Meet the Alaska & Montana authors showing Detroit some LOVE
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Lavonne Mueller
Montana Authors"I'm giving to Detroit," Lavonne says, "because it's the people's city. Detroit isn't money like New York. Detroit isn't glamour like L.A. Detroit is The Rest of Us. That's why I'm honored to be part of her come-back." -
Marie Martin
Montana AuthorsDetroit is a complex and struggling city. Something I know about. I’m tickled to share my books, which are set in the Montana prairies and mountains. I simply want do what I can to help Detroit back on its feet! -
Cindy Dyson
Alaska AuthorsInstalling an Alaska Little Free Library in the heart of Detroit is like sending an ambassador of good will. I hope donors for the Alaska LFL will blow the other states out of the water! -
Deb Vanasse
Alaska AuthorsDeb Vanasse was into the Detroit project from the moment she heard about it. She's always been the sort who can imagine. Probably why her books are so delicious. (Full disclosure, I read "Cold Spell" over the summer and loved it.) She's jazzed by the idea that her books and other Alaskan authors could find an outpost little library in the heart of Detroit. -
Tanyo Ravicz
Alaska AuthorsTrans-cultural Detroit has no better author who gets the cross-boundary thing than Tanyo. Born in Mexico City, brought up in L.A., Tanyo graduated from Harvard University in 1984, then lived on the Eastern Seaboard, went ex-pat to Europe. And eventually found his home in Alaska, where, as he puts it, "No one care where you came from." -
Don Rearden
Alaska AuthorsWhen I think of Detroit, I think of hope. Hope is just a single word. Put words of hope on a page and the pages multiply. The hope grows into a story. The story becomes a book. The book finds a home and sits inside a little library. Waiting. Waiting to deliver the weight of that single word to those who need it most. Hope. -
Karen Wills
Montana Authors"I lived in Saginaw, Michigan in the early seventies and remember how much the auto industry meant to the local economy. In Saginaw it was Steering Gear that meant so much. I hate to think that Detroit is seeing such hard times. The library in Saginaw was a place where I felt at home at once. I want to share Remarkable Silence with Detroit readers." -
Ann Minnett
Montana AuthorsI care about the people of Detroit--their tenacity in the face of long odds. I hope my small contribution to the Montana Little Free Library in Detroit will provide residents reading pleasure and emphasize the importance of the larger project. -
P.A. Moore
Montana Authors"Very cool idea," P.A. Moore said when she heard about this project to support Detroit. -
Deborah Epperson
Montana AuthorsDeborah says she wants to help Detroit, "because I know what it's like to struggle -- believe me. And I know the sweet juice of a come back. Go Detroit!" -
Angela Miller
Montana Authors"I give my book to the People of Detroit. I know there are many immigrants in this city, and, like me, they have come because they aspire. I aspire with them." -
Betty Kuffel
Montana AuthorsBetty is giving to Detroit, because she says, "Detroit needs a little medicine and I'm game." -
Leslie Budewitz
Montana Authors"I love the notion of my books traveling from Montana to Detroit, being shelved in a little library, and falling into the hands of a willing stranger." -
Lynn Lovegreen
Alaska AuthorsI'm rooting for the people of Detroit as they reinvigorate their community. -
Kaylene Johnson
Alaska Authors"The city life of Detroit and the wilderness of Alaska are worlds apart. Books are a way to bridge worlds and connect people. These connections are what make us human and grow us into thoughtful, compassionate citizens of the world. I'm happy to contribute to libraries where we can share our stories and enrich the understanding of each other's lives." -
Ned Rozell
Alaska Authors"I care about Detroit little libraries because my best friend grew up there and I feel an affection for Detroit."
Contest Details
How Donations Become Ambassador Little Free Libraries
When you donate to the Indiegogo crowdfunding project, you can pick a “perk.” For example, if you pick the Alaska LFL perk, your donation will count toward making sure an Alaskan LFL gets planted in Detroit
You receive an email request for ideas for decorating the library and a photo of the Ambassador Little Library you helped plant in Detroit.
There\’s a minimum aggregate donation level that must be reached for each Ambassador LFL so the charity project doesn\’t lose funds. (Libraries aren\’t cheap to build, install, and maintain.) If that minimum isn\’t met, donations will be directed toward the general mission of Detroit Little Libraries.
For Authors
It is our hope to promote an inter-state mutual-aid sensibility with Ambassador LFLs. We believe that when authors from one state give to a project encouraging reading in another, there\’s a special pay-it-forward karma for everyone. Flowery words…but we kinda believe in them. To participate, authors pledge to mail at least one signed edition to our headquarters the 2nd week of November. We\’ll email the address. They agree to be publicized on our website, Facebook, Twitter and other media outlets and to reciprocate by directing their networks to the Ambassador LFL from their state. If you\’d like to participate, just EMAIL US. PS: The more authors from your state who participate, the better the chances that a your state\’s LFL will get enough donations to reach the minimum level for planting. So pass this along to your network.
