[ISLMA-Share] ISLMA Outreach: Illinois school librarians reach out to a Texas school library

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Good morning,



*ISLMA Outreach: Illinois school librarians reach out to a Texas school
library*


In the past, ISLMA members have joined together for disaster relief
efforts, such as after Hurricane Katrina. This fall ISLMA reached out to
the Texas Library Association and connected with Jennifer Marcantel, the
librarian at Mauriceville Middle School in Orange, Texas (near the Houston
area).



*ISLMA is raising funds to help Mauriceville Middle School in Texas rebuild
their library collection.*


The school was completely flooded during Hurricane Harvey and restoration
will be lengthy. Students currently attend school at the high school for
half day in the morning and the high school students attend school in the
afternoon. The entire library book collection was not salvageable after the
flooding and damage. The librarian has set up a “library closet” in a
storage room from the book donations the school has received and the
classroom libraries shared by teachers temporarily. Attached are pictures
of the damage to MMS, a video of the “library closet,” and a letter
from MMS librarian,
Jennifer Marcantel.

 *​*
* Texas Library Outreach Library Closet Video.mp4
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1UkSCJOWaAXcW12N0FpRDBZNzQ/view?usp=drive_web>*
*​*

At conference ISLMA collected close to $1,000 to send to Mauriceville
Middle School to help rebuild their library collection. Thank you to all
for your generosity.



*Our disaster relief outreach efforts will continue! Please consider making
a donation to help Mauriceville Middle School in Orange, Texas rebuild
their school library after Hurricane Harvey. Donations can be mailed to the
ISLMA office and will be accepted until December.*



ISLMA Executive Secretary

P.O. Box 1326

Galesburg, IL  61402



Please contact grants-awards at islma.org or execsecretary at islma.org with any
questions.



Thank you,

Grants & Awards Committee
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