Barnes & Noble awards $500 gift certificate to Glen Head Elementary School.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 18, 1996-- Student wins prize for school in Barnes & Noble's "Kids' Treasure Hunt"; Part of sponsorship of New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Public Library's Centennial Celebration Barnes & Noble today awarded a $500 gift certificate to Glen Head Elementary School elementary school: see school. Principal Fredda Klopfer in recognition of the winning efforts of Eric Schaffer, a fifth grade student at the school and winner of Barnes & Noble's "Kids' Treasure Hunt." The prize was presented to the Principal by Laurel Laurel, cities, United States Laurel. 1 Town (1990 pop. 19,438), Prince Georges co., central Md., about halfway between Washington, D.C., and Baltimore; patented in the late 1600s, inc. 1870. Sclafani, manager of the local Barnes & Noble store in Manhasset, at a school-wide assembly kicking off the new school year. Eric Schaffer submitted his winning entry in this summer's "Kids' Treasure Hunt," a quiz conducted by Barnes & Noble in conjunction with its sponsorship of The New York Public Library's Centennial Celebration exhibit, "The Global Library http://www.nypl.org." As the grand prize winner, he was awarded gift certificates of equal amounts for both himself and the school. The quiz asked students to answer questions related to the exhibit, which illustrated technological advancements and significant moments in the evolution of written communication. The exhibit offered visitors a guided tour guided tour guide n → visite guidée; what time does the guided tour start? → la visite guidée commence à quelle heure? of the World Wide Web through hands-on access to computer terminals as well as a traditional timeline featuring artifacts artifacts see specimen artifacts. from the Library's vast collections. The exhibit ran from March 23 to August 17 and was accessible via the Internet or by visiting the Library's main branch at 42nd Street and Fifth Avenue. "We are pleased by the large number of students who chose to participate in this fun and educational contest," said David Hisbrook, Barnes & Noble's Vice President of Marketing. "While we were delighted to work with the Library to bring this exhibit to New Yorkers of all ages, our goal with the contest was to help make the exhibit engaging and memorable for young people in particular." "This is a generous gift for the school," said Ms. Klopfer. "We're very proud of Eric's efforts and are looking forward to the unexpected book shopping spree! The gift certificate will help us make some important additions to our library." Additional Barnes & Noble gift certificates, with a value of $100 each, were awarded to five first place winners and their respective schools in the New York metropolitan area New York–Northern New Jersey–Long Island is the most populous metropolitan area in the United States and the third most populous in the world, after Tokyo and Mexico City. . Barnes & Noble, Inc., the nation's largest bookseller, operates 399 superstores This is a list of superstores by country. Multi-national
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