What do you do when the children in your community don't have a library? When they love reading, but there are no books? If your name is Michelle Wright, you build one. She created a library in her local community book center, not brick by brick, but book by book. She uses her own money, and collects new and gently used books from friends, family, and authors. Margie and I just sent Michelle three boxes of books, and Little, Brown did as well. Authors Becca Fitzpatrick and Saundra Mitchell are also supporters.
Do you want to contribute? You can send one book, or a box. A USPS flat rate box is only $12.95 and it holds A LOT of books. Michelle is collecting books for children in grades K-12.
If you love books, and want to help build a library, contact me via e-mail at kamigarcia@aol.com or on twitter @kamigarcia, and I'll tell you where to send your books.

a #1 New York Times, USA Today, and international bestselling author and comic book writer. As an award-winning, Bram Stoker Award-nominated young adult author of 12 novels and graphic novels, she has been published in 51 countries and 38 languages and her books have sold more than 10 million copies worldwide. Kami’s best known works include the Beautiful Creatures series, Teen Titans: Raven, The X-Files: Agent of Chaos, The Lovely Reckless, Broken Beautiful Hearts, and the DC Black Label comic Joker/Harley: Criminal Sanity. She is also a cofounder of the Kid Lit book festival YALLFest.

This is excellent!!! I’ll see what I can do. If I can’t afford shipping right now, I’ll at least spread the word on my blog (crackinspines.blogspot.com).
Good luck! What you’re doing is truly admirable! 🙂
This is excellent!!! I’ll see what I can do. If I can’t afford shipping right now, I’ll at least spread the word on my blog (crackinspines.blogspot.com).
Good luck! What y’all are doing is truly admirable! 🙂
Kami, thanks for organizing the blog leg of this. I sent a box of my kids’ old picture books to the address you emailed to me yesterday. It was cheaper to send by UPS. Today I’ve linked to this post in my “blog watch.” Today’s our monthly book review club of new children and adult titles. Your debut novel looks interesting too.