No More Books

Please don't send any more books to Gulf Coast where hurricanes devastated 50 public libraries last year. That's the word from library officials, according to USATODAY.com - Gulf Coast libraries bursting with donated books. I tried to make the point during the crises that books were the last items people needed after losing their homes and possessions. Now it's the last for libraries, too. They need money to clean up, repair, rebuild and restaff. Forget FEMA. If you want to help, visit the American Library Association. You can also see a map of the affected libraries at the website of the Normative Data Project for libraries.

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