In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, we recognized that the needs of school libraries were under-served. We were compelled to reach out because school libraries often provide the only access children have to books.

The old man was peering intently at the shelves. 'I'll have to admit that he's a very competent scholar.'
Isn't he just a librarian?' Garion asked, 'somebody who looks after books?'
That's where all the rest of scholarship starts, Garion. All the books in the world won't help you if they're just piled up in a heap.

It was quite a shock to my nervous system because I'd never been in a school play or anything and I'm basically reticent about speaking in public.

What a school thinks about its library is a measure of what it feels about education.

The school district doesn't have to be the provider. We will work with a consortium of people to use libraries and universities to house pre-K programs.

I went to school so I could fill in for Bobby when he needs a break or has to be away to do another auction somewhere. I do OK, but he's a lot better. He's an artist.