James Patterson does it again: more school library donations

Patterson originally announced that he would be donating $1.25 million to school libraries but now he's increasing the amount to $1.5 million. 'I’m blown away by the number of parents and teachers who have shared the urgent needs of their community’s school library,” the author said in a statement. 'It’s clear that our school libraries require critical help.' Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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