Libraries go online to fill up shelves

Bob Cox writes “cantonrep.com Article on how facing possible layoffs, shortened hours and cuts that would slash their $1.2 million book budget by a third, the staff at the Oakland Public Library in California tried a new twist on philanthropy.


They posted a list of books they would buy if they could on Amazon.com, the online bookseller. The response was overwhelming.


“The UPS man gets out and he has Amazon.com book mailers piled so high you can’t see his head,” said Leslie Rodd, Oakland’s administrative librarian. “It’s really a thrill.”


More than 300 libraries nationwide have now sought out donors online the way the Oakland library did. Burlingame, about 25 miles south of Oakland, made an online list after losing 2,500 titles earlier this year when its library flooded.
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May 27, 2003 by Uncategorized 0

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