It is a take one and leave one setup so they can’t be stolen and the same books aren’t expected to be out there for long periods of time.
Perhaps the most well-known is the extensive beach library at Albena, a restort on Bulgaria’s Black Sea. Designed by German architect Herman Kompernas, it’s built to withstand the sun, water, and wind, and equipped with a vinyl cover to protect the books in rain. It reopened this May with more than 6,000 volumes in 15 languages, all totally free to take — and visitors are encouraged to leave their own tomes for others.
lol I mean, I’m sure it’s probably still cool, and books are meant to be swapped out not taken to read on the beach and returned, but I feel the hotel or parking lot would’ve been a better area lol.
Fucking horrible idea books do not like humidity. Especially not being handled by actively wet salty people.
Not only that, they will be full of sand within a week, if they are not stolen
It is a take one and leave one setup so they can’t be stolen and the same books aren’t expected to be out there for long periods of time.
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/libraries-on-the-beach
We do this with “little libraries” all around the northern US at least.
I feel dumb that I needed this explained to me. Thanks.
lol I mean, I’m sure it’s probably still cool, and books are meant to be swapped out not taken to read on the beach and returned, but I feel the hotel or parking lot would’ve been a better area lol.
You have never taken a book to the beach?
Yeah but think of the beach bonfire you can have. You don’t need to even bring fire wood
Yeah if your beach gets 1 beach enjoyer a year. And its not like you leave super exotic rare medieval books there.
And the best books are worn books