Walker Elementary book donations help expand library

Walker Elementary School has received a $4,200 donation from City National Bank, good enough to purchase more than 800 books from the local Mira Mesa Barnes and Noble Book Store.

As a result, each student at Walker received a brand new book and teachers received free books to fill their classroom libraries.

Jonny Holt, Community Relations Manager at Mira Mesa’s Barnes and Noble Booksellers, and his staff, along with Walker Elementary School worked together to extend literacy opportunities by providing a Barnes and Noble Family Fun Night Book Fair and Fundraiser.

Christian Weissmann, City National Bank’s Vice President, Branch Manager, Reading is the Way Up program, has presented the school with a $4,200 certificate to purchase books from Barnes and Noble including the bookstore’s 25% institutional discount. The Holiday Book Drive is part of City National Bank’s Reading is the Way Up program.

For more information, contact Rochelle Dawes, Principal, Walker Elementary School, at  (858) 271-8050.