Bokkiosk

Sweden’s smallest library carries a big purpose. This seasonal home for literature opens annually on International World Book Day, April 23—a day for global celebrations of the joy of reading.

The Bokkiosk was once a modest telephone booth but was reimagined and launched in its current form thanks to Alfonso Ambrosi, a poet and library assistant. This kiosk, along with others popping up across Sweden, encourages anybody to borrow and exchange literature in the hopes of binding us together via the books we share. These tiny libraries are maintained by their local neighborhoods and surrounding communities.

Phone-booth bokkiosks have unique, resilient identities that remain in keeping with the realm of communication with other voices—these operators just speak from the page. No coins required.

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