A binman in Turkey’s capital found a bag of thrown-away books on his rounds and couldn’t bring himself to take it to the dump.
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A binman in Turkey’s capital found a bag of thrown-away books on his rounds and couldn’t bring himself to take it to the dump. He kept it. Other workers started doing the same. The pile has now grown into a public library of over 9,000 books, run by sanitation workers, in an old brick factory
Garbage collectors open library with abandoned books | CNN
Garbage collectors in the Turkish capital have opened a public library made up entirely of books once destined for the landfills.
CNN (edition.cnn.com)
@Natasha_Jay This is a 2018 article, but the library is still open in 2026, and ran by the municipality of Cankaya. They now call it the Workers' Library: https://www.cankaya.bel.tr/rehber/kutuphaneler/isci-kutuphanesi
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A binman in Turkey’s capital found a bag of thrown-away books on his rounds and couldn’t bring himself to take it to the dump. He kept it. Other workers started doing the same. The pile has now grown into a public library of over 9,000 books, run by sanitation workers, in an old brick factory
Garbage collectors open library with abandoned books | CNN
Garbage collectors in the Turkish capital have opened a public library made up entirely of books once destined for the landfills.
CNN (edition.cnn.com)
@Natasha_Jay Open bookshelf on steroids.
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A binman in Turkey’s capital found a bag of thrown-away books on his rounds and couldn’t bring himself to take it to the dump. He kept it. Other workers started doing the same. The pile has now grown into a public library of over 9,000 books, run by sanitation workers, in an old brick factory
Garbage collectors open library with abandoned books | CNN
Garbage collectors in the Turkish capital have opened a public library made up entirely of books once destined for the landfills.
CNN (edition.cnn.com)
@Natasha_Jay this actually happened to me. I went to throw away our paper in the paper bin, and found it was chock full of books. I called up my family and we retrieved them all. A few years later I read something similar in the news. Now this. It seems to be surprisingly common, all things considered, and I'm not surprised. Probably related to some old relative dying and the descendants not knowing what to do with the books, I suspect.
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@Natasha_Jay This is a 2018 article, but the library is still open in 2026, and ran by the municipality of Cankaya. They now call it the Workers' Library: https://www.cankaya.bel.tr/rehber/kutuphaneler/isci-kutuphanesi
@GM7077 @Natasha_Jay I just added it to #OpenStreetMap
It would be nice if someone from #Türkiye / #Turkey (sorry, just in case) would have a few mins to help me get that zone better.
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A binman in Turkey’s capital found a bag of thrown-away books on his rounds and couldn’t bring himself to take it to the dump. He kept it. Other workers started doing the same. The pile has now grown into a public library of over 9,000 books, run by sanitation workers, in an old brick factory
Garbage collectors open library with abandoned books | CNN
Garbage collectors in the Turkish capital have opened a public library made up entirely of books once destined for the landfills.
CNN (edition.cnn.com)
Ah, shades of “Too Loud a Solitude” by #BohumilHrabal
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A binman in Turkey’s capital found a bag of thrown-away books on his rounds and couldn’t bring himself to take it to the dump. He kept it. Other workers started doing the same. The pile has now grown into a public library of over 9,000 books, run by sanitation workers, in an old brick factory
Garbage collectors open library with abandoned books | CNN
Garbage collectors in the Turkish capital have opened a public library made up entirely of books once destined for the landfills.
CNN (edition.cnn.com)
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A binman in Turkey’s capital found a bag of thrown-away books on his rounds and couldn’t bring himself to take it to the dump. He kept it. Other workers started doing the same. The pile has now grown into a public library of over 9,000 books, run by sanitation workers, in an old brick factory
Garbage collectors open library with abandoned books | CNN
Garbage collectors in the Turkish capital have opened a public library made up entirely of books once destined for the landfills.
CNN (edition.cnn.com)
@Natasha_Jay the good news story we needed today! Thanks for sharing.
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A binman in Turkey’s capital found a bag of thrown-away books on his rounds and couldn’t bring himself to take it to the dump. He kept it. Other workers started doing the same. The pile has now grown into a public library of over 9,000 books, run by sanitation workers, in an old brick factory
Garbage collectors open library with abandoned books | CNN
Garbage collectors in the Turkish capital have opened a public library made up entirely of books once destined for the landfills.
CNN (edition.cnn.com)
@Natasha_Jay
I love this story.Hope the project is still going. The report is from 2018: we need an update (unless it's bad news!).
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@Natasha_Jay This is a 2018 article, but the library is still open in 2026, and ran by the municipality of Cankaya. They now call it the Workers' Library: https://www.cankaya.bel.tr/rehber/kutuphaneler/isci-kutuphanesi
Still open! Excellent.
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@Natasha_Jay
I love this story.Hope the project is still going. The report is from 2018: we need an update (unless it's bad news!).
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A binman in Turkey’s capital found a bag of thrown-away books on his rounds and couldn’t bring himself to take it to the dump. He kept it. Other workers started doing the same. The pile has now grown into a public library of over 9,000 books, run by sanitation workers, in an old brick factory
Garbage collectors open library with abandoned books | CNN
Garbage collectors in the Turkish capital have opened a public library made up entirely of books once destined for the landfills.
CNN (edition.cnn.com)
@Natasha_Jay @xoagray I wonder how that’s doing 8yrs later.
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A binman in Turkey’s capital found a bag of thrown-away books on his rounds and couldn’t bring himself to take it to the dump. He kept it. Other workers started doing the same. The pile has now grown into a public library of over 9,000 books, run by sanitation workers, in an old brick factory
Garbage collectors open library with abandoned books | CNN
Garbage collectors in the Turkish capital have opened a public library made up entirely of books once destined for the landfills.
CNN (edition.cnn.com)
@Natasha_Jay This is my very favorite library story. Thanks for reminding me!
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A binman in Turkey’s capital found a bag of thrown-away books on his rounds and couldn’t bring himself to take it to the dump. He kept it. Other workers started doing the same. The pile has now grown into a public library of over 9,000 books, run by sanitation workers, in an old brick factory
Garbage collectors open library with abandoned books | CNN
Garbage collectors in the Turkish capital have opened a public library made up entirely of books once destined for the landfills.
CNN (edition.cnn.com)
@Natasha_Jay this is beautiful
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A binman in Turkey’s capital found a bag of thrown-away books on his rounds and couldn’t bring himself to take it to the dump. He kept it. Other workers started doing the same. The pile has now grown into a public library of over 9,000 books, run by sanitation workers, in an old brick factory
Garbage collectors open library with abandoned books | CNN
Garbage collectors in the Turkish capital have opened a public library made up entirely of books once destined for the landfills.
CNN (edition.cnn.com)
@Natasha_Jay Fahrenheit over 9000!
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