Thanks, Rick. I appreciate your willingness to do this.
Meanwhile, our faithful librarian Cat is willing to store the books safely for us until the ALA can receive them. So there's another option for us.
DC
Deborah Chester
Professor
Professional Writing
Gaylord College of Journalism & Mass Communication
University of Oklahoma
Norman, OK 73019-2051
Ph: (405) 325-4192
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----- Original Message -----
From: Richard Adkins <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thursday, November 10, 2005 1:18 pm
Subject: Re: book drive query
> I would be glad to go by B&N to see if they want this batch of
> books. I took
> the latch load to them and they were a bit disorganized about
> receivingthem. I was unsure if they were wanted the Katrina
> donation. I'll speak with
> a manager and get a firm answer and get back with the group here.
>
> Rick
>
> On 11/10/05, Deborah Chester <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> > Greetings, fellow writers --
> >
> > Here's the situation:
> >
> > I have over 100 novels collected in my office and we need a
> group decision
> > as to what to do with them. The American Library Association has
> decided> it's not going to collect books at this time to restock
> libraries in the
> > affected states. The ALA's rationale is that destroyed library
> buildings> need to be rebuilt first.
> >
> > That leaves us with a couple of alternatives:
> > 1) We donate the books once more through the assistance of
> Barnes & Noble.
> > 2) We keep the books for a sale to raise funds for PWA.
> >
> > It seems to me that because we collected the present books under
> the "help
> > Katrina victims" banner that we should try to donate them as an
> ethical> action. Can someone check with B&N to see if they'll help
> us again? We can
> > also send the books for distribution to hurricane victims
> through other
> > local charities, if necessary.
> >
> > Then if we decide to collect future books for our own fund-raising
> > purposes, or even to share among ourselves, we can do so.
> >
> > Let me know what you all think.
> > DC
> >
> >
> > Deborah Chester
> > Professor
> > Professional Writing
> > Gaylord College of Journalism & Mass Communication
> > University of Oklahoma
> > Norman, OK 73019-2051
> > Ph: (405) 325-4192
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> >
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