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Seen around town: downtown lights from Oak Street

Around Town: ‘The St. George Sharing Library’

I was biking along the 10th Ave bikeway the other day and noticed this neat lil library hanging on the fence in front of a house. So I stopped and snapped a picture of it. The ironic thing was when I went online later in the day I turned up an article looking at community based pop up libraries here in Vancouver! It even had a section covering this one. Here’s an excerpt:

“The two-tiered structure on East 10th Avenue, near St. George Street, was assembled by George Rahi and his roommates. Previously an old shelf found discarded in an alley, it is now stacked with dozens of books, free for the taking – a little library made by, and for, the community. Recent offerings include textbooks, novels and children’s books; a notice board is covered in hand-written thank-you notes. (“I have found quite a few little gems at your library hot-spot, and for this, I am grateful,” reads one.)”

(Source: Globe & Mail)

I’ve got more photos here if you’re interested.

Related:

• ‘How to Create a Pop-Up Library’ (Shareable)
• ‘From Clothing Swaps to Tool Libraries, Sharing is Not Rocket Science’ (Treehugger)