne Richmond and Kobi Yamada. These and more can be found on the Rally to Read website, as well as on the #BNStorytime YouTube page.

“We are proud to partner with Reading Is Fundamental for their second annual Rally to Read 100 campaign,” said Jackie DeLeo, Chief Merchandising Officer at Barnes & Noble.  “Their mission to champion children’s literacy and foster a love of reading is one that Barnes & Noble booksellers wholeheartedly share.  We are excited to kick off the campaign with Rally to Read’s theme of Community and cannot wait to host the culminating event at our Union Square bookstore in March.” 

The storytime books were hand-selected by Scott Berkowitz who leads the curation of the children’s department at Barnes & Noble.  These books, along with their respective theme, can be found below.  More details surrounding RIF’s Rally to Read 100 initiative, the full reading program and ways to get involved are available at RallytoRead.org.

The Rally to Read 100 Monthly BN Storytime Picks include:

October (Community): Naaz KhanAuthor of Room for Everyone

November (Family): Peter H. Reynolds, Author of Our Table

December (Diversity): Nilah Magruder, Author and Illustrator of Wutaryoo (Read by

B&N’s Storyteller June Oakley)

January (Wellness): Suzanne Lang, Author of Grumpy Monkey

February (Celebration): Marianne Richmond, Author of Hooray for You

March (Innovation): Kobi Yamada, Author of What do you do with an Idea?

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About Barnes & Noble

Barnes & Noble, Inc. is the largest retail bookseller in the United States. The Company has approximately 600 bookstores across the United States, as well as its online bookstore at BN.com, the Nook Digital business which offers both e-books and an audio book subscriptions service, the SparkNotes educational service, and the publisher Union Square & Co. General information on Barnes & Noble, Inc. can be found on the Company’s website at www.bn.com.   


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