There is still plenty that is upside down in New York City from Hurricane Sandy including the library system. Many libraries are still closed leaving some communities and families without access to books.
Thanks to Urban Librarians Unite, a group of library professionals interested in creating and supporting libraries, library staff, and librarianship in urban settings, help has arrived.
Here’s what’s going on:
Urban Librarians Unite is pleased to announce its own small network of little libraries. These bright orange newspaper boxes have been set up outside of libraries in Brooklyn and Queens which are closed due to damage from Hurricane Sandy. These tiny, all weather libraries house about a hundred books at a time and there is no expectation whatsoever that the books will come back to them…The Mini Libraries are a resource for our communities, a chance to experiment in library science, and a reminder to the public that even if the library itself is in ruins the librarians are still thinking of them.
The books are FREE!
I smell the spirit of Occupy.
The Mini Libraries | Urban Librarians Unite
Previously on Book Patrol:
The Free Book Incident