Rocking Out - On the Porch - Wyrd Mountain Gals

Rocking Out (On The Porch)
Episode Airs Sunday 11-21-21 7pm EST

The leaves are crisp, the wind is whipping, rocking chairs are creaking & the gals are really happy to be on the porch again. The talk is light hearted (for once!).  Byron confesses that she has bought 20lbs of sugar for jam in the last few days & is now knitting to beat the band.  Alicia anticipates a trip to visit an old friend & they talk about his late & much-loved wife.  A progress report about the new cat is given & Byron speculates that he's sleeping in fruit bowl while Alicia's gone. 

James Corden
https://www.cbs.com/shows/late-late-show/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Corden 

Can you help?
"I need help.
A dear friend of mine has taken on a job as a children's librarian in an economically-challenged county in Appalachia. 
She's literally the Miss Frizzle of the library world. For years, I've watched her spend hours and hours, using her creativity to make reading magical for kids. She's one of those people who creates and shows up in costumes, transforms entire rooms, develops whimsical programs, and uses enchanting reading voices--she's truly unlike anyone I've seen before in this regard. Kids who have experienced her inspiration have had their lives changed. (I added photos of her at her former library so you can see how she goes at this.)
However, literacy is a serious problem in her area, and their local library is too bare. They desperately need books to fill the shelves so children can learn to love reading. 
If you remember perusing the shelves of your local library as a child and how it felt to check out a stack of good books--imagine how your childhood would have felt without that experience.
Now imagine growing up without books to help you envision overcoming struggle or develop big dreams.
The public library is one of the few places kids can go that costs nothing. It's so, so important--especially in economically-challenged areas--for those shelves to be packed. Poor parents can't drop $100 at Barnes and Noble. If books aren't in the public library, kids won't read them.
Would you consider helping my friend out? Please?
I'm going to be posting an Amazon wishlist with books she needs for the library soon (edit: now added), so even if you could buy one or two, that would be wonderful. 
But if you have a heart for children reading, or if you can donate a larger amount of money for this cause, I would love to connect you with my friend. Could you send her library $20? $100? More?
Or if you have a business that might consider sponsoring this library for Christmas, I know my friend would make sure every penny given stretches as far as possible.
Thanks for listening to my fevered appeal for books for kids in need. I believe in this cause so deeply. My heart aches with the desire to have enough money to just fill up every shelf. Maybe you can help me do that?
There are so many ways to give to people in need at Christmas. This is a way to give to hundreds of people for years and years with a single donation, however. Let's make it happen.
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Editing to add a direct PayPal to the library link and also tax donation info. Please specify "for children's books." (I'll keep my Venmo in comments below for people who don't do Paypal)
I'll add the Amazon wishlist as soon as I get it. Hopefully soon. 🙂
https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/unicoilibrary
UCPL Foundation EIN (501c3)
Unicoi County Public Library Foundation 26-0472351
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Editing to add the Amazon wishlist link:
https://www.amazon.com/.../ls/231NM5GVZT6AA/ref=hz_ls_biz_ex"

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