The Smallest Public Library. by ladymagpie

The Smallest Public Library.

To my UK followers this may seem to be an ordinary British phone box, and there are hundreds of them throughout the cities and countryside. Our foreign followers may also recognise this famous structure.

I found this one in a small village in the Stroud valleys and it was stood on the village green alongside the village notice board and postbox.

With everyone have mobile and home phones these days, the phone box have been discontinued. Yet the villagers had a great idea and converted it to their own little public library. Notice the book case and books where you can sign one out and replace with another. Fantastic idea for an old phone box.

Best viewed with the magnify button above the pic
I thought at first it was the Tardis... Nice photo! Love it!!
July 31st, 2013  
@rufus2895 Come on Rufus, the Tardis was a blue police box.
July 31st, 2013  
that's wonderful made me smile
G.P.O ........great picture opportunity haha
for non UK folks G PO General Post Office until 1982 ran all the UK telephones
Fav Heather
July 31st, 2013  
@philcameron59 Thanks Phil - GPO, oh I remember it well, what happened to Buzby. Just looked him up and he was a yellow bird.
July 31st, 2013  
What a wonderful idea to make use of these old post boxes which look so attractive. I hate the new ones . a fav
July 31st, 2013  
@snowy Thanks Diana, I couldn't agree with you more.
July 31st, 2013  
What a great idea.
August 1st, 2013  
@featherstone Thanks Sue, I thought the same.
August 1st, 2013  
Paint it blue, for Dr Who!!
August 1st, 2013  
@gmost Thanks Glenn, Paint it Blue for Dr. Who - Your a poet and didn't Know it.
August 1st, 2013  
Thats brilliant! @gmost I'm sure Dr Who would love it if the tardis ever packed in
August 1st, 2013  
@lornahw Thanks Lorna, glad you liked it.
August 1st, 2013  
Oh wow! Great idea and lovely shot :)
August 2nd, 2013  
@ellie32 Thanks Ellie, different isn't it.
August 2nd, 2013  
What a cool idea...wonder who came up with it?
August 4th, 2013  
@connie865 It certainly is Connie.
August 4th, 2013  
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