LEBANON, Pa. (Nov. 14, 2016) – Royer’s Flowers & Gifts’ annual book drive collected 1,370 new children’s titles for public libraries in the seven counties where the company operates.
Bouquets for Books, which ran Oct. 22-Nov. 5, has yielded nearly 17,000 books in its 11-year history.
Anyone who donated a new children’s book was eligible to receive a free bouquet. Here are the libraries and the number of books presented to them this year:
- Berks County Public Libraries: 177
- Cumberland County Library System: 156
- Dauphin County Library System: 96
- Hershey Public Library (independent): 113
- Middletown Public Library (independent): 15
- Franklin County Library System: 106
- Lebanon County Libraries: 165
- Library System of Lancaster County: 315
- York County Library System: 227
Based in Lebanon, Royer’s (royers.com) has 15 stores in Berks, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon and York counties. Sister company Stephenson’s Flowers & Gifts has one store in Harrisburg.
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