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A free library and reading room for Liberty Park: help our neighbors in Bergamo

We have the land, the volunteers and the plan for a free library and reading room - we need $1,350 for materials.

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Davide Domenico Caputo
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Bergamo
For five years the neighborhood has asked for a free library and reading room. This year a group of 11 volunteers, including local mothers, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for Liberty Park, but no funding. We have received donated tools, and the remaining cost is $1,350. It will serve about 202 people, including young people who have nowhere safe to play. We'll hold a build day in December and everyone is invited. We're a small team, and every dollar will be spent in the open - I'll post receipts and progress photos. All purchases will be made by two volunteers and logged publicly. Surplus funds will go to maintenance. Where the $1,350 goes: • Materials: $730 • Permits and inspections: $240 • Safety equipment and signage: $110 • Tools hire and delivery: $270 Thanks for reading all this.

Updates from Davide

  1. Small update. $275 so far, we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. - Davide

  2. Small update. $210 so far, I met with the suppliers and confirmed the amounts.

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  • hang in there, Davide. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Wish I lived closer to Mumbai so I could bring a meal.

    • Sending good thoughts, Davide. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. I'm in social work myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. All the best.

      • Davide Mario MilaniID verifiedPhoto verified

        So sorry you're going through this, Davide. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer.

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