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Librarian on the Roof

We all are inspired by Movers and Shakers.  Here is a true story of Rosealeta Laurel, a feisty director of the oldest public library in Texas.  It’s October 2000 when, financially, people were not willing to pay for public improvements in their library.  However Rosealeta saw an important need to raise money to improve the children’s section of the public library.  She decided to do something dramatic.  She pitched a tent on the roof of the library for one week, until the town raisied enough money to make the necessary improvements.  She weathered an extreme storm, where townfolk feared for her life…but she stuck to her convition until she had $39,000 to make a kid-friendly, resourceful place for children  at the Eugene Clark Library.  Whimsical illustrations add a fun touch to this powerful story of community activism.