27,000 Capstone Publishers ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø on Way to Africa
27,000 Capstone Publishers ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø on Way to Africa

More than 27,000 high-quality illustrated children’s books are headed to Africa thanks to in Mankato, Minnesota, USA. The 27,000 books have a retail value of $14.99 each. “It’s part of the culture of this company to give back. We value literacy,� said Lisa Hanson, Capstone’s director of human resources and community giving.
The books were given an official send-off in November 2009 at the Capstone warehouse. Capstone Publishers, owned by Bob and Jim Coughlan, is the leading publisher of children’s books for school and public libraries and has a long history of philanthropy.
Read the story in the Mankato Free Press.