the essential
Two book boxes are available to residents of Foix, in the city center and in the Cadirac district. A good way to get rid of books that are no longer needed, but also to discover different types of stories.
Jardin de la Passéjade in Foix, children have a blast playing the games available to them. The Christmas figurines bring a magical atmosphere to this morning of January 3, in the middle of the holiday season.
Parents monitor their offspring, discussing fortune with their companions. Marion takes a look at the book box, installed near the entrance to the garden.
“Now that I have children, and as we come every day, I take the opportunity to look. But I already knew this box before having the little ones. I already used it. I put a lot of books and sometimes I stopped to see if a book spoke to me,” explains the young woman.
Knitting books, journals, magazines…
The mother continues to use this cupboard: “I put magazines, magazines, knitting books in it. I check when I pass in front of it, I see that what I put in leaves.”
But why not sell these documents on the internet or at garage sales? Just to build up a little nest egg. “I don't consider that the cases filed have any value. I'm not going to resell magazines. And, in the end, I don't think I leave many books behind,” says Marion, who likes to read detective stories and finds books for her children .
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Touching and reading books read by lots of people doesn't put her off. “I work a lot with second-hand items. For example, I go to the Ressourcerie, I frequent garage sales. And then, at the media library, it’s the same, everyone touches the books,” says -she noticed.
The latter fully adheres to the concept, precisely different from the media library where there are timetables to respect, administrative formalities to collect your card… The Fuxéen is freer here. As soon as he wants to read, he just has to go to the garden or to Cadirac and see if, among the thrillers, travel stories, stories, science fiction, a work stands out and attracts the reader. “There are no steps to take. I think that going to the media library is a habit. Here, in the end, the books come to people!”
“You have to read, it allows you to discover a lot of things”
And Marion is right. As she finished her reflection on her practice, another reader twisted her head in all directions to look at the available works. “It’s a very good idea! You have to read, it allows you to discover a lot of things. Especially when you’re little, they can escape, develop their imagination,” she adds.
This resident, who works near the city center, is also a frequent visitor to the book box. The concept reflects his daily behavior. She, who works in a supportive structure, cannot tolerate waste. “It's amazing what we consume. And during these holiday periods, I see a significant consumption of everything. And we throw away a lot too. I wouldn't see myself throwing away books, for example. They have to be rotated , it’s so much better,” she says.
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She regularly comes to put books in the garden, as she did on benches or on window sills, when the concept began several years ago throughout France.
This reader is also delighted to see that “the protection of the cupboard has been replaced. It was broken and the books were damaged. The town hall, which is responsible for it, took a long time to repair. But here, I I'm happy, it's better this way.”
Great reading moments await these two fans of the wardrobe. And if they don't find what they're looking for, they can always go up to Cadirac to look at the contents of the other cupboard.
Two book boxes available
The first book cabinet is installed in the Passéjade garden, which is open every day but at specific times. In the event of a literary emergency, the reader can go to the Cadirac district, in front of the primary school, where this new book box was set up in July. Access is self-service.
