MHS literacy night

Several groups of Mundelein High School students will help to celebrate the holidays with Literacy Night, Friday, Dec. 11, from 6 p.m. through closing. The event will take place at the Vernon Hills Barnes & Noble store. Beginning at 6 p.m., students will be available to shoppers for gift wrapping. At 7 p.m., the MHS carolers will sing favorite holiday tunes. They will be followed by members of the Poetry Slam Club, who will perform spontaneous prose and offer bedtime stories for children. The carolers will perform again at 8 p.m. Throughout the evening, Barnes & Noble will feature book tables with teacher- and student-recommended titles. A portion of all sales, both in-store and online, will go to the MHS Media Center. Patrons may use the code 11716255 as the online shopping will continue for five days after the event. "This will provide a great opportunity for us to get high-demand books into the hands of eager young readers," said Rebecca Plaza, MHS librarian.