After work last Thursday, we made our way to Gibbon’s Rent, a “transformed, long forgotten cut through from Magdalen Street to Bermondsey Street” in our SE1 neighbourhood. This urban jungle was created collaboratively by Team London Bridge and Southwark Council with the purpose of providing a leafy escape from the surrounding cityscape. We have attended events there before, most notably our successful wreath-making class last December, and yesterday was the launch of Little Library, an incentive to encourage reading and socialising in the garden.
As the below photos suggest, the library is a portable architectural creation which can be wheeled inside if needed, though the idea is for it to stay put all year around, open during the day and closed up at night but with a cubby hole through which night-time passers-by can drop off their literary offerings. It is an opportunity for those living and working in the area to donate books, swap one book for another or simply replace a book after reading. We think it will be particularly useful for sunny lunch breaks or after work on a winter’s eve when you fancy taking home a new book.
Luke Jones of Mill and Jones won a tough competition to design the library and with the help of his partner and a blacksmith, he created this fantastic capsule of books with pull out shelves and blackboard noticeboards for notes and messages. When you drop off a book you could write a brief recommendation or leave a request for a particular title.
This is a great addition to our neighbourhood; tucked between The Shard and Borough Market, we are in the midst of a growing and exciting space, fast becoming the publishing hub of London! Next time you drop by the Inspired offices, make sure to check out the Little Library too.
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