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January 30, 2018 10:39 am PST
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Garbage collectors open library of abandoned books
Garbage collectors in Ankara, Turkey, have opened a library with all the books that people throw out.
"We started to discuss the idea of creating a library from these books. And when everyone supported it, this project happened," said ankaya Mayor Alper Tasdelen, whose local government oversaw the opening of the library.Today, the library has over 6,000 books ranging from literature to nonfiction. There is also a popular kid's section with comic books and an entire section for scientific research. Books in English and French are also available for bilingual visitors.The library is housed in a previously vacant brick factory at the sanitation department headquarters.
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