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
“Libraries
of Love collects books, prepares them for
checkout
with pockets and cards, and ships them to
where it
takes an empty room in a school and builds
bookshelves,
arranges thousands of books in library
order and
teaches teachers and students how to use the
library.
The partnership continues for a lifetime.”
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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