Blogathon for the Louisville Free Public Library System

You may have heard about the devastating flash floods that hit downtown Louisville recently. Many parts of the city were under four feet of water. One of the buildings hardest hit was the Main Library. Much of the basement, which housed equipment like the bookmobile, as well as vital HVAC equipment, was severely damaged. It was thought at first that the library would remain closed until September, but they have now reopened the first floor.

Library supporters from around the country and world have rallied to bring attention to the Louisville Free Public Library System. Today’s blogathon is part of that and the Friends of the Roswell Library are pleased to join the blogathon by adding a post to our blog and FB page on the common theme of "Why Libraries Rock."

So, here's a tip o' the hat to the folks in beautiful Louisville, KY and heartfelt wishes for a successful blogathon and a successful recovery from the flood!

Here are some helpful links:

Louisville Free Public Library Foundation
Louisville Free Public Library
For more information about the blogathon, click here.
And for more information about the floods, click here to read the Louisville Courier- Journal's coverage.

WHY LIBRARIES ROCK

Libraries. Buildings. Books. People. And more. Put them all together and you have a resource beyond compare. Where can you go to read the Wall Street Journal, find a book for pleasure, a book for science class, a story time program for your three-year-old and a DVD copy of Casablanca? The public library.

Libraries have always been community gathering places. It's the place you turn to when you lose your job (books on resumes and interviewing; free computer use), when you lose a loved one (books on grieving), when you get to take that long-planned vacation (books and videos on travel), when your daughter gets engaged (books on weddings and etiquette). You name it and the library has it - or knows where to find it.

Many years ago, there was a publicity campaign for libraries called "Libraries Change Lives." Actually, libraries transform lives. Enough said.