{"256921":{"#nid":"256921","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Library Partners with Local Daycare to Raise Books \u0026 Bears for Kids","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThis holiday season, the Library and Learning Excellence is partnering with Sheltering Arms, a local nonprofit early childhood education program, to support their Annual Holiday Book and Bears Campaign.Sheltering Arms provides 2,500 children with a book and bear to help build a home library and develop a lifelong love of reading. In order to make sure every child gets a book and bear this year, the Library is collecting books and stuffed bears to contribute.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESheltering Arms serves children 5 years and under. In addition to a stuffed bear, please donate a picture book, or a book from their \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/weblog.library.gatech.edu\/news\/files\/2013\/11\/books-bears-reading-list.pdf\u0022\u003Epreferred reading list\u003C\/a\u003E. You can drop the items off at the Library or order online through\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/registry\/registry.html\/ref=wlem-si-html_viewall\/002-7410352-1427228?id=S83QJ8W1Y3R5\u0022\u003EAmazon\u003C\/a\u003E. Only donate\u0026nbsp;new bears and books can be accepted.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech community is invited to participate and make a contribution to this cause. Deposit your donation by December 13 in a dropbox in the Library Rotunda and in the Price Gilbert lounge.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor more information, email \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:staffact@library.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Estaffact@library.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech Library \u0026amp; Learning Excellence is partnering with Sheltering Arms Early Education and Family Centers raise items for their annual Books \u0026amp; Bears Holiday Drive.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Support the Books \u0026 Bears Holiday Drive by donating a book \u0026 bear to a deserving child."}],"uid":"27508","created_gmt":"2013-11-25 09:44:38","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:15:25","author":"Tearanny Street","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-11-25T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2013-11-25T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"256931":{"id":"256931","type":"image","title":"Books \u0026 Bears Holiday Drive","body":null,"created":"1449243856","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:44:16","changed":"1475894936","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:48:56","alt":"Books \u0026 Bears Holiday Drive","file":{"fid":"198240","name":"books_bears.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/books_bears.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/books_bears.png","mime":"image\/png","size":3163591,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/books_bears.png?itok=wcXp7L7f"}}},"media_ids":["256931"],"groups":[{"id":"47240","name":"Georgia Tech Library"}],"categories":[{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EStaff Activities Committee\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech Library\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["staffact@library.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}