BS: Books banned - help library- donate books

Subject: RE: BS: Rebuild library, please donate books
From: Melissa
Date: 27 Apr 08 - 12:29 AM

yeah, Kat...but hardback/newer is kind of vague.

I'll sort through a huge stack of books to send some and it would be practical to send books that they want instead of just pitching them a bunch of books I don't want.

Subject: RE: BS: Rebuild library, please donate books
From: katlaughing
Date: 27 Apr 08 - 12:23 AM

Good for them. It's nice to see women with their hair down, in slacks and looking very individualistic!

Melissa, it said they need hardbacks, esp. AND newer books.

iT's rather chilling to look at the old library listing HERE with "Closed in 2004" and the now-familiar last names of "Barlow" and "Jessup" "Jessop" on the board and group chairman.

Subject: RE: BS: Rebuild library, please donate books
From: Melissa
Date: 27 Apr 08 - 12:09 AM

Any particular type of book, Alice?
I can't watch the video (slow dial-up) but will be glad to send as many books as I can afford to ship.

Thanks for posting this.

Subject: RE: BS: Rebuild library, please donate books
From: Alice
Date: 26 Apr 08 - 11:22 PM

As soon as I can find an address for shipping, mailing, I will post it.

Subject: BS: Rebuild library, please donate books
From: Alice
Date: 26 Apr 08 - 11:19 PM

from fincenMIB on you tube,
the Mojave County's library was shut down by the FLDS leader, Warren Jeffs, because he did not want the "outside" world in Mojave county, at Colorado City, AZ. A Friends of the Library group was recently formed and a building donated to create a library.

The You Tube video explains the developments this week.
They need donations of hardbound books, preferably new, shelves, and $ donations near Colorado City, AZ, to establish a public library.

Associated Press covered the local meeting of the Friends of the Library petitioning the county for a library. Watch for more contact info to come. Here is the link to the video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OMjpvCRxV4

---quote------
"Warren Jeffs Banned Books, but A New Day Dawns
On April 24th, 2008, a Friends of the Library was formed in Colorado city, AZ. The next step is to petition Mohave County for a satelite Branch library. Moving from the 19th century, to the 21st century Colorado City is changing! But you can help! They need newer hardback books, book shelves and $ donations. THIS IS HISTORY IN THE MAKING!"

Here's the address for donations:

Colorado City Public Library
C/O Stefanie Colgrove
PO Box 1935
Colorado City, AZ 86021

donations of money orders to Colorado City Library or hard bound books, send to above address. I think you could also send books on tape and CD's and DVD VHS movies, especially anything you have on science, documentaries, history, etc. They have been very isolated from information and the education was only the religous education of Warren Jeffs doctrine.

More info for donations:

If donations are made out to The HOPE Organization, then they will be tax-deductible. And, if donors put "CC library" on the check, then we will know they want the money spent there. If they want, they can go on any of the main pages on HOPE's web site and scroll to the bottom and donate via PayPal. We just need them to put a note in the donation text box that it is for the CC library. Otherwise, we will think that it is just a generic donation not specified for any particular fund.

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