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 receiving them. 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 > [log in to unmask] > -- The two most common things in the Universe are hydrogen and stupidity. (Harlan Ellison) Richard Adkins http://adkins.8k.com [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask]