Home Page

The tally is in: customers at Barnes & Noble - Calhoun donated 3,795 books to the Minnesota Literacy Council! In November, December and January, Barnes & Noble staff encouraged holiday shoppers to purchase a book to donate to our children's programs. The books will be shared in storytime at our literacy-rich preschools, delivered to families during our literacy home visits and read in one-to-one tutor sessions in our Summer Reads program.

Over the past few years, this partnership has become one of our favorite holiday traditions. Collaborations like this are so important because many families don't own any children's books before entering our programs. In fact, 60% of low-income families in the U.S. have zero books for kids at home. The literacy council relies on generous donations from organizations like Barnes & Noble as well as individuals to provide books to children in need. Visit our Support section to learn what types of books we need.