Picking up trash is good. Planting trees helps the future of our forests. But for a memorable service project, how about starting a library? When my Girl Scout troop heard there was no library in Pelican, we were devastated. How can you live without a library? We collected books from friends and neighbors and packed them up in cardboard boxes.
Pelican had no roads, no airport. We would have to deliver the library by hand.
So, a bunch of 11-year old girls and our fearless leader boarded an Alaska State Ferry. We transferred in Sitka to a smaller ferry which took us to Pelican. With only a couple of hours’ turn around time, we would have to work quickly to establish a whole library. We walked, arms full of books and heads held high, down the boardwalk of the fishing village toward the site of the new facility. One of the town members had very kindly offered the use of her closet to host the new book collection.
A cup of tea, a Girl Scout cookie, a wave of thanks and we were off. I hope those books brought as much pleasure to their readers as they did to the delivery girls.
2 comments:
Now look what you started! Web stats indicate that the Pelican Library now boasts nearly 9,000 volumes! Way to get something started!
Yup! It is still there!
I remember when I told you we went out to Pelican for a day trip. You asked about the library. I assured you that it was there. You told me about starting it up and I am, to this day, amazed at what the lot of you did.
Pretty cool.
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