Louisville Library Book Drive Update

Updated information from Shiloh Walker about the Louisville Free Public Library is below. Any and all donations will be appreciated.

On August 4, heavy rains caused flooding in Louisville, Kentucky and the surrounding areas.  The Louisville Free Public Library’s main branch was hit hard and the damages are estimated at $1 million $5 million. (per the Courier Journal on 8/6/09)

I’m putting to a book drive in effort to help.

How you can help:

Everybody:

Donations of new books, all genres.

Information about monetary donations can be found at WFPL.

Authors & Publishers:

Donations of both signed and unsigned books.  All genres, from children’s books to romance to non-fiction, etc, etc.

Signed books can be used in fundraiser purposes.  Unsigned books can be used to help replenish the books that were lost due to the flood.

I have spoken with somebody with the library** and at this time, they have no place to store books.  However, I’m close and I will keep the books at my house until they are able to take them.

For those wishing to donate books, please send to:

Shiloh Walker

PO Box 976

Jeffersonville, IN

47131

Feel free to repost this information in it’s entirety.

Shiloh Walker

http://shilohwalker.com

http://shilohwalker.wordpress.com

**Please note, I did speak with library personnel before I started this bookdrive.  I realize they had no storage/no way to process books, which is why I’m holding them for the time being, and I did discuss that with library personnel as well.  Several members of the library do have my contact info, should they have concerns, and none have contacted me.

Another way to help (added 8/10) Jessi, a commenter who works for one of the branches posted:

I do know that a few months before the flood ever happened, the library set up a wishlist on Amazon.com for people wanting an easy way to donate books. I think that this is going to be especially needed when we get things together here (I’ve heard we’ll be lucky to have everything back together by the end of 2009). If you’re interested, you can go toamazon.com and search for “Louisville Free Public Library” under wish lists. Right now it’s mainly children’s stuff, a few classics and replacements for book discussion kits, but I feel confident they will be adding more over the next few months! Thanks again!

Are You Ready For Some Football?!?

Tonight is the first pre-season game for my Tennessee Titans! I'm so excited to watch my guys playing in the Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio against the Buffalo Bills. Even though it is only an exhibition game, I can't wait to see our starters play a couple of series and see what the rookies have to bring to the team. Go Titans!

BOOK DRIVE

I saw this post on Shiloh Walker's blog and Stacy's blog and copied it over hoping more people would see the post. I hope anyone who sees this post will take the time to mail out at least one new book to help rebuild the lost collection.

On August 4, heavy rains caused flooding in Louisville, Kentucky and the surrounding areas. The Louisville Free Public Library’s main branch was hit hard and the damages are estimated at $1 million.

I’m putting to a book drive in effort to help.

How you can help:

Everybody:

Donations of new books, all genres.

Information about monetary donations can be found at WFPL.

Authors & Publishers:

Donations of both signed and unsigned books. All genres, from children’s books to romance to non-fiction, etc, etc.

Signed books can be used in fundraiser purposes. Unsigned books can be used to help replenish the books that were lost due to the flood.

Flooding at Louisville Free Public Library

Image from WFPL

I have spoken with somebody with the library and at this time, they have no place to store books. However, I’m close and I will keep the books at my house until they are able to take them.

For those wishing to donate books, there are two ways you can send them. I can either receive them my post box address or a friend will receive them at her home.

If you wish to mail them via the USPS, send to:

Shiloh Walker

PO Box 976

Jeffersonville, IN

47131

For those wishing to use Fedex or UPS, send to:

LFPL Book Drive

C/O Jennifer Kennedy

20813 State Rd # 62
Marysville, IN 47141

Feel free to repost this information in it’s entirety.

Shiloh Walker

http://shilohwalker.com/

http://shilohwalker.wordpress.com/

Book Drive

On August 4, heavy rains caused flooding in Louisville, Kentucky and the surrounding areas.TheLouisville Free Public Library’s main branch was hit hard and the damages are estimated at $1 million.

I’m putting to a book drive in effort to help.

How you can help:

Everybody:

Donations of new books, all genres.

Information about monetary donations can be found atWFPL.

Authors & Publishers:

Donations of both signed and unsigned books.All genres, from children’s books to romance to non-fiction, etc, etc.

Signed books can be used in fundraiser purposes.Unsigned books can be used to help replenish the books that were lost due to the flood.

Image from WFPL

I have spoken with somebody with the library and at this time, they have no place to store books.However, I’m close and I will keep the books at my house until they are able to take them.

For those wishing to donate books, there are two ways you can send them.I can either receive them my post box address or a friend will receive them at her home.

If you wish to mail them via the USPS, send to:

Shiloh Walker

PO Box 976

Jeffersonville, IN

47131

For those wishing to use Fedex or UPS, send to:

LFPL Book Drive

C/O Jennifer Kennedy

20813 State Rd # 62
Marysville, IN 47141

Feel free to repost this information in it’s entirety.

Shiloh Walker

http://shilohwalker.com/

http://shilohwalker.wordpress.com/

Black at Heart

Black at Heart is the latest book in the Black CATs series by Leslie Parrish. From the back cover.~

A group of elite FBI special agents has been brought together to form the Cyber Action Team, aka CAT-and they have one mission: to solve Internet-related murders.

Even as he devotes himself to catching the Internet’s most despicable criminals, Wyatt Blackstone has become a master of detaching himself from his work. But now, after the loss of a vulnerable young agent for whom he cared deeply, Wyatt’s renowned icy control is starting to crack. For not only has someone started picking off evil-doers, one brutal murder after another, but the clues to the crimes point to an absolutely impossible suspect: the very woman he thought he lost.

Black at Heart is currently the final book in the Black CATs series. I’ve loved all of the books in this series, but Black at Heart is my favorite. Black at Heart focuses on Wyatt Blackstone and the young woman he will do anything to protect, Lily Fletcher. I’ve been trying to figure out how to talk up Black at Heart without giving away any spoilers, and it’s so hard. I can say that Leslie gives the reader an amazing story filled with romance and suspense. She kept me guessing in both Fade to Black and Pitch Black as to who the bad guy was, but I was finally able to figure it out in Black at Heart. I don't think it was too obvious, I just think I finally read between the lines and saw what I missed in the other books.

I look forward to more books by Leslie Parrish in the future. I’m hoping at some point there will be more Black CATs books, but I’m just as excited by any books by Leslie Parrish. Black at Heart has a release date of September 1, 2009 and I suggest everyone run out to buy it.

Kiss of the Phantom

Kiss of the Phantom by Julie Leto is currently the final book in her Phantom series. From the back cover.~

The youngest of all the Forsyth brothers, Rafe believes mysterious Lord Rogan will protect the Romani inhabitants of Valoren against the vicious mercenaries threatening them. Instead, Rogan’s dark magic traps Rafe inside a stone, forcing him to watch his wife’s murder. Consumed by grief and guilt, Rafe doesn’t wish to be freed-he wants only to be left alone.

Nearly three hundred years later, a beautiful treasure hunter travels to a remote corner of Germany, in search of a stone that could solve her financial troubles. But from the moment Mariah Hunter touches the artifact, she is haunted by erotic images of a man with eyes as silver as the moon-a man who appears out of nowhere just in time to save her from certain death.

As Mariah finds herself undeniably drawn to her dark savior, it might be Rafe who is the real danger to her heart.

Julie gives the reader another winner with Kiss of the Phantom. The chemistry between Rafe and Mariah is sizzling from their very first encounter. I also love the mystery of the artifacts connected to Lord Rogan. Mariah has no idea that she is the woman who can help Rafe become human again, since she is the one who awakened him from his stone prison. Mariah and Rafe are on the run from a client of Mariah’s and an enemy after the stone, and become as close to one another as either will allow.  Mariah doesn’t know the only way to free Rafe is to admit she is in love with him. Both Mariah and Rafe have things in their past they must overcome to have a lasting relationship.

I loved Kiss of the Phantom and look forward to more books from Julie Leto in the future.  At this time, there are no more books scheduled in the Phantom series, luckily Julie has More Blazing Bedtime Stories coming out in November.