Do not let this opportunity to be part of the decision-making process pass by. At long last, I have additional information regarding the effects of the recent flooding on area libraries and a message regarding the NDLA response to the need for assistance. I have received, from all around the country, many phone calls and offers of support for ND libraries affected by the flooding and would like to coordinate those as needed. Thank you all for those offers. Thus, any offers that have been made to me regarding funds or contributions toward collection replacement, I will forward to those libraries unless I am made aware of such needs from other types of libraries in the next few weeks.
Mail needs to be sorted and opened, periodicals checked in, and on and on.
Thus, I have offered to coordinate a contingent of librarian-volunteers to travel to Grand Forks as needed to assist in that sort of recovery effort. Please respond directly to me as to your interest in this project and I will compile a volunteer list that can be activated when the directors of these libraries make the call to me. I've received many comments from non-librarians complementing the ND library community for the care and concern that was shown here for our fellow colleagues as well as the libraries in which they work. Please accept my thanks to all of you for all of the support and assistance that you have offered during this trying time. Grand Forks Public Schools report that there are at least four heavily damaged schools which for all intents and purposes have lost everything.