![]() ![]() Wendy said it would now be up to the parish council to decide whether a book swap will be restored. A phone box library may sound like something from a fairytale though this. It's just such a shame that things like this have to happen." The incident happened at some point between 9pm on Thursday and 9am on Friday. ![]() "Everyone that used it really looked after it. "The community has really taken ownership of it and everyone came together to keep it clean and tidy. "It's very sad because of all the work that has gone into doing this," she said. Wendy added that it was a community project, with all those who used the service having helped to keep the box clean and well-stocked. There has been lots of activity with donations of Books, Jigsaw Puzzles and even a pet cage. The book swap was set up just before lockdown. Wembury Phonebox Library Our community library project in the old BT phonebox which is situated opposite the Wembury Stores on Knighton Road, is going well. "Council workers had already removed all the burnt items and debris so it was just empty."ĭuring lockdown, visitors were able to pick up colouring sheets and games from the phone box as well as various books - all of which were donated by residents of the town. "When I got there, it had been extinguished so it must have happened during the night," she said, adding that it was not yet known how the fire started. Residents were able to pick up books, games and colouring sheets from the phone box. Wendy Barnes, scout leader, went out to assess the damage done to the mini library on Friday after she heard the news from a friend. The book swap, which was created by Lakenheath Parish Council and representatives from the town's scout group in March, was discovered burnt out on Friday morning. The idea of turning disused traditional Telefón boxes isn't new, previously the Carrigaline First Responders transformed a Carrigaline box into storage for a community defibrillator.A phone box library which provided boredom busters to Lakenheath residents during lockdown has been destroyed by fire. ![]() The city council welcomed all to visit the mini library and "enjoy reading in the sun", adding in a reminder that everyone should "use the sanitation facilities provided and follow the guidelines posted on site." Fullerton Main Library in Fullerton, CA My Little Library Simple Ideas That Are Borderline Genius - 20 Pics Karen Holmes on Twitter Phone booth library. Now that it's been relocated to a little parklet on Kent Street, locals and passers by can grab a coffee, have a perch, and find something interesting to read in the old Telefón box. So it's great to see that the council had a plan for the phone box all along, and now it will become a community hub for the first time in decades as people will drop in and out to exchange books rather than make phone calls. ![]() One day you’re a rusted urinal, all-but invisible to the. There is a regular check on it to see if some titles are not moving. Short of becoming a time machine for well-meaning Gen X slackers, I cannot imagine a grander afterlife for the humble phone booth than to be reincarnated as a cosy wee library. And unlike the library in Wells, the phone box library is open 365 days a year, 24 hours a day and is lit at night. The parish council purchased the box, a Giles Gilbert Scott K6 design, for 1, and residents in the Somerset village of Westbury-sub-Mendip put up wooden shelves inside and donated their own books. Locals, however, were worried that the travelling phone box was being carted off as it had reached the end of its days, "That phone box has been there for years, hope they're not doing away with it," one concerned Clonakilty man commented. Behold these cute phone booth libraries from around the world. The first such telephone box library was set up in Westbury-Sub-Mendip in Somerset was founded in 2009 after the local council cut funding for the area’s mobile library. It was Clive Salter, a Clonakilty man who came out of the barbers only to see the "strange sight of an old style phone box coming up the road," who whipped out his phone and caught the moment on camera. Last month a video of the phone box floating through Clonakilty on the front of the tractor went viral as Twitter users called the sight "Ireland in a video", as it appeared to have become the West Cork version of Doctor Who's tardis. An old-school West Cork telephone box has found a new lease of life as a mini library after Cork city council gave it a makeover. ![]()
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