Local news: Produced in association with the Nave Gallery's Phone Art Box project, the Trustees and Friends of the Somerville Public Library have teamed up to create a "little library" in Ball Square, Somerville, MA. By using safety-red paint (#7564) and custom shelving we transformed this disused phone booth - and added plexi door for weatherproofing. It is filled with fiction, non-fiction, children’s literature, and foreign language works to be freely taken and enjoyed by passers-by; no return necessary! Books are restocked each week by the Friends of the Library but visitors are also encouraged to take one - leave one. Couple of signage updates to come, but you can follow restocking updates on twitter @Friends_SPL. Check it out! That’s a library pun folks...
This has been a fun side project for me - and won't get into a discussion here about "oh I thought libraries were more than just books"... simply enjoying this. This is getting used. People are taking the books; have had to reload the thing a few times in past 2 weeks. Been cherry picking the stock to include; Transcendentalist texts, classic sci-fi, wild gardening, Elvis bios etc. You know...
