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725 Street Road Cochranville, PA 19330 
summer library​
Librarian 1
​Angella Meanix
July 30 - August 13, 2021

Angella Meanix was one of the original Little Free Library's first volunteers, a master librarian who got our stacks into shape and who has some of the highest accolades … she has been described as Llover, Mother, Sister, Friend, and Ninja.
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See full details about the Summer Library 2021 project, including other Librarians' work, here. The next iteration of this project, the Winter Library, is here. 


​On librarianship... — Angella Meanix


​A single book is light and easy. A group of books is not. So, for me, moving them around was draining. 

It was clear at first – I would categorize them by genre. 

Then it was fuzzy – What else? 

As a book buyer for Wellington Square Bookshop I’ve gotten used to how to buy a nice collection. But with a pile at my feet, how would I decide 🤔 ?  For Street Road’s Summer Library I chose quality over quantity.  

I decided a library is relative. A librarian is … also relative.  A curator.

I realized my preference was for books and art and natural objects to live near each other and tell their stories — separately or together. Also for a small selection, comfortable space and unexpected details. 

I love books. I don’t really love libraries. Naturally, I like the premise. The spaces, however, often leave much to be desired. My greatest library influence was in elementary school. We had a reading pit; we sat on the carpeted floor that stepped down into a circular space. We had a walk-in fortress for special books. It was inviting. I was allowed to choose whatever I wanted. It was a place to read or to just get books. There wasn’t any judgement. 

My love for books and the individual feeling of choosing them was born.  

This is special to me, because truth be told, reading offered (and continues to offer) unique challenges for me. I was able read at a high level, but not without being in a distraction-free, glass booth.  

I am a floor-sitter and a fan of forts with old sheets and blankets.  You’ll see some of those preferences as well. So, hide away, sit on the floor.  My library invites you to to be curious, relaxed, inspired, and child-like … and to indulge a good story. 

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Visiting (Updated June 2022):
Please check our website or social media before visiting as our hours are subject to change depending on weather and volunteer availability. Masks are required and we are continuing to limit numbers of people inside at one time. 
 
HOURS
Street Road hours: Temporarily closed while we prepare for our second iteration of The Summer Library, more details coming soon. The library box outside is open 24/7. 
Little Free Library: Thursdays 12-4pm, Fridays 10am-2pm and Saturdays 10am-2pm and by appointment.

Our Little Free Library outdoor boxes at both sites are open 24/7 and are regularly restocked.

Please call 610-869-4712 or email to set up visits outside our regularly scheduled hours. 
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We are currently seeking volunteers for both locations: email us to enquire. We look forward to hearing from you!

DIRECTIONS
to Street Road here. 
to The Little Free Library here.

A word about 'here':
We acknowledge that we are on the ancestral lands of the Lenape, original people of the mid-Atlantic area, forced west by British and US governments. Most Delaware Indian tribe descendants are now located in Oklahoma, Wisconsin, and Ontario. Lenni Lenapes in Pennsylvania are not officially recognized as tribes by the United States, though an estimated 5000 Lenape Nation descendants live in the Delaware River area. We pay respects to the Lenape people both past and present. Please consider the many legacies of violence, displacement and settlement that form part of our collective histories. While increased public recognition of these legacies and processes of redress such as Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission are positive steps, concrete focus on return of land and land rights remains a distant horizon.
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