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A Library for the Subway

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A trio of students from the Miami Ad School—Max Pilwat, Keri Tan and Ferdi Rodriguez—have came up with an innovative concept that allows people to read the first ten pages of popular books while riding the subway. 

Using near field communications (NFC) technology, commuters select the desired book from a list of popular titles and read its first ten pages—upon finishing, the reader will be informed of the closest library location from which they can pick up and read the rest of the book. 

This is a simple but ingenious idea that can be adopted and adapted to encourage reading in the 21st century, when new technology is changing the way we consume books. 

So I have an idea....

Okay, so I wanted to do something involving Tumblr. Since I go to libraries and bookstores often, I thought of something. Reblog this, and I will make a note like this and put in a book. (None of my own)

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It will of course say your blog url instead of mine :) And the backside will be like this:

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I will do all. (because I will probarly just get 10 notes at the most.)

When I have done yours I will tell you and post a picture of the note in the book.

“Libraries are places where the damaged go to find friends ”

—Tamora Pierce 

“It's National Library Week -- like Shark Week but with cardigans.”

—my coworker in the University Archives.

“A library is a good place to go when you feel unhappy, for there, in a book, you may find encouragement and comfort. A library is a good place to go when you feel bewildered or undecided, for there, in a book, you may have your question answered. Books are good company, in sad times and happy times, for books are people - people who have managed to stay alive by hiding between the covers of a book.”

—E.B. White
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