Important Notice

John Dibert Elementary School hosted Santa and his elves  for students in Pre-Kindergarten to 2^nd grade on Thursday, December 17. Each child visited with Santa, had their picture taken and received books from Santa's helpers (Dibert's university interns). The books were provided through a generous and unprecedented donation  by Barnes & Noble through the non-profit literacy organization Reader to Reader.

School children at Dibert and other Recovery School District elementary schools had a special reason to celebrate this holiday season as they went home for vacation break with 150,000 books and plush toys donated by Barnes & Noble through Reader to Reader.

Over the past three years, Amherst, Massachusetts-based Reader to Reader has donated some 1.4 million books to schools in New Orleans and Louisiana to help rebuild resources lost in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.  

“This is the single biggest donation of new books and toys that we have ever made in one shipment,” says Reader to Reader founder and executive director, David Mazor. “Barnes & Nobles' extraordinary generosity will touch the hearts of many thousands of children.  The work rebuilding resources lost from Hurricane Katrina is far from over, and we want to thank Barnes & Noble for recognizing the great need that still exists in New Orleans.”