New Orleans Public Library Needs Books
New books will be used to replace those that were damaged; used books will be distributed to families in need or sold for library fundraising. Please send books to:
Rica A. Trigs, Public Relations
New Orleans Public Library
219 Loyola Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70112
If you tell the post office that they are for the library in New Orleans, they will give you the library rate which is slightly less than the book rate.
You can also click here to contribute to the New Orleans Public Library Foundation Rebuilding Campaign.
UPDATE: If you live in the Portland, ME area and have books to donate but cannot afford shipping, please contact me and we’ll work something out. Thanks!
Hat tip to Stories in America
tags: New Orleans, Public Library, Hurricane Katrina, relief
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on March 5, 2006 at 12:14 pm
Big Dog said:
Now this is something I can get into. I have a ton of books that I can send down to them. Mind if I cross post this?
on March 5, 2006 at 1:22 pm
N. Mallory said:
Absolutely, especially since I cross-posted from elsewhere and it’s an excellent cause. In fact, I’ve just talked my write-in group into rounding up their extra books to go with the pile in my living room — I’m paying for the shipping.
The irony is that I hauled those books from New Orleans to Maine only to ship them back 2 years later.
on March 6, 2006 at 11:42 am
Soldiers' Angels New York said:
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on March 14, 2006 at 1:19 pm
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