I recently returned from the Public Library Association Conference in Minneapolis and heard about an amazing organization that was started in 1998 when 28-year-old John Wood was an overworked Microsoft executive in need of a quiet vacation. Little did he know that his trip to Nepal was going to be life changing. His guide took him to see a school that literally had no books – oh, except for a Danielle Steele romance and other castoffs from travelers. He made a decision after that trip to leave Microsoft and do something about this deprivation. He wrote a book “Leaving Microsoft to change the world” - 370.9173 Woo. He then proceeded to found an organization called http://www.roomtoread.org. This became and is an organization that is providing books, education to young girls and goodwill in several Asian countries. It is expanding to South Africa. It provides the means so that the people can do the building of libraries and schools on their own. Look at their web site and you will see the impact that this one person has had.