Help a Library

The YALSA (Young Adult Library Services Association), a division of the American Library Association, posts the following plea on their website:

Donate Books Now: The New Orleans Public Library needs help in rebuilding the African American, Vietnamese and GLBT collections at Alvar. She is especially seeking new or "like new" books that have been Stonewall, Coretta Scott King, BCALA Literary or other appropriate award winners, as well as canonical and popular titles in these collection areas. Send book donations to: New Orleans Public Library 219 Loyola, New Orleans, LA 70112, Attention Rica Trigs. Geraldine states: DO NOT SEND anything by US mail unless it is first-class. NOPL does not receive anything that is not first class. We can receive packages via FedEx, UPS, and DHL.

Caveat: the New Orleans Public Library general FAQ on donations basically asks, please send cash not books (especially used ones).

Let your charitable impulse and common sense be your guide.