City National Bank gave Assistance League $15,000 this week to purchase books for its Operation School Bell,Launching Literacy and ALa Carte programs. From left, Sophie Segovia (Barnes & Noble, Assistant Store Manager), Andrea Navarro (Barnes &Noble, Assistant Store Manager), AnnMarie Barenchi (Barnes & Noble, Kid’s Lead), JoAnn McDonald (President, Assistance League of Long Beach), Annette Kashiwabara, (Executive Director), Charles Mariano (City National Bank, Vice President), Carolyn Rodriguez (City National Bank, Vice President and Program Administrator).