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This is a page about the Pteropus Public Bookcase. A street library, book swap or public bookcase that can currently be found in \Townsville, Australia.
The name Pteropus Public Bookcase is to honour flying foxes, megabats who are in the genus Pteropus. They are a mammal native to the area in which the bookcase resides, an underloved yet important pollinator. They are intelligent, curious, gentle and social travellers.
This street library is also a tribute to my mother, Catherine, who passed away from Leukaemia in 2024. She inspired in me a lifelong love of reading, and who was an avid reader herself. She taught me to have a kind heart and an open mind.
Pteropus Public Bookcase is:
If you want to know more about what a ‘Public Bookcase’ is, visit my Public Bookcase page.
Do you have books you’d like to share?
Leave your book to swap it with others.
If you see a book you’d like to read, take it.
Return books to any street library or book swap.
Or pass them on to a friend, neighbour or relative.
These books are free, never for sale.
You are free to leave feedback about the content of the books for consideration.
If you have feedback for Pteropus Public Bookcase (such as if it needs maintenance, or if a book gave you indigestion), please either leave a note in the feedback & swap log, or send an email to [email protected] to contact me directly.
