The bestselling author and Scholastic Reading Club set up a $1.75m
program to help fund school libraries and independent booksellers
James Patterson
is announcing the first round of school libraries to receive grants
from an initiative he and Scholastic Reading Club launched in March, and
he continues to raise the amount of money he will donate.
The bestselling author said Tuesday that he has given $500,000 to 127 schools, from Berryville middle school in Arkansas to the Pierre Indian learning center in South Dakota. Individual grants range from $1,000 to $10,000, part of a program Patterson and Scholastic originally set at $1.25m but that now stands at $1.75m. On Tuesday he committed an additional $250,000, the second time he increased funding by $250,000.
Patterson has given away millions in recent years to libraries and independent booksellers while also sponsoring numerous literacy projects.
The bestselling author said Tuesday that he has given $500,000 to 127 schools, from Berryville middle school in Arkansas to the Pierre Indian learning center in South Dakota. Individual grants range from $1,000 to $10,000, part of a program Patterson and Scholastic originally set at $1.25m but that now stands at $1.75m. On Tuesday he committed an additional $250,000, the second time he increased funding by $250,000.
Patterson has given away millions in recent years to libraries and independent booksellers while also sponsoring numerous literacy projects.
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