School Library Journal» rockaway http://www.slj.com The world's largest reviewer of books, multimedia, and technology for children and teens Sat, 16 Feb 2013 15:23:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Pictures of the Week: After Sandy, Queens Library Takes in a Raccoon, Provides Supplies to Residents http://www.slj.com/2012/11/public-libraries/pictures-of-the-week-after-sandy-queens-public-libraries-take-in-a-raccoon-provide-supplies-to-residents/ http://www.slj.com/2012/11/public-libraries/pictures-of-the-week-after-sandy-queens-public-libraries-take-in-a-raccoon-provide-supplies-to-residents/#comments Fri, 09 Nov 2012 16:18:09 +0000 SLJ http://www.slj.com/?p=19954 Please send your pictures of the week to sdiaz@mediasourceinc.com

Rocky Books has a home1 Pictures of the Week: After Sandy, Queens Library Takes in a Raccoon, Provides Supplies to Residents

Rocky the Raccoon takes shelter at the Queens Library at Baisley Park after Hurricane Sandy. Children who visit the library named him, made him a home, and read to him through the window glass of the library’s atrium.

 

Food distribution at Far Rockaway Pictures of the Week: After Sandy, Queens Library Takes in a Raccoon, Provides Supplies to Residents

The Queens Library  Far Rockaway branch opened to provide emergency supplies to the community, as well as information on applying for grants and resources.

 

Customers getting a charge in the mobile library Pictures of the Week: After Sandy, Queens Library Takes in a Raccoon, Provides Supplies to Residents

The Mobile Library, parked in the Rockaways, was a haven for many without heat or light.

 

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