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01-12-2014, 01:10 PM
http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/8KED9Bi0OcHlvGhjnDhQbg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/US-AFPRelax/000_dv1604643.70dea085620.original.jpg (http://news.yahoo.com/obsolete-czech-phone-booths-life-mini-libraries-211838047.html)Two Czechs have breathed new life into telephone booths made obsolete in the cell phone age, converting them into mini libraries with the first installed at a Prague hospital on Thursday. On the shelves of the red booth, patients of the IKEM hospital will find a plethora of genres, including works by US crime writer John Grisham, Czech and Russian titles and biographer Andrew Morton's "Diana: Her True Story". Library mastermind Monika Serbusova, 27, said she and a friend drew inspiration from a similar project in Britain. They won backing from a local phone operator, then built the libraries with the help of colleagues and friends, painting the booths and installing wooden shelves.



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