Project Book Share

Here is information about the "local" groups sponsoring book drives for the hurricane refugees...:

Project Book Share for Children Affected by Hurricane KatrinaPlease donate NEW (preferred) or look like new books for the children affected by Hurricane Katrina. Books for babies, wordless picturebooks, children's novels, children's nonfiction and teen books arebeing collected.Twin Cities drop off sites (from September 9th to September 19th)- The Bookcase of Wayzata, 607 East Lake Street, Wayzata, MN- The Loft at Open Book, 1011 Washington Avenue South, Mpls, MN- The Red Balloon Bookshop, 891 Grand Avenue, St Paul, MN- Incarnation Lutheran Church, 4880 Hodgson Road, Shoreview, MN- Red Wing Book Festival, Anderson Center, noon - 5 Sat 9/10/05 ONLYAdditional drop-off sites outside the Twin Cities and in the southmetro will be posted on the CLN website:www.childrensliteraturenetwork.org. A flyer (8.5x11) and a poster(11x17) as well as book lists for the very young are also availableas reproducible Acrobat PDF file.We've heard stories about the orphaned children, the people who havenothing to do, the tight quarters, the anger and stress. Will bookssolve their situation?No. But we're hearing that many, many people wish they had somethingto read -- it would help to pass the time. As members of the bookcommunity, we know how books can soothe, calm, and change a bad day.Providing books to read may change a life.Although the status of the people coming to Camp Ripley is stilluncertain, the books will go to where they are needed. Thank you inadvance for being so generous.Organizations who have become co-sponsors of Project Book Share are:the Bookcase of Wayzata, Children's Literature Network, the Loft, theMidwest Booksellers Association, the Minnesota Reading Association,
Illustrators and the Silly Sisters.To contribute other items, such as games, books for adults, toys,clothing, food, health items, please visit: http://www.kare11.com/news/katrina/hopeforthecity.aspx