Can you imagine a world without reading? What difference can just one book make? I’m reblogging this because one book, your book, a book you have sitting on your shelf at home, can make a world of difference to one child. I’m sending a few. How about you?
Just. One. Book.
I live in a town of 1200 people in the Northern Sierra Nevada –where it meets the Cascade Range near Mt. Lassen National Park and about two hours drive northwest of Reno, NV. Two hundred of that population is students. Over the years as the population dwindled after mines closed, then mills–nothing except tourism and retirement have emerged as ‘industries.’ Many businesses have closed down and with it many things we take for granted—like libraries.
The local junior/senior high school has not been able to purchase new books since the 90s. Some of the “check outs” for old books are in the 1980s. There are no books by people of color in the library. Hardly any books by women are in the few book cases except your standard Austen and Lee. It’s an uninviting place. There hasn’t been a librarian for nearly a decade. And volunteers weren’t allowed. The…
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This is awesome! Not sure if you’ve clicked over and read the full story in a while but there has been an update. thanks for linking up at the #heartforothers link up! Looking forward to sharing this next week with everyone!
@spreadingJOY
Marie
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