Some worry that the age of books has given way to the Kindle. However, Bishop Stang High School had no such worries. Entertainers, musicians and even a local author graced Bishop Stang’s book fair at Barnes & Noble on Saturday, Dec. 5.

A portion of purchases will benefit the Roseanne Barker Library at Bishop Stang.

Although the motive behind the book fair is to benefit the school’s library and academic center, it also serves to promote reading for pleasure.

“[It’s] really hard to do when you’re bogged down with school work,” said Bishop Stang librarian Ann O’Leary.

The money raised will go toward new books for the library as well as database subscriptions that make scholarly, historical and archival documents available to students for research purposes.

Barnes & Noble Community Relations manager Elyse Baggen takes pride in how the store strives to help the Dartmouth community. Though corporate policies bar the store from making direct donations, it's had a long history of benefiting local schools and reading programs by donating a portion of daily sales. George H. Potter Elementary School will be having a book fair of their own at Barnes & Noble on Thursday, Dec. 10.

Local author Marcia Hathaway was present to sign copies of her new book, "A Village Prays."

“It’s a great event because it’s not just about the money,” O'Leary said.

For those who would still like to benefit the school, from Dec. 5 - 10, go to bn.com/BOOKFAIR and enter the ID #11732641 at checkout.