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Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media A pile of books sit in a crate waiting to be bagged during the 10th Anniversary Celebration & Volunteer-A-Thon at Bernie’s Book Bank in Lake Bluff. (7/13/19)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media A pile of books sit in a large bin after being sorted by grade during the 10th Anniversary Celebration & Volunteer-A-Thon at Bernie’s Book Bank in Lake Bluff. (7/13/19)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Mason Hergert, 15, of Arlington Heights bags books during the 10th Anniversary Celebration & Volunteer-A-Thon at Bernie’s Book Bank in Lake Bluff. (7/13/19)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Lauren Marquez, of Gurnee, processing center specialist, and Bill Nixon, of Lake Zurich, volunteer experience manager, sort preschool and first grade books and put them into large bins during the 10th Anniversary Celebration & Volunteer-A-Thon at Bernie’s Book Bank in Lake Bluff. (7/13/19)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Volunteers Rita Gertie, of Chicago and Carol Schacherer, of Deerfield check over books as they separate them into grade levels during the 10th Anniversary Celebration & Volunteer-A-Thon at Bernie’s Book Bank in Lake Bluff. Both volunteers are regulars at the book bank. Gertie has volunteered over 600 hours.(7/13/19)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Lynn Tylkowski, of Gurnee sorts books into different categories during the 10th Anniversary Celebration & Volunteer-A-Thon at Bernie’s Book Bank in Lake Bluff. (7/13/19)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Amanda Usyak, of Grayslake, processing center specialist, sorts picture and chapter books during the 10th Anniversary Celebration & Volunteer-A-Thon at Bernie’s Book Bank in Lake Bluff. (7/13/19)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Carmine Virginelli, 13, of Kildeer sorts books with members of his family, Sandra and Dan Schafer and Sandra's son Cage Murawski, 22, all of Wauconda during the 10th Anniversary Celebration & Volunteer-A-Thon at Bernie’s Book Bank in Lake Bluff. (7/13/19)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Breanna Virginelli, of Kildeer works with her sons, Luciano, 7, and Carmine, 13, sorting books into different categories during the 10th Anniversary Celebration & Volunteer-A-Thon at Bernie’s Book Bank in Lake Bluff. (7/13/19)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Jasmyne Brody, 7, of Deerfield drops a book into a large bin during the 10th Anniversary Celebration & Volunteer-A-Thon at Bernie’s Book Bank in Lake Bluff. (7/13/19)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Tommy Diesen, of Vernon Hills and Anthony Villanueva, of Grayslake, both 15, sort books to be put into large boxes during the 10th Anniversary Celebration & Volunteer-A-Thon at Bernie’s Book Bank in Lake Bluff. (7/13/19)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Donna Baseley, of McHenry drops sorted books by grade into a large bin to be bagged and distributed to students during the 10th Anniversary Celebration & Volunteer-A-Thon at Bernie’s Book Bank in Lake Bluff. (7/13/19)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media David Whitlock, of Northbrook, processing center specialist, trains volunteers on how to split books into various categories during the 10th Anniversary Celebration & Volunteer-A-Thon at Bernie’s Book Bank in Lake Bluff. (7/13/19)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Volunteers Rita Gertie, of Chicago and Carol Schacherer, of Deerfield check over books as they separate them into grade levels during the 10th Anniversary Celebration & Volunteer-A-Thon at Bernie’s Book Bank in Lake Bluff. Both volunteers are regulars at the book bank. Gertie has volunteered over 600 hours.(7/13/19)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Amanda Usyak, of Grayslake, processing center specialist, stops to look at a book titled, "Grandfather's Journey," as she sorts picture and chapter books during the 10th Anniversary Celebration & Volunteer-A-Thon at Bernie’s Book Bank in Lake Bluff. (7/13/19)