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You may have already heard about the damage sustained by the Wells Memorial Library in New York after Hurricane Irene. They weren’t the only library to be hit with water damage: the West Hartford Public Library in Vermont lost 60% of its collection, including its entire children’s department. Please consider making a donation of books or money to help them rebuild.
For Wells Memorial Library, you can send a donation to:
Wells Memorial Library
12230 State Route 9N
Upper Jay, NY 12987
Hear an interview with Wells Memorial Library board president Marie-Anne Azar Ward at NPR.
Or, send a donation to the West Hartford Public Library to:
West Hartford Public Library
P.O. Box 26
West Hartford, VT 05084
Author Kate Messner has been actively involved in spreading the word about what you can do to help, especially for the Wells Memorial Library. Her blog has more detailed information on the kind of donations the library is looking for. (You can also follow her on Google+, facebook, and twitter.)
If you know of another library that needs help, by all means help them; even a donation of one book can make a huge difference!
