"There's no better time than the holidays to celebrate readers at our local schools-- especially this year when so many of our schools are facing tough budget choices," said Carolyn Rodriguez, head of Reading is The way up at City National Bank. "As one of the largest banks in Los Angeles, we at City National understand that a child's education is the best investment you can make."

Nine Barnes & Noble book stores in Nevada, New York and California will participate in the drive. They include:

 -- Barnes & Noble, Los Angeles (189 The Grove Drive)

 -- Barnes & Noble, Reno (5555 S. Virginia St.)

 -- Barnes & Noble, San Francisco (2550 Taylor St.)

 -- Barnes & Noble, San Jose (2200 Eastridge Loop)

 -- Barnes & Noble, New York (160 East 54th Street)

 -- Barnes & Noble, four stores in San Diego area (810 W. Valley
    Parkway, Escondido; 8860 Genesee Ave., San Diego; 12835 El Camino
    Real, San Diego; 10775 Westview Parkway, San Diego)

Some of the schools that will receive donated books include: Harlem Link Charter School in New York; Mt. Rose Elementary School in Reno; St. Brendan Catholic School in Los Angeles; Gardener School in San Jose; Pio Pico Elementary in Los Angeles; Golden Hill Elementary School in San Diego; and Spring Valley Elementary School in San Francisco.

About City National

City National Bank is the wholly owned subsidiary of City National Corporation (NYSE:CYN). It is backed by $18.4 billion in total assets, and provides banking, investment and trust services through 64 offices, including 16 full-service regional centers, in Southern California, the San Francisco Bay Area, Nevada and New York City. The company and its eight majority-owned investment affiliates manage or administer $53.4 billion in client investment assets, including nearly $35 billion under direct management.

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About Reading is The way up(R)

Seeking to better the education of school children, City National in April 2002 launched a multi-faceted initiative to restock the state's school library system. Since then, the award-winning program has:

 -- Donated more than 40,000 books to school libraries in California,
    New York and Nevada.

 -- Awarded nearly $222,000 to teachers at elementary, middle and high
    schools for creative literacy projects.

 -- Helped open 20 new elementary school libraries through its
    partnership with The Wonder of Reading in Los Angeles.

 -- Raised more than $275,000 in charitable gifts from colleagues and
    clients through its Reading is The way up Fund.

The Reading is The way up Fund is a 501(c)(3) administered by the California Community Foundation. Visit www.readingisthewayup.org.

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The San Jose Regional Center also features a Commercial Banking Services office to serve middle-market companies, mid-sized businesses, nonprofit organizations and government entities.

City National soon will expand the regional center through:

 * a new Private Client Services office to meet the private banking
   and wealth management needs of individuals, families, businesses
   and professional services firms in the Silicon Valley; and
 * expansion of the existing Treasury Services Deposits function to
   serve homeowners associations, property management firms, and
   title and escrow companies throughout Northern California.

"The new San Jose Regional Center expands City National's ability to serve one of California's most entrepreneurial regions," said Robert Brant, executive vice president and Northern California regional executive. "It gives us the ideal opportunity to offer our brand of highly tailored banking and wealth management solutions to entrepreneurs, professionals and small and mid-size businesses in San Jose and the Silicon Valley."

City National also operates regional banking centers - which include branch offices - in Oakland, Palo Alto, San Francisco and Walnut Creek. In addition to the San Jose branch, the bank also has branch offices in Burlingame, Fremont and San Leandro, with a second office in downtown San Francisco.

San Jose Banking Office

The San Jose branch offers a full range of small business services including business and consumer loans; cash management; deposit; international banking; and foreign exchange. City National is a Preferred Lender under the U.S. Small Business Administration and SBAExpress programs.

Business hours are 9 a.m. until 4 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Friday. The branch features an exterior ATM and a night depository.

Melanie Raley is vice president and branch manager. A 21-year banking veteran, she most recently served as manager of Citibank's Blossom Hill branch in San Jose.

San Jose Commercial Banking Services

The San Jose Commercial Banking Services office provides commercial loans, lines of credit, equipment leasing and a variety of other financial services to a wide range of businesses including agribusinesses, manufacturers, distributors and services companies.

David Walker is senior vice president and manager. Before joining City National in 2008, Walker served as regional president of First Bank's Bay Area commercial/middle market banking group.

About City National

City National Bank is the wholly owned subsidiary of City National Corporation (NYSE:CYN). It is backed by $18.4 billion in total assets, and provides banking, investment and trust services through 64 offices, including 16 full-service regional centers, in Southern California, the San Francisco Bay Area, Nevada and New York City. The company and its eight majority-owned investment affiliates manage or administer $53.4 billion in client investment assets, including nearly $35 billion under direct management.

For more information about City National, visit the company's Website at cnb.com.

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David Garcia
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"Every year our employees and clients look forward to this special time of year and the opportunity it affords us to help those in need," said Larry Charlton, senior vice president and Nevada regional executive of City National Bank. "We enjoy partnering with our friends at the various nonprofit agencies that help the bank reach out to a growing segment of the state's population that needs a helping hand, especially during this time of year."

Charlton added that while the holidays are a great time for people and businesses to give back to their communities, philanthropic outreach should be and is a year-round commitment at City National. The bank continues to support educational outreach programs through at-risk schools in Nevada, the mentally handicapped through Opportunity Village in the Las Vegas valley and Eagle Valley Children's Home in Carson City, numerous health charities throughout the state, and much more.

People who would like to donate non-perishable food items to City National's holiday food drive can drop off their donations at any of the bank's five southern Nevada branches located at 6085 W. Twain Avenue and the southeast corner of Jones Boulevard; 2320 E. Tropicana near the corner of Eastern Avenue; 3883 Howard Hughes Parkway; 10801 W. Charleston Blvd., in Summerlin, and 4310 W. Cheyenne and Valley Drive in North Las Vegas. In northern Nevada, people can drop off their food items at 6518 S. McCarran Boulevard in Reno, 1811 E. College Parkway and Goni Road in Carson City, and 1647 Highway 395 in Minden.

The Bank contributes financial, in-kind and volunteer assistance to nonprofit institutions and organizations that enhance the quality of life and promote public interest where the company conducts its business. The four main areas of the Bank's philanthropic outreach include education, health and human services, community development, and arts and culture.

About City National

City National Bank is the wholly owned subsidiary of City National Corporation (NYSE:CYN). It is backed by $18.4 billion in total assets, and provides banking, investment and trust services through 63 offices, including 15 full-service regional centers, in Southern California, the San Francisco Bay Area, Nevada and New York City. The company and its eight majority-owned investment affiliates manage or administer $53.4 billion in client investment assets, including nearly $35 billion under direct management.

City National has eight branch offices in Nevada, including four in Las Vegas and one each in North Las Vegas, Reno, Carson City and Minden. The bank also has loan production offices in Reno and Stateline in South Lake Tahoe.

For more information about City National, visit the company's Website at cnb.com.

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About City National

City National Bank is the wholly owned subsidiary of City National Corporation (NYSE:CYN). It is backed by $18.4 billion in total assets, and provides banking, investment and trust services through 63 offices, including 15 full-service regional centers, in Southern California, the San Francisco Bay Area, Nevada and New York City. The company and its eight majority-owned investment affiliates manage or administer $53.4 billion in client investment assets, including nearly $35 billion under direct management.

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