Author James Patterson giving another $250,000 to school libraries, bringing total to $1.5M
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Just two weeks after launching a $1.25 million project to help public school libraries, James Patterson is adding another $250,000.
The bestselling author has received more than 10,500 applications for funding, and Patterson announced Monday he wants to keep up with the “immediate and overwhelming response.” The project’s co-sponsor, Scholastic Reading Club, is matching each dollar from Patterson with points that teachers can use for classroom materials. Schools have been seeking sums ranging from $1,000 to $10,000, for everything from new books to flooding repairs.
Patterson already has given more than $1 million to independent booksellers around the country, an initiative he started in 2013.
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