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Medowie’s Street Libraries: borrowing and sharing public space

Posted on November 12, 2025 (November 18, 2025) by Gemma Lavings
Wooden box styled as a street library with sides painted coral and the roof painted green.

One of the major themes of our project is that public spaces require care to be relevant and useful to their communities. Throughout our research, we have noticed that taking care of public space is…

Posted in Care & Repair, Feature, Public Space Case StudiesTagged care, circular economy, infrastructures of care, social infrastructures, street libraries, suburbs
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