Another load of books

Sally60605

New Member
Are you looking for English children's books? Or do you want Spanish only? My daughter is a 1st Grade ESL teacher and has a great many children's books from when she taught 2nd and 3rd grades. Interested?
 

marybna

Well Known Member
Yes, There are alot of American children down there. We are looking for English. We would love to have Spanish also I am going down on Wed. I am in Green Valley. People on the website are all over and know how much we all like the library at the newspaper.
Also they are moving to a larger location.. my email is [email protected]
 

marybna

Well Known Member
While I was down last week, I had a request for old textbooks. Science, astronomy etc. If you come across any, you can take them to Seaside Reservations office down by Calle 13.
 

marybna

Well Known Member
Request for textbook in Science and Math. I talked to a man the last time I was down and he wants textbooks so his son will know the vocab. They understand the concept in Spanish but need to have the English words. So if anyone domes across any Textbooks they want to get rid of now, let me know.
 

marybna

Well Known Member
Why we need libraries.

At 21, Benjamin Franklin was a man on the move. He was a successful Philadelphia printer and an intellectual. In 1727, Franklin and several friends established a “club of mutual improvement” called the Junto which met in a Philadelphia alehouse each Friday evening. There they held lively discussions of politics, morals and philosophy. Eventually, they left this ale-infused atmosphere for a quieter meeting place in the home of one of the wealthier members. To aid the group's quest for knowledge, Franklin developed a plan for a public library.


Filling a Void
Franklin was a natural student. Though he had excelled at Boston Latin School, Franklin’s father abruptly ended the boy’s formal education at age 10 and set him to work. Franklin didn't let this setback interfere with learning. Each day he spent one or two hours immersed in borrowed books. Through this independent study Franklin hoped to make up for his lack of schooling. He believed reading “repaired in some degree the loss of the learned education my father once intended for me.” Franklin continued to exercise his writing skills, as well. His brother James, a newspaper publisher, unknowingly printed several of Franklin’s pieces under the pen name Mrs. Silence Dogood. His brother was livid upon discovering the deception, so Franklin found other outlets for his creative works.
The Grand Plan
Franklin wanted the joy he found in the written word throughout the community. He observed, “Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.” Eager to study with others, Franklin wrote a series of questions for the Junto to discuss each week, such as, “Have you met with any thing in the author you last read, remarkable, or suitable to be communicated?” Exploring topics was troublesome because books were expensive, bookshops were rare and club members, “mostly young tradesmen,” had little money for such luxuries. Franklin's solution was to pool the books they owned and collectively buy more.

At the Start
Franklin apparently loved organization almost as much as learning. On July 1, 1731, Franklin took the initiative and drafted an action plan and rules for the "Library Company." Fifty founding members donated 40 shillings to begin the collection and promised an additional 10 shillings annually to allow the library to grow. The Library Company, set up in the home of the librarian, was open only on Saturdays from 4 to 8 p.m. Members had free rein, but, if they lost a book, they were fined twice its price. Non-members were welcome to use the collection, but they had to offer collateral in case books were never returned.
The Legacy
Ben Franklin’s plan was a great success. The library’s patrons expanded beyond the membership of the Junto. In fact, “Reading become fashionable.” Franklin proudly noted that visitors to the city were impressed by the intelligence of the citizens, whose sophistication outshone inhabitants of foreign cities. Other colonial cities followed Philadelphia's lead, establishing their own libraries. The Library Company grew, collecting books and other materials, including a mummy’s hand, a telescope, a microscope, coins and fossils. The expanding collection changed locations several times, until 1966, when it found a home on Locust Street. As of 2013, the Library Company holds rare books, manuscripts, prints, photographs and works of art. The non-circulating collection is available at no cost by the visiting public. Franklin would undoubtedly be pleased by its continued existence, having once said, “The doors of wisdom are never shut.”
 

marybna

Well Known Member
My neighbor volunteers at White Elephant and got my first Spanish/English Child's book today. We need English Children books also.
 

marybna

Well Known Member
Went to Dollar Tree and got 10 books for $10. Also I went to White Elephant and got some there. I hope we get enough so that there were always be some there for people.
 

marybna

Well Known Member
10/28,19
Books store in GV gave me another load of books to bring sown. Has the newspaper moved yet? And will our book library still be there?
 

Roberto

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10/28,19
Books store in GV gave me another load of books to bring sown. Has the newspaper moved yet? And will our book library still be there?
According to their editorial in the Times , Yes it is open. Still a work in progress but open.
 

marybna

Well Known Member
The book store in Green Valley gave me another load of books yesterday to bring down. I need to come down before I head to Oregon.
 
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