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Let's build a free library and reading room together in Bowling Green

A community-led a free library and reading room at the old Liberty bus depot that will serve 578 neighbors.

🇺🇸 42135, Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States3,564 views
Danielle J. Duran
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Bowling Green
For twelve years the neighborhood has asked for a free library and reading room. This year a group of 24 volunteers, including a retired civil engineer, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for the old Liberty bus depot, but no funding. We have received donated paint, and the remaining cost is $3,050. It will serve about 578 people, including school children and their families. We'll hold a build day in October 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 $3,050 goes: • Safety equipment and signage: $230 • Materials: $2,500 • Tools hire and delivery: $320 Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself.
#community#volunteer-led#neighborhood

Updates from Danielle

  1. Quick update: $2,019 raised so far (66%). we've started the first stage. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  2. Good news. Because of your gifts ($1,105 in total) the plan for materials is now scheduled. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

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  • Pankaj G. Oberoi 🇬🇧 · $10

    “Good luck. My colleague told me about this one. - Bristol”

  • Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $10
  • Carolina T. Guerrero 🇺🇸 · $200
  • Atieno Atieno Odhiambo 🇺🇬 · $20
  • Omondi Victor Swai 🇰🇪 · $10

    “Wish I could do more. Thought of Danielle all day after reading this. - Nakuru”

  • Dedi Teguh Halim 🇮🇩 · $10
  • Hannah Petra Peters 🇩🇪 · $20

    “Hope this helps. Thought of Danielle all day after reading this. - Munich”

  • Liton Habib Roy 🇧🇩 · $25
  • Anonymous 🇪🇹 · $50
  • Ezra J. Yates 🇳🇿 · $10

    “God bless. Only $10 but hope it helps. - Hamilton”

  • Andrzej Kubiak 🇵🇱 · $30
  • Jacques Ethan Dufour 🇫🇷 · $75
  • Ganesh K. Bhat 🇮🇳 · $20
  • Anonymous 🇵🇰 · $30
  • Achieng Akoth Kigozi 🇰🇪 · $78

    “Keep your head up. Only $78 but hope it helps. - Likoni”

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  • Levi Rowe 🇬🇧 · $20
  • Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $25
  • Yasir Muhammad Hussain 🇵🇰 · $11

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  • Denise Banks

    Sending strength, Danielle. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Take care

    • Patrick Edward Abdul

      stay strong. Hope this works out for you. Put this on a community board in Madurai this morning. Blessings.

      • Bongani G. Jacobs

        Hang in there, Danielle. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Please keep us posted

        • Mackenzie A. Navarro

          You're not alone, Danielle. Shared this with my family. All the best

          • Bilal Faisal Taha

            Thinking of you and your family, Danielle. It takes guts to ask. Well done

            • Bianca Vanessa Campos

              Shared this with my family. My father had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. All the best

              • Vinícius Ronaldo Gomes

                Hope things get better soon, Danielle. Gave what I could, wish it was more.

                • Carolina Sandra MouraPhoto verified

                  Sending good thoughts, Danielle. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. My husband and I read this together. Blessings.

                  • Paloma T. Cortés

                    Good luck, Danielle. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Please keep us posted. Greetings from Peoria.

                    • Shanice J. LewisID verified

                      Hope it all works out, Danielle. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Greetings from Juiz de Fora.

                      • Adeline W. BurkeID verified

                        Best of luck. Great idea, hope you get there. It's not much but it's yours. Greetings from Bangkok.

                        • Rima Nusrat Begum

                          Hope this works out for you. Love from Brooklyn.

                          • Fadi Rami El-Sayed

                            sending good thoughts, Danielle. I hope things turn around soon. My husband and I read this together. Thinking of Bowling Green

                            • Shapla Mim Karim

                              Sending love, Danielle. It takes guts to ask. Well done.

                              $3,836 raised of $3,050

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