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<p>WILKES-BARRE TWP. &#8212; The Plymouth Public Library benefited from a book fair fundraiser Saturday at the Wilkes-Barre Township Barnes &amp; Noble &#8212; right in time for the holiday season.</p><p>When customers mentioned the Plymouth Library at checkout, a portion of the sale was directed to the library. The money will be used for more books and to maintain the variety of public services the library offers, such as free computer access, interlibrary loans, and collaboration with the Wyoming Valley West School District, which cut its middle school library program.</p><p>Judy Rittenhouse, a volunteer for the library and a reading teacher for nearly four decades, helped to wrap the books, toys, music, and novelties that customers bought. She was manning a free wrapping table.</p><p>&#8220;It&#8217;s really a great fundraiser,&#8221; she said. &#8220;For the next three days, people can also use our code online and we&#8217;ll receive a portion of the proceeds.&#8221; The code to help the Plymouth Library: #12262671.</p><p>&#8220;From the book fair, we get a gift card. We could also get cash, but the percentage isn&#8217;t as high. We then use that gift card to buy a lot of books. How much support we get varies, but we&#8217;ve gotten several hundred dollars. Other times it&#8217;s around a hundred,&#8221; Rittenhouse explained.</p><p>She went on: &#8220;We run on less than a shoestring budget. Books have, I think, the most impact (on kids). You can touch them and hold them. They engage more senses and the imagery in your head.&#8221;</p><p>Barnes &amp; Noble also is offering a book drive for local libraries, where all of the libraries in the Luzerne County system receive books donated by customers. The recipient of the books changes from year-to-year.</p><p>The Plymouth Public Library is located at 107 W. Main St. On Monday, the library will get a visit from the Christmas Trolley made up of carolers from the Plymouth Neighborhood Watch who go around town to spread some holiday cheer.</p><style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Katherine Pugh</p><p>For the Times Leader</p></bylineMeta></div>

Plymouth library benefits from Barnes & Noble fundraiser