It'd be great to leave a bequest or fund a scholarship at the high school from which each of us graduated, but most of us don't have the means.
However, we can send one book a year to the library at the high school from which we graduated. It doesn't take too many participants, from just a handful of graduating classes, to enrich the offerings of their former high school, on a yearly basis.
Multiplied by ten or twenty years, it becomes a profound contribution.
It's a way to share a piece of yourself with students like you, where you started out. Who knows what windows you may open with just one book?
October is International School Libraries Month. It's the month to send the book.
If you're on Twitter, tweet your book's name and the high school you sent it to, with the hashtag #OneBookaYear. Use the hashtag to look up what's being sent and get some ideas, if you need them.
I've also started a FaceBook group: One Book a Year. Join us, and then post the name of the book you sent, along with your high school's name. Not sure what book to send? Get some ideas there...and go for it!
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