Book Industry Guild Hosts Charity Softball Game

By Dianna Dilworth 

Want to see a bunch of book professionals playing softball? The Book Industry Guild of New York is hosting its 24th annual charity softball game in August.

The game will take place on Saturday, August 13, 2016 from 2:00 – 6:00 pm in Central Park’s Great Lawn Field #1.

The event’s proceeds will be donated to the Literacy Assistance Center, a nonprofit dedicated to fighting illiteracy in New York. Over the past 23 years, the event has helped raise around $400,000 for charity.

The upcoming game will have a charity raffle. Prizes have been donated by publishers, as well as local restaurants and sports teams. There will be free kids books handed out to children that attend the game.