A street librarian's quest to bring books to everyone | Storybook Maze

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🗓️ 29 June 2024

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

As a self-proclaimed radical street librarian, Storybook Maze makes books appear where they're scarce. Through initiatives like free, public book vending machines and street corner story times, she eliminates book deserts — or areas with limited access to literature — by making books accessible for children in underserved communities. (And in case you're wondering, she shares how you can become a radical street librarian, too.)

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0:00.0	Ted Audio Collective.
0:02.0	Audio Collective.
0:04.0	You're listening to TED Talks Daily,
0:11.0	where we bring you new ideas to spark your curiosity every day.
0:14.5	I'm your host, Elise Hugh.
0:16.3	When I was a kid, I loved reading so much that I started collecting books, running a little
0:21.2	library of my own, with books kept under my bed.
0:24.0	I stuck little envelopes inside them with cards for check out dates just like my actual library.
0:30.0	But I was really lucky to have access to so many books at home.
0:34.2	Not every child does.
0:36.0	Street librarian Storybook Maze is doing something to help kids in communities
0:39.8	where books are scarce.
0:41.6	She lays out the work to break down the barrier to books.
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