John Leatherman, Salisbury, NC
♦Letter to- the-Editor:
People need to step back, take a deep breath and think. If there are usable books that the School System does not need, its great to find that out. Let’s determine if there is a way to reuse them. That is better than recycling. Ask for public volunteers ideas on how to pick the books up from the schools and distribute. One way I can think of is to have the schools accumulate books for a quarter and let volunteers pick them up for delivery to the Rowan County Public Library.
If the library does not want them, they could be taken across the street to the Farmers Market and given away. It would probably draw more people to the Public Library and the Farmers Market. If that does not work, I am willing to volunteer to explore other methods of reusing the books, like involving Churches. Some kids may not have any books at home. It is worth a try.
