I love the idea of these pop-up libraries at tram and bus stops in Melbourne.
It took me (and others) a little while to realise that the books were real. And free.
Well done, bookworld.com.au – advertising that people actually enjoy!
POST SCRIPT: Thanks to my correspondent Ian (see comments below) for directing me to Madison Wisconsin’s Little Free Library system. I recommend checking out their website and video.
We need more initiatives like this.
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How cool. Can’t say I’ve seen them, but then I don’t take the bus.
Try Fitzroy St, St Kilda, down near the water.
I think this is the most awesome thing ever, Richard. I wish we could do something like this in South Africa.
It’s a commercial operation, so if it makes money for the company promoting it, there’s no reason it couldn’t work anywhere.
Are they not giving away the books for free? And presumably these aren’t books that would all be thrown away or pulped anyway? So how is the company making money out of this – except by creating a positive brand image and ‘good vibes’? 🙂
That is the most awesome idea, I would miss my bus if such a thing was set up in our local bus stop.
Well, you can always just browse, of course, though by the time you get back at the end of the day the book you were reading may have run off the shelf.
kind of like an advertising/commercial version of the little free library movement
http://www.littlefreelibrary.org/
these are on nearly every block in my neighbourhood here in Madison, Wisconsin (There are 3 on my street alone, which is a bit overkill given that its a short street)
I just watched the vimeo on it, Ian. It looks excellent. I expect to see Madison, Wisconsin leading the world in the next ‘World’s Most Liveable Ciites’ survey. Thanks for passing it on. I’ll add it to the post too.
I love toe read and this would be a great idea to have at any bus stop. It could become an international model.
Going by the map on the little free library web site, the little libraries are indeed becoming an international thing:
http://littlefreelibrary.org/ourmap/
I see there are some 8 in Victoria and 1 in Perth. I have also heard there is an unaffiliated one in my sisters neighbourhood in the Hunter Valley
The tragedy is that the one near my brother’s apartment has just been vandalised. Whoever did this is a stupid, pathetic excuse for a human being.