City National Bank & Barnes & Noble Set 7th Annual Gift of Literacy Holiday Book Drive

City National Bank is partnering once again with Barnes & Noble this holiday season for a multi-state book drive that will celebrate the joy of reading and benefit area schools in California, Nevada, New York, and Nashville, Tennessee. This is the 7th consecutive year that City National and Barnes & Noble have partnered in its holiday book drive.

This holiday program is part of the world's largest bookseller's annual Holiday Book Drive, which runs from November 1 through January 1. To participate in the book drive, holiday shoppers can purchase a book at select Barnes & Noble stores and donate it as part of this holiday program. People can also drop off a new book to any City National branch as well as go online at www.readingisthewayup.org and donate money for the purchase of new books.

City National's Reading is The way up(R) literacy program will match each book donated between December 1 and January 1, up to $100,000 and the books will be distributed to area schools in the bank's footprint early next year.

"The holiday season is a special time of year, especially when it involves children," said Carolyn Rodriguez, vice president and program administrator for City National Bank. "Barnes & Noble is a great community partner and one we enjoy teaming up with each holiday season. Together we have donated close to a half million books in the past six years and we look forward to many more years helping children develop a love of reading."

Seventeen Barnes & Noble book stores in California, Nevada, New York, and Nashville, Tennessee, are participating in this year's holiday book drive. The stores include:

California
-- Barnes & Noble, Los Angeles (189 The Grove Drive)
-- Barnes & Noble, Long Beach (7651 Carson Street)
-- Barnes & Noble, Escondido (810 West Valley Parkway)
-- Barnes & Noble, Corte Madera (313 Town Center)
-- Barnes & Noble, La Jolla (8650 Genesee Avenue)
-- Barnes & Noble, Mira Mesa (10775 Westview Parkway)
-- Barnes & Noble, Newport Beach (401 Newport Center Drive, #A215)
-- Barnes & Noble, Point Loma (Bookstar, 3150 Rosecrans Place)
-- Barnes & Noble, Rancho Bernardo (11744 Carmel Mountain Road)
-- Barnes & Noble, Riverside (3485 Tyler Street)
-- Barnes & Noble, San Jose (2200 Eastridge Loop)
-- Barnes & Noble, Walnut Creek (1149 South Main Street)

Nevada
-- Barnes & Noble, Reno (5555 S. Virginia Street)
-- Barnes & Noble, Las Vegas (8915 West Charleston Blvd.)
-- Barnes & Noble, Las Vegas (2191 N. Rainbow Blvd.)

New York
-- Barnes & Noble, New York City (160 East 54th Street)

Tennessee
-- Barnes & Noble, Brentwood (1701 Mallory Lane)