By Peggy Chong

Some time ago, the Metro Chapter purchased several copies of the NFB 50-year history book Walking Alone and Marching Together.  We intended to give copies to a few libraries that did not have the book in hopes that other libraries would see the need to have it in their collection.

In 1991 after the book came out, our chapter did a great job at convincing the city and county libraries to add the book to their collections.  So this year our focus was on college and universities.

One of our members began calling the school libraries and was amazed to find out that most of the colleges and universities in our state already have purchased the book.

Our state convention this fall was held in Mankato, where a state university is which we thought did not have the book.  As the university has a rehabilitation-counseling department that instructs students to be rehab counselors, we felt that it was important that it have the book in the library.  So the Friday morning of the convention, Jon Ice and I went to the library staff and presented them with our book, the Kernel book series, and other information about the National Federation of the Blind.

We will keep looking for places that need our book in their collection.   But the job is getting harder.  This means that we are doing a good job in getting the word out.  Keep up the good work.