Birdies & Books

BIRDIES & BOOKS CHARITY GOLF CLASSIC

Join us for our longest-running, largest fundraiser of the year in support of Bernie’s Book Bank.

Whether you’re a seasoned golf professional or a weekend warrior, tee up for good at the prestigious Shoreacres, ranked in the top 100 golf courses. Enjoy a unique and challenging course and purpose-driven fellowship united to make a difference in children’s book ownership.

Details

Four-player teams, play your own ball

August 24, 2026, AM & PM Waves

Shoreacres, 1601 Shoreacres Road, Lake Bluff, IL

Two male golfers clasp hands enthusiastically on a sunlit green

2025 BIRDIES & BOOKS SPONSORS

Presenting Sponsor

Nobel Prize Sponsors

Gift Sponsor

Significance Hole Sponsor

Pulitzer Prize Sponsors

Newbery Medal Company Sponsors

ALLIANT RE & CANOPIUS

FM

Newbery Medal Individual Sponsors

ANDREW CALCUTT & MIKE DEAN

LISA & BRIAN CORNELL

AARON COX

PETER & JENNIFER DUNNE

MARY McCARTHY

RAM NATARAJAN

MIKE NAVIN

DAVID STORCH

DAVID WAUD

CHRIS WEBB

Breakfast Sponsors

GUY CARPENTER

a male golfer takes a massive swing at a golf ball, visible high in the sky

exterior twilight view of Shoreacres golf club

a speaker at a podium made from a stack of books addresses a large crowd for Bernie's Book Lovers Lunch

a child happily holds a Roald Dahl book at Bernie's Booksgiving event

the Patrick Mannelly Award: two bronzed hands clasp a football

four golfers at a Bernie's Books event pose on the green

a golfer putts

three tall smiling men stand in front of signed footballs

an adult reads to a smiling child at a Bernie's Book Bank event

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