Comments on: Libraries Are Free But Books Aren’t Drive: Supporting LFPL

By: Michelle

Michelle — Tue, 26 May 2009 23:04:19 +0000

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).

By: Mary

Mary — Tue, 26 May 2009 22:57:34 +0000

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

By: Michelle

Michelle — Wed, 20 May 2009 22:59:08 +0000

Thanks so much for supporting the library Greg! You are the best.

By: Greg

Greg — Wed, 20 May 2009 22:55:25 +0000

I ordered two of my favorite children’s books . . . One Duck Stuck and Goodnight Gorilla. That was fun! Thanks for the tip, Michelle.

By: Laura Baron

Laura Baron — Wed, 20 May 2009 00:05:42 +0000

A great idea Michelle. Ordered on the first day. Got a Dr. Suess book as a nod to a friends nephew.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Tue, 19 May 2009 15:35:46 +0000

Excellent choices Emily! A nice mix for adults and kids. Thank you so much for your generosity.

By: Emily

Emily — Tue, 19 May 2009 03:42:16 +0000

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

By: Janelle

Janelle — Fri, 15 May 2009 22:58:50 +0000

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

By: Michelle

Michelle — Fri, 15 May 2009 15:19:38 +0000

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/

By: Ben

Ben — Fri, 15 May 2009 07:16:04 +0000

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