We came back saying
“crisps” for chips, “biscuits” for cookies, and “chips” for fries, learned how
to “queue”; and developed a love for all things British. The museums, the
monuments, the parks, we drank it all in. Living in London, even for just our
short time, changed our lives for the better and still affects us. We named our
daughter after one of the royal boroughs, the book I am now plotting is set in
London (and I LOVE this book), and I became a wee-bit obsessed with Coldplay (we
rented a flat in Chris Martin’s neighborhood—SWOON). :) (Not to mention I’m STILL
swept up in Will and Kate mania!)
I knew the Brits had a
LOT of refined ideas, but this one I stumbled across on the internet the other day
is BRILLIANT.
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| Lots of villages in the UK have turned red telephone boxes into mini libraries, just take a book and leave one behind, such a brilliant idea! |
Is this not the best idea ever? Shouldn’t EVERY neighborhood in every town across the world be doing this?!?
My own community here in
Middle Tennessee has an AMAZING organization called Imagination Library or Books From Birth that sends
absolutely free books to children each month of their life from age zero to
three. It was founded by Dolly Parton
(who knew, right? Go Dolly!) and is such an asset to our community, but a
program like the British one above could benefit ALL ages and access ALL the
readers in a community.
Well done, Brits. :)
