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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
Portland Budget Tweak Causes Heated Discussion on Homelessness, The Portland Mercury
Street Books: The Bicycle Library in Portland That Saves Lives, WMN Magazin (link above goes to Hungarian article, read the English translation here)
The Bike Library Connecting Portland’s Housed and Unhoused Residents, Portland Monthly Magazine
Street Books Connects to Unhoused Community Through Literature, KATU News
The Good Side: Street Books Library, KPTV News
Mobile Library Street Books Feeds Literary Passions of Portlanders Living Outdoors, OPB
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
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 News
What I Learned From Ben, Street Roots News
Four Awesome Ventures That Feature Bicycles, Goodnet
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 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
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
Voices From the Street, Bridge City Media
Street Books Documentary, Rachel Bracker
Heart of the Matter: Street Books, Earth2World Internet TV
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