From: Carole Fiore <cfiore>
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 19:44:14 -0400

                        Please pardon the duplication.

Since so many were interested in donating books, here is information from TLA about donations.
                                                     
                          Carole D. Fiore
 
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-----Original Message----- From: Gloria Colvin [mailto:gcolvin at mailer.fsu.edu] Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 4:08 PM To: Florida Library Association Subject: [fla] Fwd: [CHAPEDITOR:1000] Texas Library Association Accepting Book Donations For Gulf Libraries



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>(Please share with those interested in making book donations)
>
>The Texas Library Association is accepting book donations (can be from
>anywhere) to help the Gulf libraries prepare to re-open for business. The
>Association is accepting book collections to help libraries fill their
shelves.
>
>TLA will ship the donated materials to Gulf Coast states as soon as
>libraries are ready to receive the materials. To make a book donation,
>you can ship materials to Braker Self Storage, ATTN: Katrina Book Drive,
>2607 West Braker Lane, Austin, Texas 78758.
>
>State library officials in the Gulf Coast report that many libraries
>have
>been completely demolished. Those facilities will have to be completely
>rebuilt and re-equipped. The items most needed include new or very lightly
>used children's books, adult fiction and nonfiction, reference materials
>(e.g., dictionaries, almanacs), and Gulf Coast-area collections. They ask
>that materials have recent publication dates.
>
>Since it will likely be several months-perhaps even a year or
>two-before
>libraries are able to take these collections, the Association has
>partnered with the Texas Mini Storage Association (TMSA) to collect the
>books and store them in climate-controlled facilities until area libraries
>are able to receive collections.
>
>Ginny Sutton, executive director of the TMSA, said "We are thrilled to
>help in any way we can. We want to let our Gulf Coast neighbors know that
>we are here for them over the long term. We want library officials to know
>that our member facilities, led by Braker Self Storage in Austin, are very
>happy to help in this noble effort to replenish the libraries in
>Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama."
>
>Additional information, including information about local relief
>programs
>in the affected states, can be found at www.txla.org.
>
>
>
>
>About the Texas Library Association
>TLA is the largest state library association in the United States with
>more than 7,000 members who work in public, school, academic and special
>libraries, plus library vendors and citizens who support libraries. TLA
>offers a wide range of services, including an annual conference that
>attracts more than 7,000 librarians and exhibitors, a leadership
>development program, legislative advocacy, and publications.
>
>
>
>Michael Dowling
>Director
>Chapter Relations Office and
>International Relations Office
>American Library Association
>50 E. Huron Street
>Chicago, IL, USA, 60611
>ph +1-312-280-3200
>fax +1-312-280-4392
>email: mdowling at ala.org
>
>'_at_ your library'

Gloria Colvin Reference and Research Services Strozier Library Florida State University Tallahassee, FL 32306-2047 Phone: (850) 645-1680 Fax: (850) 644-1231 E-mail: gcolvin at mailer.fsu.edu

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