{"id":999,"date":"2012-04-16T19:13:00","date_gmt":"2012-04-16T19:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/writingya.com\/?p=999"},"modified":"2018-11-20T05:35:34","modified_gmt":"2018-11-20T05:35:34","slug":"help-finish-ballou-hss-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writingya.com\/?p=999","title":{"rendered":"Help Finish Ballou HS’s Library!!"},"content":{"rendered":"

It isn’t all that often that we, as individuals, can feel like we’ve directly contributed to a library’s actual collection. Many times, the books we donate to our local library end up on the half-price sale shelves, which is a great way to help the library raise much-needed extra funds, but you don’t always end up seeing the book YOU donated on the loan shelves, being lent out to other patrons.<\/p>\n

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Well–Guys Lit Wire<\/a> is giving us all another fantastic opportunity to really add to a library collection. You might remember the two book fairs they’ve held for Ballou Sr. High School in Washington, D.C.:<\/p>\n

\nBetween our spring book fair<\/a> and a small holiday fair<\/a>
\n last November we have helped Ballou move from a library that had less
\nthan one book for each of its 1,200 students at the beginning of 2011 to
\n a ratio now of two books per student<\/b>. While this is an impressive
\nachievement and something we are quite proud of, the American Library
\nAssociation advocates ELEVEN books for each student<\/b>. It’s obvious that
\nBallou is still operating at a serious literary deficit and because of
\nthat we have decided to commit ourselves to the long haul and stay with
\nthis school library until they have everything they need.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

While they got a lot of initial support when their plea first went out, they still need help, and every one of us can make a difference by buying even just ONE book off the wish list. You’ll have the satisfaction of knowing you’ve been able to put a book YOU love into the hands of high school students–students who are already grateful beyond words. For more information, please visit Colleen’s post on GLW<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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