Greetings. Yesterday on the library shift, our librarian Jon talked with a patron who is undergoing chemotherapy for cancer. He told Jon that it was challenging to lose so much weight and to feel weak. When Jon asked how we could support him, he said gloves and a warm hat would help a lot. Taking care of one another is inherent in the Street Books mission, and listening to the challenges our patrons face is an essential part of every library shift. It's also why we carry gloves, hats and other survival gear on the bikes. As this year draws to a close, we invite you to support our work, which puts compassionate librarians out in the streets. Help us reach our goal of $55k and support Street Books today. If you've contributed through the Give!Guide already, we thank you so much!
Give today with a donation of $10 or more and you'll be entered to win a Portland Spirit Staycation! Donate through Give!Guide between now and December 31st to support Street Books and other nonprofits doing vital work in Portland. There are still three ways to give to Street Books:
Mail a check to Street Books, PO Box 13642, Portland OR 97213
Donate at Street Books
Or donate at Give!Guide
Big thanks to everybody who came to our event at Up Up Books last week. Five stellar writers read their work on behalf of Street Books. Thanks again to Michelle Gutman for hosting Street Books, and to writers Emmett Wheatfall (pictured at right with the poetry collections he donated to Street Books), Cecily Wong, Jay Ponteri, Genevieve Hudson and Matthew Dickman. Thanks also to Red Electric wines, Armstrong Vineyard, Honey Mama's Chocolates, Crowley wines and the Tin Shed Garden Cafe for donating their delicious goods for the auction.
WISH LIST
Warm hats, gloves, scarves, reading glasses, books. Contact us at: librarian@streetbooks.org to arrange a drop-off. Thank you!
Street Books in the news: Librarian Jon Hallman recently starred in a public service announcement for Street Books and Laura Moulton spoke to KBOO's Ken Jones about Street Books.
"Every bike and every box is curated so that our patrons will see their lives reflected in what we are offering." -- Watch Jon Hallman in the PSA
"Street Books is an arts organization that offers an important service and it's very much a collaboration between librarians and patrons who on some of their worst days come and find the librarians for conversation...this is not something we take for granted." -- Listen to the interview with Laura Moulton
**Thank you to Open Signal for their generosity in creating the above-linked PSA for Street Books and for several other non-profits connected to this year's Give!Guide! We appreciate you and all you do for our community.