2/18/2023 0 Comments Liverpool library ebooks![]() ![]() “The Lord Mayor at the time, Erica Kemp, had seen his library and said she wanted one for the Town Hall because her Mayor’s charity was the Reader Organisation. ![]() “We hadn’t decided what we were going to do with it, but then I was one of the Lilliputians on the Grandmother and I got chatting to another Lilliputian who was telling me he had a little library in his front drive – a little house of books that people could take from or leave donations. Looking for ways that the shopping centre could work with the school to benefit the community, they were given a free three-month lease on their first empty unit. It was a chance conversation Lisa had during the visit to Liverpool by The Giants back in 2015 that first led to the library being set up. We just try and encourage people to pass them on to friends and family so they’re still being sharing,” explains Lisa Mitchell, Community Co-ordinator at Gateacre School. “Some people do bring them back and then bring more too, but they don’t have to. Unlike a regular library, there’s not even a need to return the books because the BIG Little Library has enough donations to keep the shelves well-stocked. There’s no membership needed – book lovers just go in, choose what they’d like and take them away. ![]() It’s now become a much-loved meeting place for keen readers of all ages, not only giving away books but holding weekly get-together sessions. The library in Belle Vale Shopping Centre was started by Gateacre School after it was offered a vacant shop unit and decided to create a free community drop-in book hub. By Dawn Collinson A BIG Little Library in Liverpool is about to reach a landmark 140,000 books given away since it opened in 2015. ![]()
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