Jack Ruby Documents Donated to Sixth Floor Museum
Half Price Books is donating a collection of 17 original and photocopied documents and letters related to the trial of Jack Ruby to The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas. Formal presentation of the materials will take place at the Sixth Floor Museum on Friday, May 16 at 3:00 pm. Ruby was the Dallas nightclub owner who shot accused presidential assassin Lee Harvey Oswald two days after John F. Kennedy was killed in Dallas on November 22, 1963. [press release]
Gift Card Giveaways to Celebrate 10 Years
Celebrate our 10th anniversary in Lewisville, Texas with the 20% Off Memorial Day Weekend Sale Friday, May 23 through Monday, May 26! Get an extra 20% off all new and used books, music, movies and games. Don't miss out on the fun! BW, the Half Price Books bookworm will be there to give free balloons to kids. Sign up for the drawing for a chance to win a Half Price Books Gift Card. Ten winners each day, Friday through Monday! [lewisville]
Live Music, Balloon Animals, Door Prizes in Arlington
Celebrate our 10th anniversary in Arlington, Texas with the 20% Off Memorial Day Weekend Sale Friday, May 23 through Monday, May 26! Join us for live music, refreshments, balloon animals, coloring, origami classes and more! Sign up in the drawing for a chance to win reusable tote bags, Half Price Books Gift Cards and free massages. And get an extra 20% off all new and used books, music, movies and games. [arlington events]
Free $5 Coupon when you Buy a Gift Card Online
Get a free $5 coupon to use towards any future purchase at any HPB store when you buy a Half Price Books Gift Card of $25 value or greater. Stock up for everyone you know. Don't forget Moms, Dads and Grads this season. Give a HPB Gift Card and get a little something for yourself too. [buy a gift card]
$25,000 Donation to Natural Resources Defense Council
The Half Price Books B(eco)meGreen.org Environmental Education Initiative will present a $25,000 donation to the Natural Resources Defense Council. NRDC, founded in 1970, is one of the world's strongest and most effective environmental advocacy organizations. They use science, law and the strength of more than 1.2 million members and activists to protect people, the places we live, and the natural resources we all depend on. [visit nrdc.org]
Half Pint Library Book Drive Success
The 10th Annual Half Price Books Half Pint Library Book Drive has ended with tremendous success thanks to the support and generosity of our patrons at Half Price Books stores across the country. This year, we collected more than 165,000 new and gently used children's books to donate to the Half Pint Libraries at pediatric hospitals and special needs clinics in the community. [learn more]
San Marcos Aquarena Earth Day Celebration
Half Price Books in San Marcos, Texas participated in the annual Aquarena Earth Day Celebration at Texas State University's Aquarena Center. Activities included hiking in a brand new green space owned by the city, kayaking on Spring Lake, live music and dance performances and 20 environmental information booths. Half Price Books is proud to take part in the local community and its efforts to educate others on ways to be more eco-friendly. [san marcos]
Spelling It Out for Literacy
Half Price Books employees of the Dallas, Texas area participated in the 2nd annual adult spelling bee benefiting Literacy Instruction for Texas (LIFT). The team won the highly-coveted spirit award for the most energetic cheer team! LIFT is one of the premiere literacy organizations in the state of Texas providing free literacy and ESL classes to more than 6,000 adults annually. [become a literacy volunteer]
Supporting the Minnesota Nature Center
The Harriet Alexander Nature Center and Half Price Books in Roseville, Minnesota participated in a community-wide Earth Day event, highlighting many ways individuals can become more environmentally friendly. The nature center is an oasis nestled within the borders of Roseville's Central Park, providing protection for hundreds of animal and plant species.
Wind Powered Half Price Books
Texas leads the nation in capacity for wind power generation. Data from 2007 puts Texas well ahead of its highest competitor, California. Half Price Books, based in Dallas, recently bought wind power for its stores from Green Mountain Energy. The power purchase is a small slice of the company's environmental efforts. Half Price Books also encourages customers to bring their own shopping bags rather than use disposable plastic bags. The company works with its landlords to cut energy consumption by using efficient building materials and even special toilets. [ read the rest of this story ]
B(eco)meGreen.org Environmental Education Initiative
More than 100 billion plastic bags are used annually in the United States, and the average person uses 336 single-use bags a year. An estimated 4 billion of these bags end up as litter. When you shop at Half Price Books, we welcome you to say "no" to a bag at checkout. Paper or plastic? How about neither? Reusable bags are better for the environment. Bring your own reusable carrier or purchase one of ours. HPB reusable tote bags are on sale for 98¢ in stores while supplies last. Half Price Books will contribute 5¢ for every bagless or reusable bag transaction to BecomeGreen.org Environmental Education Initiative. Our goal is to get a million people a year to refuse a plastic bag when they shop in our stores. [learn more]
Book Donations for Africa
Last year, Half Price Books contributed 2,100 books to the Sabu International School in Conakry, Guinea West Africa. And 8,000 books were donated to the Shiloah Ministries who shipped them to a primary school built in Mutungo, Uganda. Books have also been donated for U.S. Armed Forces serving in Iraq, Afghanistan and other countries around the world. If you have an urgent or worthy cause, please call 972.406.0198 and leave a message for the HPB Donations Storefront program. We donate books to the community worldwide because we believe that books should fill our lives, not our landfills. [community]
Jim Swayze Calling All Treasure Hunters
In a fast-growing world of bookstores, Half Price Books is in a world all its own. Since we buy from our customers daily, you're bound to find treasures. Find your favorite childhood book for $1 or grab a signed first edition from your favorite author. Read interesting stories from HPB customers or tell us yours. [testimonials]
Story Time in Kentucky
Mark your calendars and bring the kids the 3rd Saturday of every month from 2 to 4 p.m. for Storytime at Half Price Books at 2025 S. Hurstbourne Parkway in Louisville, Kentucky. Join us for sing-alongs, coloring contests, story-telling and more.
March 19, 2008 - Vote Online for Your Favorite Environmental Charity in Half Price Books' Earth Day Project
Website voting will choose the organization to receive at least $25,000 from the company's latest philanthropic project
