Passers-by browsing the books at an old phone booth that has been transformed into a mini library in Beach Street, Penang. – Filepic
INSPIRED by the repurposing of outmoded public telephone booths in the United Kingdom, a youth community group in George Town, Penang, has initiated a project to convert old booths into mini libraries.
The pocket library project saw five old phone booths turned into community libraries where the public could borrow, exchange or donate books.
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