World Book Day: Red telephone box libraries bring ‘magic’ of books to community
A mother-of-three who turned an Essex village’s rundown red telephone box into a library has said the initiative provides the “magic” of books to those in the community.
Red telephone boxes are scattered across the country, with many being transformed into anything from food vendors to libraries.
Since 2008, BT’s Adopt a Kiosk scheme has allowed communities to purchase its redundant phone boxes for £1, with locations including Lewisham in south and in among those making use of the spaces to create libraries for locals.
