What makes a library a library? The obvious answer is books, but that question is getting trickier. Is a library without books still a library? One school says yes. Read more »
Libraries are contending with less funding and less institutional support, and while some are threatened, others are innovating and thriving. How libraries are adapting, and what you can do to help. Read more »
Lending out toys, tools, sheet music, chess sets, child-development materials, seeds and more, libraries have established themselves as leaders in the sharing movement.
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To coincide with our four-part series on how libraries are evolving and the role they play in communities in our uncertain times, we asked the Shareable community on our Facebook page how libraries should adapt. Read more »
The modern-day library is a digital hub, community resource center, job-hunting resource, art space and provider of free and open access to information. Read more »
Gabriel Levinson, the man behind the Book Bike, is getting ready for another summer of distributing books to Chicagoans young and old at parks and other public venues around the city. Read more »
Have an old phone booth in your neighborhood sitting empty? Fill it with books! Book booths are an easy way to acquire new books (for free), bring your community together and transform a neighborhood eyesore into a neighborhood gem. Read more »
Building a more shareable urban community doesn't necessarily require years of planning and grand initiatives. It can be as simple as turning defunct newspaper boxes or pay phone booths into community lending libraries. Read more »
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