Barnes And Noble Collects More Than 3,000 Books for United Way – By Brian Harrod

Store Manager Jonathan Castro of the Barnes & Noble in Yonkers gives the first allotment of books from the book drive to the United Way

United Way of Westchester and Putnam (UWWP) received 3,371 books its 2020 Holiday Book Drive held by Barnes & Nobel stores in Eastchester, White Plains, and Yonkers.

The new children’s books were purchased by customers and donated to United Way.

The donated books were divided by age-group. UWWP distributed the books for children ages 6-10 as holiday presents to children in need in Westchester and Putnam counties.

The books for the younger children will be used as part of United Way’s United2Read program, promoting early literacy.

These gift books encourage childhood literacy and interaction between caregiver and child—both of which are crucial to a child’s growth and success.