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Check out recent articles in local publications!
Deerfield Review – May 16, 2013
Chicago Tribune Highland Park & Deerfield – May 14, 2013
River Forest Leaves – May 9, 2013
http://riverforest.suntimes.com/news/19835552-418/river-forest-book-drive-honors-slain-diplomat.html
Chicago Tribune Naperville -May 8, 2013
Gazebo News – April 30, 2013
Foundation Beyond Belief – April 29, 2013
http://foundationbeyondbelief.org/node/1760
The North Shore Weekend – April 27, 2013
http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs127/1105614746072/archive/1113358567480.html
Lake County News Sun – April 25, 2013
http://newssun.suntimes.com/entertainment/19543578-421/here-now.html
Chicago Tribune – Oak Park and River Forest – April 22, 2013
riverforest.com – April 22, 2013
Wednesday Journal – April 15, 2013
http://www.oakpark.com/News/Articles/4-15-2013/John-Kerry-visits-Smedinghoff-family/
Deerfield Patch – April 15, 2013
http://deerfield.patch.com/topics/Bernie%2527s+Book+Bank
Highland Park Patch – April 12, 2103
http://highlandpark.patch.com/articles/best-selling-author-to-appear-at-book-lovers-lunch
Foundation Beyond Belief – Q2 2013
http://foundationbeyondbelief.org/2013-Q2-education
Suburban Life Publications – April 3, 2013
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2013/04/03/community-causes-st-charles/akplsf9/
Aurora Beacon News – March 21, 2013
Lake Forest Patch – March 18, 2013
Daily Herald – March 6, 2013
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130304/submitted/130309946/
Sheridan Road Magazine – Dec./Jan. 2013
http://www.sheridanroadmagazine.com/article.php/vol/6/issue/8/title/article-1355507440880
Northbrook Star – January 3, 2013
http://northbrook.suntimes.com/news/17232839-418/northbrook-scouts-collect-books-for-needy-kids.html
Chicago Bears – November 23, 2012
Lake Forester – November 15, 2012
http://lakeforest.suntimes.com/news/16365507-418/bernies-donates-1-millionth-book.html
Lake County News-Sun – November 15, 2012
http://newssun.suntimes.com/photos/galleries/index.html?story=16357025
Gazebo News – November 15, 2012
http://gazebonews.com/2012/11/15/bernies-book-bank-distributes-one-millionth-book/
Lake Forester – November 13, 2012
http://lakeforest.suntimes.com/news/16365507-418/bernies-donates-1-millionth-book.html
Lake County News-Sun – November 13, 2012
Forest & Bluff Magazine – September 2012
http://forestbluffmagazine.com/index.php/component/content/article?id=590
Libertyville Review – September 24, 2012
http://libertyville.suntimes.com/news/14959494-418/lake-forest-book-bank-fuels-young-readers.html
Gazebo News – September 18, 2012
http://gazebonews.com/2012/09/24/bernies-book-bank-to-host-book-lovers-brunch/
WGN aired this great story on August 27, 2012!
http://www.wgntv.com/news/morningnews/wgntv-bernies-book-bank-20120829,0,863564.htmlstory
WCIU “The U” Television in Chicago aired this segment about us on May 30, 2012!
http://www.wciu.com/youandme.php?section=home&assets=videos&assetID=10008283
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Executive Director Brian Floriani appeared on NBC 5 News to talk about the book collection with the Chicago Bulls!
November / December 2011 Newsletter
Media Coverage
- Rock the Bank Books Funds for Bernie’s Book Bank
- Book It: Bernie’s Thrives at Helping Needy Kids Read, Lake Forester, June 30, 2012
- NBC 5 News in Chicago, March 5, 2012
- 56th Annual Pancake Festival
- Gazebo News – February 14, 2012
- Libertyville Patch – November 25, 2011
- Mundelein Sun Times – November 25, 2011
- Lake Forest – Lake Bluff Patch – November 25, 2011
- Northbrook Star, Northbrook, IL – November 8, 2011
- Trib Local, Northbrook, IL – November 8, 2011
- WICU (Wilkov Family Collection), Chicago, IL – August 10, 2011
- DeerfieldPatch, Deerfield, IL – August 2, 2011
- Makeitbetter.net – July 2011
- Trib Local, Lake Forest, IL – June 23, 2011
- Daily Herald, Lake County, IL – June 18, 2011
- News Sun, Lake County, IL – June 18, 2011
- Lake Forest – Lake Bluff Patch, June 17, 2011
- Trib Local, Grayslake, IL – June 16, 2011
- Sun Times Media, Glencoe, IL – May 23, 2011
- Sun Times Media, Lake Forest, IL – May 5, 2011
- Gazebo News, Lake Forest, IL – May 1, 2011
- Sun Times Media, Chicago, IL - February 28th, 2011
- Lake County Journal, Gurnee, IL - February 24th, 2011
- Trib Local, Deerfield, IL – January 20th, 2011
- Trib Local, Libertyville, IL – January 14th, 2011
- Lake County Journal, Gurnee, IL -December 20th, 2010
- Lake County News Sun, Lake County, IL, December 2, 2010
- Pioneer Press, Lake County, IL, May 20, 2010
- WGN-TV Chicago, May 18, 2010
- North Shore Magazine, May 2010
- Forestbluff Magazine, Lake Forest, IL – February 2010 issue
- IL State Representative Sandy Cole Newsletter – January, 2010
- Waukegan News Sun, Waukegan, IL – November 28th, 2009
- Pioneer Press – 2009
- Lake County Journal, Gurnee, IL – June 17th, 2009
Press Releases
- BERNIE’S BOOK BANK DISTRIBUTES 1 MILLIONTH BOOK
- CHICAGO BEARS HELP BERNIE’S BOOK BANK ACHIEVE GOALS
- CHICAGO BULLS AND RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER TEAM UP TO HOST BOOK DRIVE AT THE UNITED CENTER ON MARCH 10TH
- BERNIE’S BOOK BANK GVIES AWAY 500,000TH BOOK TO AT-RISK CHILDREN
- OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP SCHOOL IN GLENVIEW BREAKS RECORD FOR CHILDREN’S BOOKS COLLECTED
- EVANSTON ATHLETIC CLUB TEAMS UP WITH NON-PROFIT BERNIE’S BOOK BANK TO COLLECT CHILDREN’S BOOKS
- THE MENOMONEE CLUB TEAMS UP WITH NON-PROFIT BERNIE’S BOOK BANK TO COLLECT CHILDREN’S BOOKS
- WISMA LAKE BLUFF AND LIBERTYVILLE TEAM UP WITH NON-PROFIT BERNIE’S BOOK BANK TO COLLECT CHILDREN’S BOOKS
