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The Good Side: Street Books Library

KPTV’s Anna Katayama joined us on shift: “It’s just a street library but aside from books, it’s offering connection and hope.”

Leigh, longtime Street Books patron who has checked out hundreds of books: “They’re always there to help someone out with all sorts of stuff. I feel like I found a cool family here.”


News

From Nurses to Social Workers, See How Public Libraries are Serving the Homeless, PBS News Hour

Street Books Peddles and Pedals to Homeless, KOIN 6 News

Portland’s Street Books Reaches ‘Outside’ People, Portland Business Journal

Homeless Outreach in Volumes: Books by Bike for ‘Outside’ People in Oregon, New York Times

Portland’s Pedal-Powered Library Brings Books to the Streets, Bikeportland.org

Street Books, Portland’s bike-powered library for homeless people, celebrates success, OregonLive.com

Down & Out in Old Town, Street Roots

What I Learned From Ben, Street Roots

April Global NewsletterAesop

Four Awesome Ventures That Feature BicyclesGoodnet

Greenie Entrepreneurs Turning to Kickstarter, The Portland Tribune

In Portland, Reading Takes to the Streets, The Big Read Blog, National Endowment for the Arts

Laura Moulton is a Street Librarian, Framed Magazine

Serving the Community One Book at a Time, Bicycle Paper

Creatively Constructive: Four Local Organizations Combine Outreach & Art, The Portland Mercury

Sidewalk Attractions: Street Books, a Pedal-Powered Library is Open for the Winter, Oregonlive.com

Street Books Helps Portland’s Homeless, KGW Television

Street Books brings a good read to people on the streets, Street Roots

Portland’s Street Librarian Brings Books to the Homeless, LibraryJournal.com

Laura Moulton brings books to the homeless – by bike, The Christian Science Monitor

Interview: Street Books Librarian, Laura MoultonReading Local

She Inspires 365: A Photo Project, Andrea Leoncavallo

Bicycle-powered cart gives Portland’s homeless a chance to check out a good book, The Oregonian

Meet Portland’s “Street Librarian, The Portland Mercury

Documentary

Street Books Documentary, Rachel Bracker

Street Books, Portland·ography

Heart of the Matter: Street Books, Earth2World Internet TV


Radio and Podcast

Art That Engages, KBOO 90.7 FM

Library Voices, Think Out Loud, OPB


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