Patterson donates to school libraries

James Patterson is on the fourth round of his donations to classroom libraries. The bestselling novelist said Thursday that he was acting on his pledge to give $2 million in 2018, the fourth year of his Patterson Pledge campaign. Grants of $500 are being distributed to 4,000 teachers from around the U.S., to be matched by 500 Bonus Points from Scholastic Book Clubs. (All figures in U.S. dollars.) Since launching the Patterson Pledge in 2015, he has given away more than $7 million to teachers in grades pre-K through 12. He also has donated millions to literacy programs and independent booksellers.