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.
NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de 1 day ago
I don’t get it… is there anything to get?
TowardsTheFuture@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
Fucking horrible idea books do not like humidity. Especially not being handled by actively wet salty people.
bathing_in_bismuth@sh.itjust.works 12 hours ago
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
Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
You have never taken a book to the beach?
Mpatch@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
Yeah but think of the beach bonfire you can have. You don’t need to even bring fire wood
stoy@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
Not only that, they will be full of sand within a week, if they are not stolen
spankmonkey@lemmy.world 1 day ago
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.
www.atlasobscura.com/…/libraries-on-the-beach
NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de 1 day ago
I feel dumb that I needed this explained to me. Thanks.
TowardsTheFuture@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
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.
Valmond@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Books?