this is FOUND WORDS, LIBRARY BOOKS & LOVE actually. feat SHARON MCKELLAR.

this is a story about libraries but it’s also about found things
and human connection and love, actually.


it all started in oakland, california, about 10 years ago.


sharon mckellar was a librarian then, and one of her favourite
parts of the job was finding things inside the books. things like
love letters, recipes, kid’s drawings, photos, receipts, to do
lists, anonymous poetry. the list appears to be endless.


when sharon started finding them, she put a call out to her
colleagues across the 18 library locations in oakland to send her
anything they’d found and she couldn’t believe how many pieces
were coming in, so she began to catalogue them.


there are currently over 350 notes – a lot of them post-its,
which, if you know me at all, you know i relate to in a big
way!
it’s called FOUND IN A LIBRARY BOOK – and it’s delightful.


find it at: oaklandlibrary.org 


instagram: @oaklibraryfound


x.


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