Outmoded phone kiosks in Penang start new chapter as mini libraries

Passers-by browsing the books at an old phone booth that has been transformed into a mini library in Beach Street, Penang. – Filepic

INSPIRED by the repurposing of outmoded public telephone booths in the United Kingdom, a youth community group in George Town, Penang, has initiated a project to convert old booths into mini libraries.

The pocket library project saw five old phone booths turned into community libraries where the public could borrow, exchange or donate books.