Casual Poet Library, which has 180 bookshelf owners each curating a single shelf, opens Aug 5.
Casual Poet Library founder Rebecca Toh says the old model of bookstores is not working, which is why she has taken inspiration from shared community libraries in Japan and opening one in Singapore.
Founder Rebecca Toh at the premises of Casual Poet Library, which is slated to open on Aug 5. ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM Bookshelf owner Shreya Sharma, 33, who formerly worked in the tech industry, is doing this to search for other book lovers. “I’m trying to find a David Whyte lover – and I just found one.”
Mr Wu Di, 41, founder of TBC Bookstore, wants his bookstore to experiment with different ways of encouraging readers. He is experimenting with a mixed library-and-bookstore system. ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI
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