I am so pleased to be able to tell you that the Louisville Free Public Library now has an Amazon wishlist up and populated with books they need and we can buy for them. As of this morning the wishlist has 220 items on it, well 218, I bought the two Toni Morrison books they needed. The very several pages are kids books. Yay for kids books but also yay for adult readers so as I mentioned I scrolled on to page 8 to buy the two Toni Morrison titles. I just wanted to mention that in case you had similar inclinations when you’re doing your shopping this morning. Because you are doing some shopping for the LFPL this morning aren’t you?
If my harping on you subtle encouragement isn’t enough let me share this note from Martha Geier who is the manager of Collection Services at LFPL:
It’s always nice to be reminded that the Louisville Free Public Library has friends in the community who want to help. It’s even better when all we have to do is come up with a wish list and let those friends buy us books. Thanks to Michelle at ConsumingLouisville.com, LFPL now has an Amazon Wish List of titles the Library could really use, with prices to fit any donor’s budget.
“Libraries are Free but Books Aren’t Book Drive” is a great way for people to get involved in supporting their local libraries. It is also a fantastic opportunity for us all to work together for the betterment of the community we live in. Thanks for supporting the Louisville Free Public Library!
See how appreciative the library folks are of your potential help? So awesome.
I now officially declare the Consuming Louisville Libraries Are Free but Books Aren’t book drive to be open. I’ll update you on Friday with how the drive is going and hopefully we’ll hear from the LFPL again when they start receiving all those great Amazon boxes later this week or next.
Thank you so much for supporting our library system and doing good in our community. Go now and shop: LFPL Amazon Wishlist!
May 11th, 2009 at 9:54 am
Do you have any idea if they plan to continue to add books to this list, possibly for different age groups?
May 11th, 2009 at 10:18 am
I’m sure they’ll add books as they need things. They obviously have a big need for young children’s books right now but there are several adult books on the list as well (The Great Gatsby, On the Road, etc). So as these needs get met I’m confident they’ll add more books to address more needs.
May 11th, 2009 at 11:40 am
Michelle, thanks. This is a great cause.
Ordered:
On the Road – Jack Kerouac
The Great Gatsby – F. Scott Fitzgerald
It’s Okay to Be Different – Todd Parr (kids)
May 11th, 2009 at 1:41 pm
Great choices William. Thanks for participating! I almost went with On the Road but then I saw Toni Morrison on the list. I can never say know to Toni Morrison books.
May 11th, 2009 at 3:18 pm
I scored D’Aulaire’s Greek Myths – a book I used as a teacher and Jonas loved as a kid…
I have an old student who writes children’s books – Mark Shulman. Maybe I should just get one of his and send it even without being on the list…
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/ref=ntt_athr_dp_sr_1?_encoding=UTF8&search-type=ss&index=books&field-author=Mark%20Shulman
The first book on his list is dedicated to me!
May 11th, 2009 at 3:20 pm
Oh that’s wonderful Ken that you got a book you used and your son loved. And I think it would be great if you could get a copy of your old student’s books donated. You sir, are a library supporting rock star.
May 11th, 2009 at 3:31 pm
Maybe they’ll forgive me for still have Secrets of the Martian Moons – due June of 1957…?
May 12th, 2009 at 4:24 am
I love this! I got Where the Wild Things Are (a book I never read as a kid and heartily regretted), The Story of Ferdinand (a personal favorite, much loved when I was young), and Pride and Prejudice. I love the idea of getting children’s books–reading when I was young made the person I am today! This was a great idea.
May 12th, 2009 at 1:52 pm
Ordered the following:
How Do Dinosaurs Go to School?
Tikki Tikki Tembo
Mouse Paint
May 12th, 2009 at 2:25 pm
Quick question – do I have to purchase and donate through Amazon? I have found several of the books on their wishlist through other vendors at lower prices. I’d love to donate and my dollars could go further if I buy somewhere else, but I’m not sure how to get the books to them if I don’t purchase through amazon.
K
May 12th, 2009 at 2:45 pm
Oh great choices Alisha.
Katy, our objective with this was to make it as easy as possible for the buyers and the library both so we’re making this a strictly Amazon affair. Well at least my participation point is. You’re welcome to call the library and see if they have an option for just bringing books by to donate (I bet they do). Thanks for shopping around though, that might give us some ideas on how to make the drive even more successful if we do it again in the future.
May 12th, 2009 at 5:42 pm
Hark! An update! Here’s the shipping address for the LFPL so I’m guessing if you want to send a book via another vendor you can just send it here:
Collection Services
301 York St.
Louisville, KY 40203
United States
May 12th, 2009 at 6:13 pm
I just picked the first two on the list when I looked and then scrolled down to pick another out:
Wabi Sabi-Mark Reibstein
Petunia-Roger Duvoisin
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (Lyle the Crocodile-Bernard Waber
I think it’s a great idea and I’ll let others know too!
May 12th, 2009 at 6:16 pm
Thanks for participating and passing on the word Eric!
May 13th, 2009 at 2:21 pm
I bought “In Cold Blood” and “Grapes of Wrath.”
May 13th, 2009 at 7:12 pm
Thanks for organizing this, Michelle. I’ll say “I knew her when” when you receive a Nobel Prize…
James selected “If you give a pig a pancake”
Emma chose “There was an old lady who swallowed a fly”
May 13th, 2009 at 9:51 pm
Thanks for participating Rob and including the kids! You all are awesome.
May 14th, 2009 at 11:16 pm
Great idea! My wife and I just ordered:
Corduroy (my wife’s favorite)
Mike Mulligan & His Steam Shovel
Harry the Dirty Dog
Where the Wild Things Are
May 15th, 2009 at 7:19 am
Great choices Ben! Thanks so much for being so generous. And can I just tell you how excited I am to see Spike Jonze’s film version of Where the Wild Things Are? So excited. Also excited because Consuming Louisville favorite Ricky Irving worked on Jonze’s new website for the project: http://www.dressedinvalue.com/2009/05/new-work-we-love-you-so/
May 15th, 2009 at 2:58 pm
I love books and it was fun to walk down memory lane with their wish list. The childhood favorites I ordered are:
Miss Nelson is Missing
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (I still quote this title as an adult)
Of Mice and Men
May 18th, 2009 at 7:42 pm
Michelle thanks so much for organizing this!
i loved picking my favorites for people to enjoy on future visits, including:
Pride and Prejudice – Jane Austen
Heckedy Peg – Audrey Wood
Caps for Sale: A Tale of a Peddler, Some Monkeys and Their Monkey Business – Esphyr Slobodkina
Mr. Popper’s Penguins – Richard Atwater
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel – Virginia Lee Burton
The Great Gatsby – F. Scott Fitzgerald
May 19th, 2009 at 7:35 am
Excellent choices Emily! A nice mix for adults and kids. Thank you so much for your generosity.
May 19th, 2009 at 4:05 pm
A great idea Michelle. Ordered on the first day. Got a Dr. Suess book as a nod to a friends nephew.
May 20th, 2009 at 2:55 pm
I ordered two of my favorite children’s books . . . One Duck Stuck and Goodnight Gorilla. That was fun! Thanks for the tip, Michelle.
May 20th, 2009 at 2:59 pm
Thanks so much for supporting the library Greg! You are the best.
May 26th, 2009 at 2:57 pm
Hi! The list is great, but have you tried to work out any way for people to buy books for the library from local sources? I will buy some books on the wishlist, but I don’t want to purchase them from Amazon. I’ll take my list to Carmichael’s instead and let them know what’s going on.
Best wishes, Mary
May 26th, 2009 at 3:04 pm
While I’d love to have Carmichael’s participate currently there isn’t any way to shop online at Carmichael’s. To make it as quick and easy as possible for as many people as possible to participate I wanted to go the most direct route, the Amazon wishlist is that. The first books the library received from this drive came from someone in Tuscon, Arizona which is something that could never had happened if we didn’t have an online shopping component be part of the drive. Again, I’d love to have Carmichael’s participate but the key here was to make it as easy as possible for people to support the library. If Carmichael’s can come up with (or has) a way to make it similarly easier I’d be more than happy to switch to Carmichael’s the next time we do this drive (probably in late fall).