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Public Bookshelf

Name: Public Bookshelf
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.79 (200 reviews)

Join the sustainable reading movement. Locate nearby free libraries, share your favorite stories, and explore your neighborhood through the serendipity of book swapping.

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Key Figures

Downloads

27K+

User Rating

4.8/5

Total Ratings

200

Publisher

Stefan Trauth

Discover and Share the Joy of Reading

Connect with your local community through a shared love for physical books. Use our interactive map to locate free libraries, donate your favorite stories, and find your next great read around the corner.

Find Hidden Gems Nearby

Turn your daily walk into a treasure hunt with an interactive map of public bookshelves and community libraries tailored to your location.

Embrace Sustainable Reading

Give your cherished books a second life and support the circular economy by sharing them with neighbors instead of letting them gather dust.

The following screenshots and description are sourced directly from the app's official store listing and are the property of the app developer.

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Screenshots

Public Bookshelf - Public Bookshelf app map screen showing locations of free book exchange boxes in a city — Public Bookshelf app map screen showing locations of free book exchange boxes in a city

Public Bookshelf - Map view of the Public Bookshelf app showing nearby free library locations and walking distance — Map view of the Public Bookshelf app showing nearby free library locations and walking distance

Public Bookshelf - A mobile app screen for entering or editing details about a public bookshelf including name opening hours and location coordinates. — A mobile app screen for entering or editing details about a public bookshelf including name opening hours and location coordinates.

Public Bookshelf - Map interface of the Public Bookshelf app showing book icons and a tool to add a new community library location — Map interface of the Public Bookshelf app showing book icons and a tool to add a new community library location

Public Bookshelf - Public Bookshelf app screenshot showing a map search interface for Hamburg with an open keyboard — Public Bookshelf app screenshot showing a map search interface for Hamburg with an open keyboard

Public Bookshelf - Public Bookshelf app interface showing a city map in dark mode with orange icons highlighting the locations of public book exchange boxes — Public Bookshelf app interface showing a city map in dark mode with orange icons highlighting the locations of public book exchange boxes

Description

Find a public bookshelf close to you! Take a book from the shelf you would like to read or place books in the shelf for others to read. Public bookshelves are some kind of free libraries where you be able to exchange or lend books for free. There is additional information for each bookshelf like opening times, contact information and a related website. You can help to create a great bookshelf database for everyone: * Edit existing bookshelf data in case something is missing or wrong * Add a bookshelf to the map in case it is missing * Remove a bookshelf if it does not exist any more The database is maintained by lesestunden.de.