Barnes & Noble Aims to Unite Educators to Make the World a Better Place During One-of-a-Kind Educator Appreciation Days, October 10-18
Stores Nationwide to Host Events to Showcase How Educators Can
Empower Students to Make Positive Changes in their Community
Educators Can Get an Exclusive Preview of Barnes & Noble’s Upcoming
Mini Maker Faire and Attend a Workshop Based on Chelsea Clinton’s New
Book, It’s Your World
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE:BKS), the nation’s largest retail
bookseller and the leading retailer of content, digital media and
educational products, today announced a very special Fall Educator
Appreciation Days with the goal of uniting educators to make the world a
better place. During Educator Appreciation Days, from Saturday, October
10, through Sunday, October 18, Barnes & Noble stores nationwide will
host events, workshops and demonstrations designed to showcase how
educators can empower students to make positive changes in their
community.
An exclusive preview of Barnes & Noble’s upcoming Mini Maker Faire will
provide educators with new insights into the Maker movement and its
focus on creating, collaborating and sharing ideas that can change the
world. To further support that goal, Barnes & Noble is partnering with
Penguin Random House to offer educators a special workshop based on
Chelsea Clinton’s new book, It’s
Your World: Get Informed, Get Inspired & Get Going!, which
helps inspire readers to do what they can to make an impact in the world
around them. Educators can visit www.bn.com/storelocator
for more information on when these workshops will be occurring at their
local Barnes & Noble.
“We’re excited about the lineup of events and promotions during Educator
Appreciation Week, all designed to provide educators across the country
with fresh thinking on how to inspire their students to make a
difference,” said Sarah DiFrancesco, Vice President, Business
Development, Barnes & Noble, Inc. “By focusing our key events around
Chelsea Clinton’s new book and a preview of our upcoming Mini Maker
Faire, we’re highlighting how Barnes & Noble shares the same values as
educators through a commitment to community, creativity, collaborative
learning and tech literacy.”
Preview the First-Ever Retail Mini Maker Faire
Hosted by Barnes & Noble
The Maker movement is founded on the importance of experiential learning
through the processes of collaboration, experimentation and creativity,
and there’s no better way to help educators implement these changes in
their classrooms and local communities than by giving them a special
preview of Barnes & Noble’s first-ever Mini Maker Faire, which will take
place November 6-8 in stores nationwide. To give educators a glimpse of
what the Mini Maker Faire will encompass, Barnes & Noble stores will
host demonstrations of products during Educator Appreciation Days from
two of its biggest partners in the initiative: XYZprinting and
littleBits.
These demonstrations will be specially designed for educators, and will
feature the da Vinci Jr.1.0 3D printer provided by XYZprinting and
electronic building block kits from littleBits. Both products are
designed to help spark children’s inner inventing spirit, and empower
kids to play creatively with technology. In doing so, the products are
perfect for practical and effective use in the classroom, especially in
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) programs where
they are already popular.
Educators are also invited back the first weekend in November for Barnes
& Noble’s first national retail Mini Maker Faire in partnership with
Maker Media. Attendees will experience hands-on learning and making
opportunities in the areas of ideation, creative thinking, art, design,
construction and innovation, as well as programming, coding and 3D
printing – with activities for children ages five and up to adults. For
information, visit BN.com/MakerFaire.
Barnes & Noble’s Exclusive Workshop and Contest
Featuring Chelsea Clinton
Barnes & Noble has also partnered with Penguin Random House to offer
educators a special workshop based on Chelsea Clinton’s new book, It’s
Your World: Get Informed, Get Inspired & Get Going!, which helps
inspire readers to do what they can to make a difference in the world
around them. During the workshop, educators will be encouraged to take
this challenge and deliver it to their students and local communities.
With stories about children and teens who have made changes within their
families, their communities, their countries and the world, It’s Your
World includes messages that will help educators show students of
all ages they have the power to make the world a better place. Customers
should contact their local store or visit www.bn.com/storelocator
to find out if any special guests will be hosting the It’s Your World
workshop.
Plus, after attending the It’s Your World workshop at Barnes &
Noble, educators can enter for the chance to have Chelsea Clinton visit
their classroom, school or local community, through Barnes & Noble’s
exclusive “Get Going Day with Chelsea Clinton” contest. To enter,
educators should use the knowledge they take from the workshop and work
with their fellow teachers and students to develop a proposal to make a
positive change in their local community. Chelsea Clinton will join the
winning entrant at their school or local community to help them
“activate” their project and “Get Going.” For additional information on
the contest, educators should visit www.bn.com/educator.
Savings, Special Offers & More
Barnes & Noble’s Educator Appreciation Days recognize educators and
provides them with an opportunity to explore, learn and save. This
October’s offerings are the best ever for educators:
-
25% discount on personal and classroom book purchases, including
Children’s and Teen titles and educational toys and games; - 25% discount on music, movies, tech gear and more;
-
10% discount on the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 NOOK®, Samsung
Galaxy Tab E NOOK® and Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 NOOK®
(7-inch screen) * (limit of five devices per customer with the
presentation of a valid Barnes & Noble Educator Discount Card); - 10% discount on all Café consumables purchases;
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A regional sweepstakes drawing for a $500 Barnes & Noble Gift Card.
One educator per region (five total) is eligible; educators can ask a
bookseller for details on how to enter at their local store; and -
Other local prizes and giveaways, such as gift cards, books, posters,
educator guides, sticker sheets, activity kits, tote bags and more.
These special offers are available to Pre-K-12 teachers and
administrators enrolled in the free Barnes & Noble Educator Discount
program**. To take advantage of these offers, educators can apply for
their Barnes & Noble Educator Discount Card in their local stores. The
application form is available in stores or can be downloaded at BN.com.
Educators can follow Barnes & Noble on Twitter,
Instagram,
and Tumblr,
and like Barnes & Noble on Facebook,
for the latest information about upcoming events and promotions.
Educators can also follow NOOK on Facebook,
Google+
and Twitter
to learn more about special offers and promotions.
* Offer does not apply to NOOK GlowLight™. Offer not
available at BN.com
or Barnes & Noble College bookstores and websites. May not be combined
with other promotions or discounts. No cash value. Void where prohibited.
** Exclusions can be found in the Educator Program Terms and Conditions
available at www.bn.com/educator.
Educators must present a valid Barnes & Noble Educator Discount Card to
receive the discounts. See any bookseller for details.
About Barnes & Noble, Inc.
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largest retail bookseller, and a leading retailer of content, digital
media and educational products. The Company operates 647 Barnes & Noble
bookstores in 50 states, and one of the Web’s premier e-commerce sites,
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plus periodicals, comics, apps, movies and TV shows, and offers the
ability to enjoy content across a wide array of popular devices through
Free NOOK Reading Apps™ available for Android™, iOS®
and Windows®.
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Senior
Vice President
Corporate Communications
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or
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McNamara, 212-633-3379
Director
Corporate Communications
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