BOOKS: And the Winners Are...

Thanks so much to everyone who sent a book (or books!) to the Harrison County library system, via the Dewey Donation System, to help out the libraries affected by Hurricane Katrina. When you think about how a single library book can pass through hundreds of hands -- helping people, teaching people, or just plain entertaining people -- it's astounding to think of what just one gift can do. So again I thank you.

Coincidentally, I just received a lovely note from Charline Longino, Head Librarian at the Biloxi Public Library, thanking me for my own donation. I was touched to realize that Ms. Longino is taking the time out of her schedule -- which is, no doubt, much busier than my own -- to write personal letters to book donors.

So without any further ado (unless you want more ado, because believe me, I can provide it), here are the nine* winners of the 50 Books Dewey Donation Draw:

Anna
Deb
Sweetie Darling
Michael
Random Ranter
LJ
LisaPete90
HeatherS
BetsyTacy

If each of could email me your mailing address at 50books [at] gmail [dot] com, I'll pop your mystery book prizes in the mail forthwith. And thanks again. You guys rock!

*I KNOW that more than nine of you donated books (I read all the comments in the Dewey blog), so I can only hazard that your fear and trepidation of the mystery books is what made you cautious about entering the draw. Your fears may prove well founded. Bwahahahaha!