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Got Books? Help build a street library.

Submitted by Sarah on Wed, 02/20/2008 - 7:52am.

At Bread and Roses, we are building a street library so that houseless folks can have regular access to books as well as a place to sit and read them. This will be in conjunction with our developing literacy and GED programs. There is a book drop off point in Cafe Vita.

I saw this by Rob Richards in the Book exchange thread and I want to help publicize it. A street library is an excellent idea.

Plus as the weather warms it is time for spring cleaning. We can clear out books in good shape that we don't need anymore, help out the library, and free up more room for ourselves. We all win.

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Submitted by Thomas 27 on Wed, 02/20/2008 - 7:58am.

yes we need book's I'm building shelves.in the basement of the BRAC office. thanks for the support -thomas-

This is a wonderful idea.

Submitted by Merwyn Haskett on Wed, 02/20/2008 - 8:25am.

This is a wonderful idea. Now comes the hard part, deciding what stays and what goes. I have to remember to be nice and not just give away the literary equivalent of canned pumpkin filling.

“I urge people not to cooperate with police”
Peter Bohmer, Evergreen Professor

Literary pumpkin

Submitted by Sarah on Wed, 02/20/2008 - 8:31am.

Better than the literary equivalent of canned green beans. :)

My guess is that all sorts of books in decent shape will be helpful. We all have varied interests and attention spans and reading abilities.

Maybe we can make this an OlyBlog reader project, help get this library going.

FOL

Submitted by emmettoconnell on Wed, 02/20/2008 - 8:50am.

Weirdness, I was at the Friends of the Library meeting yesterday at lunch and they were talking about having just donated three boxes to the B&R Library.

I just dropped off some books...

Submitted by The Original Yoda on Wed, 02/20/2008 - 10:50am.

...this morning. A gentleman said, "Thanks, we've got a million and now we've got a million and five. He didn't know the bag I brought held eleven books. Cheers!

Mrs and I have some....

Submitted by Anonymously Larry on Wed, 02/20/2008 - 10:55am.

I hope they like Al Franken and Bill Clinton.

If I'm having trouble getting to sleep I'll keep that in mind.

Submitted by Rob Richards on Wed, 02/20/2008 - 12:43pm.

Room mooR?

Submitted by PeaceCompass on Wed, 02/20/2008 - 2:00pm.

Currently how much room (empty shelves) are there in the library?

What is the collection looking like so far?

I will have to go through things but I have somewhere between one shelf and one full bookcase to donate.

Reply here so people know but also PM me.

We Have

Submitted by JstPlnOnry on Wed, 02/20/2008 - 2:33pm.

a bunch of true crime and sci-fi books. Are those acceptable to donate?

"A point of view is only a view from a point..." ~ Unknown

Technical Reading?

Submitted by Ehver Green on Wed, 02/20/2008 - 2:46pm.

Continuing Ed? With all the technical books I have you could build a technical training school. And they're not all Microsoft specific! You're welcome to all of them (well over 25-30 books). Let me know if you'd like them.

hmm,

Submitted by Rob Richards on Wed, 02/20/2008 - 3:06pm.

I'm not sure tech manuals would be accessible enough for people just starting out, but it might draw interest from a couple of people I can think of.

I'll drop off a load

Submitted by security_six on Wed, 02/20/2008 - 9:29pm.

Of varied books this weekend (Monday or Tuesday for me)

Here is a thought, anything that folks bring in that you don't think will work for the project, be it subject or difficulty, list them here with a request to swap it for another more suitable book....

"Safety is a tyrant's tool; no one can be against safety."--Unknown

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