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who would like to help the Yosemite High School Library through book
donations can now do so on line.
YHS Library Media Teach-er Betsy Blum has announced that books can
be ordered for specific librarys on the Amazon.com Wish Lists site.
Blum and YHS teachers will put together a list of needed books that
will be posted on the Amazon site.
To make a donation, go to the Amazon web site and click on Wish List
then type in Yosemite High School.
The customer can then review the school Wish List and add an item
to their order. The book will be sent directly to YHS.
A short wish list has already been created and more will be added.
State funding for school libraries has dropped substantially in recent
years.
In 2000, the funding was $28.47 per pupil. That dropped to $5.33 per
pupil in 2002 and to $1.41 per pupil this year.
That means that YHS was receiving over $34,000 for library books in
2000 and will receive approximately $1,700 this year.
District Superintendent Bill McCabe calls this project “a wonderful
opportunity for us to receive books.”
The YHS Library is a part of the Library of California Project that
allows statewide virtual library access and resource sharing.
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