Columbus House Book & Magazine Drive

[Amanda Patrick <amanda.patrick@YALE.EDU>]

COLUMBUS HOUSE BOOK DRIVE - Wednesday May 18th - Friday May 27th

Dear Library Colleagues,

Last year, the Library Staff Association (LiSA) sponsored a book drive
for one of New Haven's very worthy homeless organizations, Columbus
House. We committed to build a library in one of their facilities and
thanks to the support of Library staff, this was enormously successful
with about 2,000 books and some shelving being donated. Columbus House
has really appreciated the support from the library and has reported that
having books around has made a real and positive difference for many of
the residents. 

This year, we wanted to continue to support this same cause, this time
focusing on the Women's facility at Columbus House. 

Boxes are currently situated at the libraries listed below where you are
invited to deposit books in good condition, both fiction or non-fiction
which might be described as 'casual' reading. We would prefer not to
receive any encyclopedias or heavy, academic books. New or like-new
magazines, especially with articles of interest for women, would also be
greatly appreciated. 

To find out more about Columbus House, you may visit their web site at:

http://www.columbushouse.org/


SML - Wall St. Guard's entrance
CCL - Guard's station
Law -  Reading Room entrance
Kline Science On the circulation desk
Medical - Circulation desk
Engineering - Circulation desk
Divinity - Circulation desk
Mudd - In the lobby
Social Science -  Opposite the Reference desk
Beinecke staff lounge
Forestry - Circulation desk


Thank you in advance for your support in this effort. 

Amanda Patrick - on behalf of the LiSA Committee

Amanda Patrick
Library Development & Communications Coordinator
Yale University
P.O. Box 208240
New Haven, CT  06520-8240
(203) 432 8061 (phone)
(203) 432 1294 (fax)
amanda.patrick@yale.edu