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There are scores of registered Little Free Libraries in the affected area, an unknown number of which will have been damaged or completely destroyed by the floodwaters. Hurricane Irma quickly followed Harvey, causing similar damage to most of Florida and the Caribbean.</p><p><strong>Volunteer stewards in Texas and Florida need your help to recover!</strong></p><p>Fill out the form below to donate&#8211;any amount helps! 100% of your donation will go directly to providing books and Little Free Libraries to impacted stewards in Texas and Florida. The more donations we receive, the more support we can provide to those who need your help.</p><p>If you are a steward affected by Harvey&#8217;s or Irma&#8217;s floodwaters and wish to participate in the Hurricane Recovery Program, please let us know by <a href="https://www.tfaforms.com/4634212" target="_blank" rel="noopener">filling out this form.</a></p><p><strong>Getting the people affected food, water and shelter is the major priority, but people also need hope. Little Free Libraries, and the powerful stories they shelter, can provide beacons of hope in difficult times.</strong></p><p>When you donate, 100% of your donation will go to restore Little Libraries and book supplies to neighborhoods that are struggling to find hope among the devastation. Fill out the form below and donate now!</p><p>If we receive any excess donations, they will go directly to our <a href="https://littlefreelibrary.org/impact-about/">Impact Fund</a> in order to provide Libraries for other underserved communities around the U.S.</p><p>Questions or concerns? Please <a href="https://www.littlefreelibrary.org/contact-us">contact us.</a></p></div></div><div class="et_pb_code et_pb_module  et_pb_code_0"> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.iatspayments.com/AURA/AURA.aspx?PID=PA2D643D6CDC438BEF"></script> </div></div><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_3  et_pb_column_2"><div class="et_pb_testimonial  et_pb_testimonial_0 et_pb_testimonial_no_image et_pb_module et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_text_align_left clearfix" style="background-color: #f5f5f5;"><div class="et_pb_testimonial_description"><div class="et_pb_testimonial_description_inner"><p>We were fortunate to receive a Library! The Little Free Library has given Highlands a sense of hope. Perhaps seeing this bright little house rising up from the devastation has encouraged our citizens, showing that they too can rise up &#8230; it has fostered conversation and discussion, and is a very bright note in a tough little town that is fighting to come back from a natural disaster.</p><strong class="et_pb_testimonial_author">Christine Mihok</strong><p class="et_pb_testimonial_meta">Received a donated Little Free Library after Hurricane Sandy struck in 2012</p></div></div></div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_image et_pb_image_0 et_always_center_on_mobile"> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODdhAQABAPAAAP///wAAACwAAAAAAQABAEACAkQBADs=" data-lazy-src="https://littlefreelibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Marcy-Barnes-Library-Houston-underwater.jpg" alt="Cindy P. Library Photo" title="Shepparton, Victoria, Library Image" /><noscript><img src="https://littlefreelibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Marcy-Barnes-Library-Houston-underwater.jpg" alt="Cindy P. 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