International and Comparative Librarianship

DEDICATED TO PIONEERS INCLUDING:
S. R. Ranganathan, P. N. Kaula, R. N. Sharma, J. F. Harvey, D. J. Foskett, J. P. Danton, M. M. Jackson, etc.
This Blogosphere has a slant towards India [a.k.a Indica, Indo, South-Asian, Oriental, Bharat, Hindustan, Asian-Indian (not American Indian)].

Friday, November 15, 2013

Take a book, leave a book: tiny libraries thrive in US

AFP via Yahoo! News Nov 14 12:08pm
Technology has given readers new ways to curl up with a good book, but the latest trend in Washington is surprisingly old-school: "little libraries," stuffed with paperbacks, cropping up on front lawns. The informal lending libraries work under a simple principle: "take a book, return a book." "Last week, 11 new books came in," said Kevin Sullivan, who launched his "little library" in Bethesda ...

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