Most of you might have seen video or print coverage of the devastation wreaked by Hurricane Sandy on the metro NY tri-state area last fall. Some of you have lived it. Some of you are still living it, long after the reporters packed up and went home. Heck, some of us up in the Hudson Valley are still recovering from Hurricane Irene, which literally wiped two small towns off the map in August 2011.
Yes, lives were destroyed. Businesses. Homes. Schools.
Libraries.
Who really thinks about the libraries? They’re just…self-perpetuating, right?
Turns out that raging floodwater, mud, and books don’t mix so well. Imagine how multiple branches of a large metropolitan library system would fare.
Last November, author K.S. Brooks, now stationed in an undisclosed part of the Pacific Northwest and who once lived in these parts, had an idea. She founded Indie Authors for Hurricane Sandy Libraries.
“This is a great opportunity to connect libraries in need to authors willing to donate books. We work closely with the library systems to make certain they receive the genres they need,” says group founder K. S. Brooks.
Along with almost a hundred other vetted authors from all over the world, I was happy to be able to donate copies of Drawing Breath and Don’t Tell Anyone to the cause of rebuilding the libraries’ inventory.
Learn more about Indie Authors for Hurricane Sandy.
Laurie Boris 
Libraries are so important for those of us who either cannot afford to buy books or don’t have the space to store them. I was happy to contribute as well. It’s a great cause.
When I finally get around to using Createspace, this cause will be top of my list.