There is so much about the Katrina disaster that I can't even begin to comprehend, not the least of which is ... what the hell would I do for 24 hours a day cooped up in the Astrodome?
Apparently I'm not the only one, and I've since heard of two different groups organizing a call for book donations to be distributed to refugees. The first one I heard mentioned was from sci-fi author David Brin's blog davidbrin.blogspot.com. Look for his blog of Septempber 5, 2005. He seems fairly uncertain about it, though it's being organized by another respected name in sci-fi/fantasy, Jennifer Robeson.
The other group organizing a book relief is the Minnesota Society of Children's Book Authors and Illustrators (for which I am their web master). I'm still not certain as to how organized this group is, but I do know that if I were hanging out in the Astrodome, I would probably read just about anything that I could get my hands on and would greatly appreciate some books.
With all that's going on, it seems crazy to think about donating things like books, but once the needs of food, water, and shelter are satisfied, the rest of our needs -- exercise and stimulation for brain and body -- are slow(er) in coming.
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Stix, there is also an effort underway in the world of comics fandom to donate comic books -- which generally are a big hit with the kids, and we know there are a lot of those among the evacuees (which, incidentally, is the correct term -- "refugee" refers to someone who has left their homeland due to political turmoil, or war, or such).
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