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How To Save A Public Library: Make It A Seed Bank : The Salt : NPR.
Great idea. Maybe adapt it for books, too. On each book have a section for year read, where read, and short reader review. Libraries could compete with social media in this way. When you check out a book, you could opt to see what other readers said and feel connected in that way. Connection doesn’t have to be virtual!
Chinese version of this article: 美國公共圖書館開始流行出借植物種子
