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The Board of Directors for the Wisconsin Educational Media Association (WEMA) had one of our five yearly meetings on Friday and Saturday May 9th and 10th. One of our points of discussion was School libraries that were effected by the floods. Information that we have, indicates that those that were involved in the floods, suffered total loss. Discussion centered around feeling that we should do something to help those schools libraries devastated by the floods. We had thought about sending books or posting a message on lm_net listserve and our own WEMA_L listserve challenging others to do the same. With further discussion, it seemed to us that money would help more than books. That way people could select what they wanted rather than taking what they get. A motion was made, seconded and passed unanimously to contribute $1.00 per WEMA member to the North Dakota flood relief effort. The money to be used speciffically by school libraries. This ammounts to $1,122.00.(Our membership as of May 1997) We will be issuing a check to the "Library flood relief fund" in the amount of $1,122. This money is intended specifically for School Libraries. WEMA CHALLENGES ALL OTHER STATE LIBRARY, AND SCHOOL LIBRARY MEDIA ASSOCIATIONS TO DO THE SAME!!! Send donations to: "Library flood relief fund" Grand Forks Foundation for Education 308 DeMers Ave. PO Box 5475 Grand Forks, ND 58206-5475 For further information contact: Lillian Sorenson, NDLA President <lillian_sorenson@dsu1.dsu.NoDak.edu> In addition, our school library is going to donate fines collected over the past month to flood relief for school Libraries. I challenge other school libraries to do the same. Larry Weidner WEMA Board of Directors Member at Large School Library/Media Specialist Menomonie High School Menomonie Wisconsin