The Books, They Are Dropped

Did you drop today? Where? What did you leave in your wake? I had 14 YA books total (minus the dog), plus a bunch more that needed a good home. I outright bought four of them just for this event and the rest I've accumulated over the course of my reading that I just wasn't going to read again. They'd be better used at the library than with me. Thankfully the walk to the library took all of five minutes because any longer and my shoulder would have been bleeding.

Overall, the Operation was a success!

Operation TBD Ready to Launch!

Operation Teen Book Drop is happening this Thursday, April 16th. What are you dropping and where? I went out and bought a copy of Luxe by Anna Godbersen, Ranger's Apprentice by John Flanagan, Marked by PC Cast and Kristin Cast and Cirque du Freak 1 through 3 by Darren Shan, plus two piles of books off my own shelves.

Originally I was just going to do the four books, two for boys and two for girls, and drop them around my local mall. But the more I thought about it, and the more I heard about the budget cuts on my local news, the more I started leaning towards making a big donation to my local library that I happen to live right across the street from. Which is what I'm going to do and which is why I'm including my massive pile o' books. This way I know they'll be put to good use instead of thrown out or tossed aside or whatever else may happen if they're just left lying around.

I know libraries desperately need donations right now so if you're participating and still don't know where you want to drop, consider the library. The demand for popular books is becoming higher than the supply, what with everyone trying to save money so the more help libraries get, the better.

Still don't know what Operation Teen Book drop is? Head on over to readergirlz to read all about it. Hopefully you'll be swayed to make a drop yourself.

Operation Teen Book Drop 2009 (TBD '09) is being held in celebration of Support Teen Literature Day, April 16th, 2009. Through the efforts of readergirlz (http://www.readergirlz.com), GuysLitWire (http://guyslitwire.blogspot.com), YALSA (http://www.ala.org/yalsa), and publishers, teen patients in pediatric hospitals across the United States will receive 8,000 new young-adult novels, audiobooks, and graphic novels.

Operation TBD

If you're not sure what Operation Teen Book drop is, then be sure to check out the site. Readergirlz, GuysLitWire, YALSA and loads of publishers get together yearly to drop off thousands of books to teens in pediatric hospitals.

How people like me and you can get involved is my dropping books off in random public places on April 16th to shop support. This is only the operation's second year and they seem to be doing a pretty good job already! So if you want to do your part, check out the site for more information.

I'm thinking of doing maybe five books and just scatter them around the mall. I want The Luxe to be one of them. Any other suggestions for books I should buy for this?