Скачать или смотреть Street Books connects to Portland unhoused community through literature

When is the last time you checked out a book in the library? Chances are it was nothing like this.

We’re talking about an organization called Street Books.

Five days a week, they hit the streets, running 13 different library shifts. Their clientele? People who are unhoused.

Diana Rempe has been a street librarian for 14 years.

She says it's definitely about books and literature, but it's just as much about friendship and connections.

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