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A free library and reading room for the old Freedom bus depot: help our neighbors in Raleigh

A community-led a free library and reading room at the old Freedom bus depot that will serve 361 neighbors.

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Colton T. Bailey
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Raleigh
For ten years the neighborhood has asked for a free library and reading room. This year a group of 30 volunteers, including the neighborhood football club, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for the old Freedom bus depot, but no funding. We have received donated timber, and the remaining cost is $3,250. It will serve about 361 people, including children, seniors and people with disabilities. We'll hold a build day in November 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. Funds are spent only on materials, permits and safety equipment; all labor is volunteered. Where the $3,250 goes: • Materials: $2,450 • Permits and inspections: $135 • Safety equipment and signage: $440 • Tools hire and delivery: $225 Thanks for being kind about this. - Colton
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Updates from Colton

  1. Thank you all. We're at 58% now ($1,875). I'm honestly stunned. the first invoice got paid this week.

  2. Thank you all. We're at 45% now ($1,447). I'm honestly stunned. the first invoice got paid this week.

  3. 20% there. we've started the first stage. Thank you. - Colton

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  • Kai S. DunnPhoto verified

    take care, Colton. Shared it with a few friends. Take care.

    • Pandu Bayu Siregar

      Good luck. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. God bless.

      • Agnes LundinID verified

        You're not alone, Colton. Your post was clear and honest

        • Gadi Yoav Stern

          Your post was clear and honest. Put this on a community board in Houston this morning

          • Min-ho Sun-woo Ha

            you're not alone. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Take care

            • Paloma L. Villalobos

              thanks for sharing this, Colton. Gave what I could, wish it was more. My husband and I read this together. Love from Granada.

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