Reading Day 8
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Library: ‘A place in which literary, musical, artistic, or reference materials (such as books, manuscripts, recordings, or films) are kept for use but not for sale.’ (Meriam). I listened to a podcast about Street Libraries but did not finish it, concluding early on that they did not understand the beauty of the street library. They focused merely on the bad quality of the books they contain (Eeuw). To understand my story let me first explain how I define a Street Library: A collection of books, left in an outside bookcase by individuals, there to be taken for free by other individuals. Street libraries take different forms: Some are open, some have doors, others are chests or little houses.
I am determined to take the Street Library seriously. Therefore, I find the one closest to my home (see picture), go there and take out every book it contains. I start by making an inventory of its collection. h t t p s : //d o c s . go o g l e . c o m /s p re a d s h e e t s /d /1 E f G o 2 x- e Q k xS G R KO H H E U X i R Z 5 U X m y _ R j 4 yFq R z E a sT U/ edit#gid=0
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