Jules Siegel Book Drive
Joe Varo
vjvaro at erie.net
Wed Oct 30 13:19:22 CST 1996
Michael,
I got a pretty good chuckle out of your post, copied below, as I also
found Mr. Siegel's "book drive" to be rather ironic, if not downright
tacky.
On Wed, 30 Oct 1996 mglosup at randomc.com wrote:
> Before you all send tons of books to an American expatriate in a
> Mexican resort community might I suggest organizations more deserving
> of your largesse.
>
> 1. Your local public library obviously. They can be picky about what
> they accept though.
>
> 2. Your local penal institution. Prison libraries are seriously
> underfunded, in some jurisdictions they are not funded at all and
> rely exclusively on donations. Prison libraries become
> increasingly more important as other *amenities* for inmates are
> cut. Copies of Anarchist Cookbook and US Army Special Forces
> training manuals would be greatly appreciated.
>
> 3. If you feel compelled to ship your books overseas please send them
> to International Book Bank, 815 Central Ave, Linthicum, MD
> 21090. This non-profit organization supplies books to Third World
> public educational institutions, benefitting poor people without
> Uma Thurmanesque wives in Caribbean party towns.
>
>
> Thanks,
> Michael Glosup
>
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