Book drop-off on April 22, 23; book sale May 6, 7. At the Victoria Curling Club.
Island schools begin spring break this week. Maybe that’s why the teacher-librarians looked so giddy.
Delivering the grants is rewarding, a chance to glimpse good work being done by dedicated people. At Craigflower Elementary, a retired administrator was working one-on-one with a child in the library. ”This is, seriously, the one thing we count on,” said Elly Weber, standing in the library at George Jay Elementary. She plans to keep the money on the Island, too, sourcing books from local suppliers. “We really appreciate our local book community.”
Also, quality really does matter. No encyclopedias, textbooks, magazines, directories, outdated reference works, Reader’s Digest condensed books or National Geographics, please. Ditto for anything dog-eared, moldy, smelly or otherwise in poor condition
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