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Delta Center Continues Distributing Books to Libraries

August 10, 2010

CLEVELAND - The Delta State University Delta Center for Culture and Learning continued to distribute books courtesy of the Harry Potter Alliance (HPA) this past week to libraries in Clarksdale, Belzoni and Rolling Fork to help promote literacy.

The HPA sent thousands of books to the Delta Center to be distributed to entities in the Delta who are already engaged in promoting literacy.

HPA is the creation of Andrew Slack, who serves as its executive director and who approached the Delta Center with this project. He credits the 40 Alliance volunteer staff members and the 60 local chapters with making the book drive possible.

Clarksdale Carnegie Public Library: (front row, left-to-right, Campbell Davis, security, and Linda White, reference, (back) Janice Williams, adult services, and Lee Aylward, Delta State Delta Center.

Humphreys County Library: (left-to-right) Melvin Jefferson, Lee Aylward, Delta State Delta Center, Heather Kovarcik and Dorothy Switzer. Not pictured is Larry Session who helped unload the books. 

Sharkey Issaquena Library: (left-to-right) Malaina Wamble, Lee Aylward, Delta State Delta Center, Landon Tucker and Elissa Tucker, director of the Rolling Fork library. (Courtesy photos)