More than 300,000 local children have been served annually at Title 1 schools and early childhood programs through Bernie's Book Bank.
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This resource has distributed over 24 million free books since 2009 and plans to continue this mission as scholars succeeding is essential to its mission.
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Bernie's Book Bank has 1,200 distribution partners across six counties. It provides eight books per child annually from birth through sixth grade.
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The total cost to source, process and distribute each book is $2.
Through Bernie's Book Bank, Chicagoland scholars will be given the opportunity to learn a variety of skills critical to academic and personal success.
ABC7 Chicago meteorologist Tracy Butler was at Shoreacres Golf Club in Lake Bluff to talk more about the program Monday.