Peace Quilt Benefits Iraqi Library

Dana Carney's fifth graders read the book "The Librarian of Basra", and discussed ideas of war, civilians, and peace in regards to the war in Iraq. The students decided they wanted to do an art project to help the library from the story, which had been destroyed in the war. Each student created a quilt square illustrating what "peace" meant or looked like to them. Later, a parent volunteer sewed the squares together and the quilt was raffled at an "art night" event. The money the students raised was donated to the American Library Association, which has a fund for rebuilding the library in Basra, Iraq.