Britain’s Smallest Library
The residents of Westbury-sub-Medip in Somerset have set up what is Britain’s smallest library. After loosing their much needed mobile-library service, the village of 800 people clubbed together to transform the iconic red telephone box that lay dormant in their village into a book exchange. The idea of village resident Janet Fisher, the local parish bought the telephone box from BT for £1, whilst villagers then contributed wooden shelves and their own books and local businesses supplied signage. “It has really taken off,” Parish councilor Bob Dolby told The Guardian. “Turnover is rapid and there’s a good range of books, everything from reference books to biographies and blockbusters.” From thrillers to classics and cooking books, it even houses a small children’s section, Westbury’s proud residents are never short of something to read. The mini library is of course finished off with the obligatory ‘silence please’ sign.
Image via The Guardian.
