Here is a creative way to use an "outdated" space...
British Telephone has received 770 applications for communities to 'adopt a kiosk', and so far 350 boxes have been handed over to parish councils. Westbury-sub-Mendip Parish Council bought the phone box from BT in a national scheme for a token £1. More from the BBC...
...and yet another article from BBC Local.
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Necessity Was the Mother of this Phone Box Library
A resident dreamed up the idea when the tiny village lost its phone box and mobile library in quick succession. But fortunately, a traditional red phone box has been recycled into the Westbury-sub-Mendip (population of approximately 800 in Somerset) Library, stocking a total of 100 books.British Telephone has received 770 applications for communities to 'adopt a kiosk', and so far 350 boxes have been handed over to parish councils. Westbury-sub-Mendip Parish Council bought the phone box from BT in a national scheme for a token £1. More from the BBC...
...and yet another article from BBC Local.
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I thought this was an ingenious way to convert existing public space for another purpose-- which HASN'T become outdated as fast as the public telephone. I think we will always have public libraries if we have a public enlightened enough to understand the importance of access to information and visionary enough to create systems that help us to deliver that information.
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