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Reader To Reader Launches Mississippi Rural Library Initiative Amherst, MA – September 14, 2007 –Reader To Reader is pleased to announce the details for our newest initiative aimed at boosting the resources at Mississippi's poor rural community libraries. We are pleased to announce the launch of the Mississippi Rural Library Initiative, a pilot program aiding 20 of the poorest community libraries in Mississippi. The Mississippi towns served include: Belzoni, Isola, Macon, Brooksville, Shuqualak, Kosciusko, Carthage, Duck Hill, Durant, Goodman, Kilmichael, Lexington, Pickens, Tchula, Walnut Grove, West, Winona, Louisville, Charleston, and Tutwiler. The first shipment has already been received and here is the response. "Wanted to let you know that we are having Christmas in August! It is hard for me to express how happy that we are to be a part of your organization,” says Shirley Keenum, director of the Humphreys County Library. “Reader To Reader makes a big difference.” Small libraries, especially those located in rural areas feel the ever-rising cost of library materials. The community libraries in Belzoni and Isola, for example, only have $800 a year for new books. That doesn't go very far when the average book price for adult fiction titles is $26.83 while non-fiction titles have escalated to $42.32. You can help! Every month we will be shipping these community libraries hundreds of books. They need recent fiction and nonfiction bestsellers, books on health issues (especially diabetes), landscaping, home decorating, remodeling, children's play areas, Southern or African-American interest, cookbooks, World War II, Korean War and Vietnam popular non-fiction, Crafts including holidays and holiday cooking/entertaining, and books for children of all ages. All books should be in great shape and both paperbacks and hardbacks are welcome. Your support is critical. Don't let that bestseller sit on your shelf! Send it our way. For Further Information Contact: David
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