[CALIBK12] an L. A. story

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Books building bridges from Brentwood to Compton
by Sandy Banks, Los Angeles Times
February 12, 2008
sandy.banks at latimes.com

     Eight years ago, Rebecca Constantino made her first book drop -- 
delivering a few boxes of discarded volumes from Brentwood Elementary School to a 
third-grade classroom at Marian Anderson Elementary in Compton. 
     Brentwood needed to dispose of the books, to make room for new ones in 
its library. Anderson Elementary hadn't used its library in so long, the door 
was locked and no one knew where the keys had gone. 
     Constantino's simple gesture launched a project -- Access Books -- aimed 
at stocking inner-city schools with enough enjoyable books that kids will 
read better and read more. . . . . 
MORE:
LA Times story:  http://tinyurl.com/34cm8a
Access Books:   http://www.accessbooks.net/
Becky on Oprah:   http://www.oprah.com/uyl/angel/uyl_angel_20010604.jhtml


Richard K. Moore, InfoSherpa
Huntington Beach, CA
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