Catholic Charities Barnes & Noble Bookfair – December 12, 2025

December 8, 2025

Get your holiday shopping done while supporting a great cause!

Catholic Charities is partnering with Barnes & Noble in St. Cloud for a Bookfair on Thursday, December 12, 2025. A percentage of your purchase will benefit Catholic Charities’ programs—just mention you're shopping to support Catholic Charities at checkout!

Shop in-store or online:

  • In-store: Visit Barnes & Noble in St. Cloud on December 12 and let the cashier know you're supporting Catholic Charities.
  • Online: Shop at https://www.bn.com/bookfairs from December 12–16, 2025 and enter Bookfair ID 12695763 at checkout.

How to apply the Bookfair ID online:

  1. Add items to your cart and proceed to checkout.
  2. Scroll to the bottom of the checkout page.
  3. Click the plus sign next to “Add Bookfair ID.”
  4. Enter 12695763 and click Apply.

Everything counts! Books, DVDs, music, vinyl, toys & games, and even Café purchases (except Starbucks-operated locations). Stock up for the holidays and help support Catholic Charities’ vital services in our community.

Note: Gift cards, memberships, textbooks, video games, digital content (eBooks), and purchases at Starbucks-owned Cafés are excluded from Bookfair totals. Institutional discounts may not be applied.

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