The town of Westbury-sub-Mendip in southern England recently created their own town library after the local bookmobile was cut from budgets. Community members took matters into their own hands and converted an unused phone booth (bought from the local telephone company for one pound) into a book and video swap shop. Volunteers check titles on a regular basis to make sure books are moving – all unloved items go to the thrift store.
The phone company, BT, which has had to decommission many booths in recent years, has set-up an application process for villages to re-use the booths in their communities. I love this project, it helped the town and the business…and created a library that’s open 24 hours!
(via inhabitat)