Township Outdoor Contactless Collection Nets 18,000 Books

New Trier Township and the Village of Glencoe conducted a contactless children’s book collection drive at the Glencoe Metra parking lot on October 16th. The event netted 15,000 books in four hours. An additional collection of 3,000 books from parents at the Joseph Sears School in Kenilworth was donated, elevating the final tally to 18,000.

The recipient of this massive donor turnout is Bernie’s Book Bank, a Lake Bluff based non-profit organization that sources and distributes books to at-risk children throughout Illinois. Bernie’s has distributed nearly 19 million books to children in low-income neighborhoods throughout Illinois since opening its doors in 2009.

“The pandemic has created additional income worries for low-income families who have little or no discretionary income for children’s books, stated Dr. Alan Goldberg, Supervisor of New Trier Township. We are proud to be part of the solution that narrows the reading readiness divide, and are grateful to the hundreds of generous donors who took time to support Bernie’s Book Bank.”

For more information on Bernie’s Book Bank and their mission, visit https://www.berniesbookbank.org

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New Trier Township’s missionis to provide leadership, advocacy and resources to benefit the physical, mental and social well being of Township residents. Established in 1850, New Trier Township government serves the 56,000 residents in the villages of Glencoe, Kenilworth, Wilmette and Winnetka, plus portions of Glenview and Northfield. The Township Office is located at 739 Elm Street in Winnetka or on-line at www.newtriertownship.com