LIBRARIES OF LOVE

by Joan Waites
I must admit, I have a love-hate relationship with social media.  While Facebook and Twitter can be entertaining and a great way to connect with friends and colleagues, it can also be a huge source of distraction.  A five minute “check-in” can easily slip away into a half hour of wasted surfing. But once in a while, something wonderful pops up on your screen which makes that surfing time worthwhile.Last week, a photo appeared on my Facebook “wall”, posted by a publisher I have worked for.  A group of boys from Uganda, proudly displayed books they were reading. One of the boys held a title I illustrated a few years ago.  The photo was taken by an organization I had not heard about before-Libraries of Love.  From the Libraries of Lovewebsite:
“Libraries of Love collects books, prepares them forcheckout with pockets and cards, and ships them toUganda. A team of volunteers then travels to Uganda,There are several ways to help out this worthy organization. Along with donating funds, information about organizing book drives can be found on their website: http://www.librariesoflove.org/
If you are searching for a new service project to do with your students, Scouts, clubs  or homeschoolers next  year, this would be a terrific opportunity to give the gift of reading to children in need.
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