Friday, October 7, 2011

Light Up the Library Auction

Jean Reidy's third picture book LIGHT UP THE NIGHT, comes out this month! We received this email from Jean:

What you probably don't know is that the story - while visibly very American - was inspired by the children of Uganda, many of whom are orphaned by AIDS while others have been displaced due to past civil war. My family has developed strong connections to that country and its children over the past 6 years.

To celebrate the release of my book and those beautiful children, I'm holding an online auction this November to benefit literacy in Africa and a library at Musana Children's Home in Iganga, Uganda where I worked last summer. The auction is called LIGHT UP THE LIBRARY.

I'm coordinating this with the volunteers for an amazing Peace Corps project called Libraries for Life - which is providing books for libraries in designated Ugandan schools. The project is being administered by, not only the Peace Corps, but also the Books for Africa organization. And Musana has been designated as one of the recipient libraries.

Please know that each and every day I continue to support public libraries, school libraries and literacy programs here in the U.S. But this auction will reach beyond our borders to benefit efforts abroad.

I know all of you, as caring and generous as you are, have your own special passions and causes. So I don't want you to feel any pressure here, especially during such difficult economic times. But if, by chance, this project of mine touches you in any way, and if you have something you might like to donate to the auction, please let me know via my online form. Here's the link:

Light Up the Library Auction Donation Form.

I'm open to any and all possibilities. Some of the items on my wish
list include:

Manuscript critiques
Writing mentorships
Autographed books
Author Twitter Chats
School visits
Author Skype Visits
Marketing Consultations
Social Networking Consultations
Book trailers
Blog designs
Blog header designs
Web designs
Personalized Sketches, Caricatures or Watercolors for Blogs or Websites
Business Card Designs
Real Estate Sales Consultations
Home Staging or Design Consultations
Night Time Baby Items or Crib Items
Baby Afghans
Baby Quilts
Telescopes
Original artwork
Handy Man Services
Hand-crafted Jewelry and Bags
Sports Memorabilia
Other Services such as Massages, Manicures, Etc.

Thanks so much for considering my request. Please feel free to pass this info to friends who may be interested.

For more information on Jean, and her work, visit her website.

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