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Little free library

Jan 25, 2015

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Presentation of Fondation Decitre at My French Library, IFLA 2014.
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Decitre Foundation

presents

« Little free libraries » project

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Our identity : a century-old french bookstore group since 1907, located in the Rhône-Alpes region.

>>Decitre : 8 bookstores

>>Decitrepro : delivering books to all professionals

>>Decitre.fr : the first French bookstore online

>>Decitre Foundation : develop activities to promote reading

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Decitre Foundation

Decitre Foundation was founded in 2011 to develop activities to promote reading all over the world.

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Decitre Foundation

Decitre Foundation support different organizations :, Restos du coeur, French Red Cross, Mérieux Foundation, « Sport dans la ville », « Lire et faire lire », Karuna Shechen, Libraries without borders.

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What is a free library ?

It’s a “take a book, return a book” gathering place where neighbors share their favorite literature and stories.

In its most basic form, a Little Free Library is a box full of books where anyone may stop by and pick up a book and bring back another book to share. 

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Where ? When ?

>>June 2014 :1st little free library in the Rhône-Alpes region : Place de la paix (Vénissieux)

>> September 2014 : 1.Darnaise (Vénissieux)2.Moulin à vent (Vénissieux)

To be continued...

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