At the beginning of the year I helped to launch a group blog with a couple of dozen other kid lit writers. The name of the blog is From the Mixed-Up Files of Middle-Grade Authors http://www.fromthemixedupfiles.com/ . Perhaps you remember me mentioning it this summer when we launched our first post in mid June.

The blog was a big success right from the start. We were amazed and humbled by the astounding response to what we were trying to accomplish. So we decided we really, really wanted to something to give back to the community, especially the kids who read middle-grade books, ages 8-12. The Great Library Giveway was born.

Last time I checked we had collected 66 brand new (or very gently used) books. These books will be donated at no cost to a US library – public or educational – which serves the middle-grade reader. And our blog readers are the ones who get to tell us which library they want the books to go to. All you have to do is go to the Great Library Giveaway blog post
http://www.fromthemixedupfiles.com/2010/10/the-great-library-giveaway/ and leave a comment to enter your favorite library. (Additional entries can be made if you post a link on your blog telling others about the giveaway.) The drawing for the winner is November 30th. Head on over to From the Mixed-Up Files for all the details!