Scholastic Book Clubs

Scholastic Announces Plans to Strategically Combine School Book Fairs and Book Clubs Divisions

Integrated school reading events business to launch in June led by Sasha Quinton, currently Book Fairs President 

Former Book Clubs President Judy Newman named Company’s first Chief Impact Officer, leading partnerships to expand access to books and literacy

Scholastic Book Clubs & James Patterson Launch Year Two of The United States of Readers to Grow Book Access, Ownership & Choice

Contact: Allyson Barkan, ABarkan@scholastic.com, 646-907-2684

Funded by a $2 million donation from bestselling author and literacy advocate James Patterson, Scholastic Book Clubs expands The United States of Readers to serve 45,000 students and their teachers in 2,200 high Title I classrooms nationwide

James Patterson Donates $2.5MM to Teachers to Help Grow Kids’ Love of Reading In the Midst of Covid-19 Hardships

Contact:
Erinn McGrath, 212-364-1181, Erinn.McGrath@hbgusa.com
Allyson Barkan, 212-389-3469, abarkan@scholastic.com

Author James Patterson is personally donating $2.5 million, and Scholastic Book Clubs is matching with 2.5 million Bonus Points

 

Author James Patterson Pledges $2.5 Million to Save Classroom Libraries in Renewed Partnership with Scholastic Book Clubs

World’s Bestselling Author James Patterson Pledges $2.5 Million to Save Classroom Libraries in Renewed Partnership with Scholastic Book Clubs

April 14, 2020, New York, NY – In the sixth year of his continued partnership with Scholastic Book Clubs, James Patterson announced today his personal pledge of up to $2.5 million to help teachers build their classroom libraries and give children a better chance of becoming lifelong readers.

Bestselling Author & Literacy Advocate James Patterson Renews Scholastic Book Clubs Classroom Library Campaign for 5th Year

World’s Bestselling Author and Literacy Advocate James Patterson Renews Scholastic Book Clubs Classroom Library Campaign for Milestone 5th Year

April 2, 2019, New York, NY – James Patterson announced today a personal pledge of $1.25 million to save classroom libraries in the fifth installment of his Patterson Partnership with Scholastic Book Clubs, a division of Scholastic, the global children’s publishing, education, and media company.

Record Response to James Patterson & Scholastic Book Clubs’ 2018 Classroom Library Campaign Shows Dire Need for Funding

September 6, 2018, New York, NY – Earlier this year, James Patterson announced a personal pledge of $2 million (an increase over $1.75 million in 2017) to save classroom libraries in the fourth installment of his Patterson Partnership with Scholastic Book Clubs. Today, he distributes these funds to 4,000 teachers across the country in individual grants of $500, matched with 500 Bonus Points from Scholastic Book Clubs to further assist teachers in acquiring books and other materials needed in their classrooms.

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