Books for London
The campaign to create a London-wide book sharing scheme in London's tube and train stations
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A year of book swapping at Stratford Station, East London: “the appetite for books is incredible”
Justine Rose has run Books for London’s bookswap shelf in Stratford station since November 2012. Here she shares some of her experiences of setting up and running the bookswap there. To set up a book swap the main thing you need is persistence. Station managers are very busy people and often have a number of … Continue reading
Book swapping comes to Stratford Station!
Today was a great day for the Books for London team; after several months of planning, we were able to install a book swap shelf in Stratford Station. Stratford Station handles over 17 million passengers ever year, so it’s a fantastic achievement for us. Our shelf is located in the main subway, next to the … Continue reading
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