Internet book buyers build children's book collections at rural libraries.

Anyone who buys books at Choosebooks.com can help rural libraries. By using 'libri' as their referral code, buyers guarantee that a percent of their orders go to The Libri Foundation which donates quality, hardcover children's books to rural public libraries.

(PRWEB) September 23 2003--

Book buyers who purchase their books at Choosebooks.com can help rural libraries. Those who use the word 'libri' as their referral code guarantee that a percent of their orders go to The Libri Foundation.

The Libri Foundation is a nationwide nonprofit organization which donates new, quality, hardcover children's books to small, rural public libraries in the United States through its BOOKS FOR CHILDREN program. Since October 1990, the Foundation has donated over $2,000,000 worth of new children's books to more than 1,600 libraries in 48 states.

Barbara McKillip, a former librarian from Eugene, Oregon, founded the organization because she believes "Children must have a wide variety of books to develop a love of reading and many rural libraries simply do not have the budget to build their children's collection. If we want children to be readers, we need to provide them with lots of great books."

The association with Choosebooks.com came through the Internet. Choosebooks.com is a site where hundreds of Independent book sellers list new, used and out of print books for sale. The company gives 10- 20% of its income to educational and nonprofit groups. "We want to support children's reading and when we learned of The Libri Foundation, it seemed like the right program", said Michael Tokman, President.

Asked what makes Choosebooks.com different, Tokman said, "We have made book searching easier with our advanced search engine and we offer a number of extra free services. Buyers who register receive frequent buyer points with every purchase. We list specialists in over 150 areas and we provide free articles about books and book collecting. Designating The Libri Foundation to receive a percent of sales is just another service and an investment in children's literacy." Visit Choosebooks.com at http://www.choosebooks.com.

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