List of public bookcases in North Rhine-Westphalia
This article contains public bookcases in North Rhine-Westphalia and does not claim to be complete. A public bookcase is a cupboard or cabinet- like storage space with books that is used to offer books free of charge, anonymously and without any formalities for exchange or to take away. As a rule, the public bookcases are freely accessible every day of the year. If this is not the case, this is noted in the lists in the Comments column.
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There are currently 335 public bookcases in North Rhine-Westphalia (as of August 24, 2020):
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Showcase | Aachen | Oct 2011 | Barrier-free access |
⊙ Pontstraße 74, in front of the Chico Mendes or in front of the cath. University community |
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Showcase | Aachen | Jan. 2013 | Barrier-free access |
⊙ Crossing Passstraße / Lombardenstraße / Grüner Weg, at the flower shop |
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Showcase | Aachen | Jan. 2014 | Barrier-free access |
⊙ Heinrich-Hollands-Straße, in front of TABITAS |
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Showcase | Aachen |
⊙ On Ahornstrasse by Haus Hörn |
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Self-made | Aachen | March 2019 | Semi-public bookcase at Linterstrasse 2 in Aachen. Is privately owned in the front yard of a single family home. Access only when the gate is open without fixed opening times |
⊙ Lintertstrasse 2 |
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shelf | Aachen | 2013 | Barrier-free access, access only during opening hours (mostly on weekdays, mornings to evenings) |
⊙ RWTH Computer Science Center (Ahornstrasse 55), Room 2015 "Student Council Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science" |
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Showcase | Aachen- Burtscheid | Apr. 2014 | Barrier-free access |
⊙ Burtscheider Markt, in front of the clinic at the Rosenquelle |
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Showcase | Aachen- Frankenberg district | 2017 | Barrier-free access |
⊙ Redesigned Neumarkt at the corner of Bismarckstrasse |
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Showcase | Aachen head | Barrier-free access |
⊙ next to the KuKuK cultural center at the old customs house |
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Showcase | Aachen- Kornelimünster | Jan. 2013 | Barrier-free access |
⊙ On the Vennbahnradweg behind the former Kornelimünster train station (today the “Bahnhofsvision” restaurant) |
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Showcase | Aachen- Laurensberg | Jan. 2014 | Barrier-free access |
⊙ Roermonder Straße 319, in front of the Laurentius pharmacy |
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Showcase | Aachen- Richterich | Jan. 2014 | Barrier-free access |
⊙ Rathausplatz, in front of Aachener Bank |
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Wooden cupboard | Alfter | 25 Aug 2012 | Video monitored |
⊙ At Herrenwingert 6 |
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Bookcase | Alsdorf | March 2014 | Barrier-free access |
⊙ Hennigsdorfer Platz |
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Bookcase | Altenbeken | Accessible daily from 5:30 a.m. to 10:45 p.m. |
⊙ Waiting hall in Altenbeken station |
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bookshelf | Arnsberg | Aug. 2014 | Accessible during the station's opening hours; barrier-free access |
⊙ Clemens-August-Strasse |
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BOKX 01 (COR-TEN steel / ESG) | Arnsberg | Donated by an energy supply company |
Steinweg |
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BOKX 01 (COR-TEN steel / ESG) | Arnsberg- Herdringen | Donated by an energy supply company |
⊙ Ostentor, next to the church of St. Antonius Einsiedler and St. Vitus |
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Shelf, open | Arnsberg- Neheim | Accessible during opening times |
Town hall, gallery |
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Wennigloh book booth | Arnsberg- Wennigloh | June 2015 | Erected by the Wennigloh Forum in cooperation with the St. Franziskus-Xaverius Wennigloh Rifle Society |
⊙ Müssenbergstrasse on the village square between the church and the Schützenhalle |
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RWE bookcase | Bad Holzhausen | Set up by RWE Energie / Innogy |
⊙ Bahnhofstrasse 16, in front of the elementary school |
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Shelf, open | Bad Honnef | 2015 | Accessible during opening times |
In the HIT market, Berck-Sur-Mer Strasse 1 |
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more pictures |
RWE bookcase | Bad Münstereifel | Barrier-free access, set up by RWE Energie |
⊙ Werther Strasse 45 pedestrian zone |
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blue phone booth | Barntrup |
⊙ in front of Mittelstraße 2 |
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Phone booth | Bedburg-Hau | 2019 |
Bookcase LVR Klinik Bedburg-Hau, Klinik Apotheke. |
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RWE bookcase | Bergheim | 2012 | Set up by RWE Energie |
Bergheim pedestrian zone |
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BOKX 02 ( basalt / steel / toughened safety glass (ESG) ) Showcase equipment: local artists |
Bergisch Gladbach | Sep 2010 | Funded by the funeral home Pütz-Roth. Furnishing of the art showcase by local artists |
⊙ Konrad-Adenauer-Platz |
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Bookcase | Bergisch Gladbach-Bensberg | Reginharstrasse, in front of the Froebel Family Center / ZAK | |||
Bookcase | Bergisch Gladbach- Refrath | June 2015 | Erected for the opening of the new parish center in Refrath, looked after by the Catholic library |
⊙ Kirchplatz 20a |
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Phone booth | Bergisch Gladbach-Rommerscheid | July 2019 | Corner of Rommerscheid / Rommerscheider Höhe | ||
Bookcase | Bielefeld |
Beckhaustraße in front of the Sparkasse |
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Bookcase | Bielefeld | Barrier-free |
Bültmannshof |
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Bookcase | Bielefeld | In Café Welthaus , open Monday to Friday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. |
August-Bebel-Str. 62 |
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Metal cabinet - not just books | Bochum - city center | March 3, 2015 | Barrier-free |
⊙ Alsenstrasse 27 |
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Wooden cupboard | Bochum- Ehrenfeld | May 21, 2015 | Set up by USB (Umweltservice Bochum) |
⊙ Hans-Ehrenberg-Platz |
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Wooden cupboard | Bochum- Hustadt | 2012 | Prepared by the Mercator Foundation ; HUkultur is the godfather of the bookcase |
⊙ Fountain Square |
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Metal cabinet | Bochum- Langendreer | 2016 | Set up by the associations “Langendreer hat's” and “Laden e. V. " |
⊙ Old Bahnhofstrasse 14 |
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Metal cabinet - not just books | Bochum - Ruhr University |
⊙ Ruhr University Bochum, near the Kulturcafé |
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Bookroom ( pavilion , metal / glass) |
Bonn - Bad Godesberg | 2006/2015 | Not open all the time. Demolition of the old building from 2006 in May 2015; a new building was opened a few meters further on November 17, 2015. |
⊙ City terraces |
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more pictures |
BOKX 01 (COR-TEN steel / ESG) |
Bonn- Buschdorf | 2018 | Funded by the Bonn Community Foundation |
⊙ Von-den-Driesch-Strasse / Friedlandstrasse |
more pictures |
BOKX 01 (COR-TEN steel / ESG) |
Bonn- Beuel | 2005 | Funded by the Bonn Community Foundation |
⊙ Beueler Rheinufer, near Kennedybrücke |
BOKX 01 (COR-TEN steel / ESG) |
Bonn- Dottendorf | 2017 | Funded by the Bonn Community Foundation |
⊙ Quirinus Square |
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BOKX 01 (COR-TEN steel / ESG) |
Bonn- Duisdorf | 2008 | Funded by the Bonn Community Foundation |
⊙ At the Schickshof pedestrian zone Rochusstraße |
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more pictures |
BOKX 01 (COR-TEN steel / ESG) |
Bonn- Endeich | 2010 | Funded by the Bonn Community Foundation |
⊙ Frongasse |
more pictures |
BOKX 01 (COR-TEN steel / ESG) |
Bonn- Friesdorf | 2010 | Funded by the Bonn Community Foundation |
⊙ Klufterplatz |
more pictures |
BOKX 01 (COR-TEN steel / ESG) |
Bonn- Holzlar | 2017 | Funded by the Bonn Community Foundation |
⊙ Siebenwegekreuzplatz |
more pictures |
BOKX 01 (COR-TEN steel / ESG) |
Bonn- Ippendorf | Apr 11, 2015 | Funded by the Bonn Community Foundation |
⊙ Bernhard-Berzheim-Platz |
more pictures |
BOKX 01 (COR-TEN steel / ESG) |
Bonn- Nordstadt | 2009 | Funded by the Bonn Community Foundation |
⊙ At the Frankenbad |
Corner shelf | Bonn-Nordstadt | Accessible during the opening hours of the building |
⊙ Foyer of the town house |
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Wooden bookcase with bench |
Bonn- Pennenfeld | 2018 | Made by trainees from Ford-Werke Köln GmbH |
Zanderstrasse 70 |
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more pictures |
Bookcase ( COR-TEN steel / ESG) |
Bonn- Poppelsdorf | 2003 | Funded by the Bonn Community Foundation Design: Trixy Royeck |
⊙ Poppelsdorfer Allee |
BOKX 01 (COR-TEN steel / ESG) |
Bonn- Ramersdorf | 2008 | Funded by the Bonn Community Foundation Design: Trixy Royeck |
⊙ Bonner Bogen |
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more pictures |
BOKX 01 (COR-TEN steel / ESG) |
Bonn- Röttgen | 2016 | Funded by the Bonn Community Foundation Design: Trixy Royeck |
⊙ Schlossplatz |
BOKX 01 (COR-TEN steel / ESG) |
Bonn- Südstadt | 2018 | Funded by the Bonn Community Foundation |
⊙ " Roonplatz " |
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BOKX Indoor ( oak / ESG) |
Bonn- Venusberg | 2009 | Funded by the Bonn Community Foundation |
⊙ University Hospital Bonn new ENT building ("bed house") |
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BOKX 01 (COR-TEN steel / ESG) |
Bonn- Vilich-Müldorf | 2012 | Funded by the Bonn Community Foundation |
⊙ Beueler Strasse |
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more pictures |
British phone booth | Bonn center | 2010 | Gift from the twin city of Oxford Funded by the Oxford-Club Bonn |
⊙ Adenauerallee 7 / Alter Zoll |
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BOKX 01 (COR-TEN steel / ESG) |
Bonn center | 2015 | Funded by the Bonn Community Foundation |
⊙ Budapester Strasse 4, in front of the Foundations House; this is located in the building of the Sparkasse KölnBonn |
BOKX 01 (COR-TEN steel / ESG) | Borgholzhausen | 2011 | Donated by RWE, it is looked after by the city |
Free road |
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Showcase | Borgholzhausen-Barnhausen | Bookcase on the private property line, accessible at any time | Coordinates are missing!
Ahornweg |
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Bookshelf in the bus | Bark (circle) | 2013 | Bookshelf in the bus, usually on the R76 and R77 routes | ||
bookshelf | Bornheim | In the foyer of Bornheim town hall, supported by the city library | ⊙ Rathausstrasse 2 | ||
Showcase | Bornheim - Brenig | Oct. 30, 2016 | Set up by the Sankt Evergislus Brenig Foundation, supervised by volunteers |
⊙ Ploon |
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Telephone booth in the English sponsored city | Bruehl | 2012 | Brühl City Library |
Inner courtyard / Carthusian courtyard (near the market) |
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Green-blue telephone booth | Brünen (Hamminkeln) | 2008 | Lending, rural women project |
Right at the church |
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Bookcase | Coesfeld | June 2017 | Established and supported by the Coesfeld e. V. |
⊙ In the castle park |
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Detmold | Oct. 2014 | Funded by the VHS Detmold and the Detmold Community Foundation; destroyed by arson in April 2018 and rebuilt. |
⊙ Willy-Brandt-Platz / Wall |
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Detmold | May 2016 | Funded by the Detmold Community Foundation |
⊙ Lange Straße / Hasselter Platz |
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Detmold- Heiligenkirchen | Dec 2018 |
⊙ Village park |
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Detmold- Hiddesen | Dec 2018 |
⊙ Akazienstraße / Friedrich-Ebert-Straße |
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bookshelf | Dormagen | Mon./Tue. 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Wed. 8:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Thurs. 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Fri. 8:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Sat. 10:00 a.m. to 12 noon: 00 a.m., barrier-free access |
Paul-Wierich-Platz 2, access via Castellstrasse |
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Bookcase | Dorsten | Jan. 2014 | Donated by RWE |
⊙ Recklinghäuser Strasse 20 |
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Bookcase | Dortmund- Aplerbeck | May 2012 | Set up by the Mercator Foundation |
⊙ Aplerbeck market square |
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Phone booth | Dortmund - Dorstfeld | was set up by the savings and construction association Dortmund |
Spicherner Str. 21 |
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bookshelf | Dortmund - Eichlinghofen | 2015 | AStA TU Dortmund |
⊙ Central Library, TU Dortmund University, Vogelpothsweg 76 |
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Bookcase | Dortmund harbor | Was set up by the savings and construction association Dortmund |
Before Unverhaustraße 9 |
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Bookcase | Dortmund- Hörde | May 2017 | Set up by the Hörde International e. V. |
⊙ Friedrich-Ebert-Platz |
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Bookcase | Dortmund- Kaiserviertel | June 2017 |
In front of Café Lotte (Kaiserstraße 15) |
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Bookcase | Dortmund- Kaiserviertel | June 2017 |
⊙ In front of the Bismarck kitchen (Bismarckstraße 1) |
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Bookcase | Dortmund grains | Aug 2018 | The project sponsor is the Körner Kultur- und Kunstverein |
⊙ In front of the Körner Hellweg 72 drugstore |
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Phone booth | Dortmund- Kurl | English literature only |
Kurler Strasse 174 (in front of Victoria's Café) |
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Bookcase | Dortmund- Unionviertel | July 2013 |
⊙ Before Heinrichstrasse 40 |
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Bookcase | Dortmund-Unionviertel |
In front of Eugen-Krautscheid-Haus (Lange Straße 42) |
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bookshelf | Drensteinfurt | July 2011 | The shelf was built by the city of Drensteinfurt and is looked after by the initiator Jana Philipp. |
In the bus stop on the market square |
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British phone booth | Düren-Hoven |
Arnold-Decker-Platz |
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BOKX 02 | Düsseldorf - Angermund | Sep 2016 |
⊙ Düsseldorf-Angermund: Place Angermunder Straße / Kirchweg / In den Blamüsen / Im Großer Winkel |
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BOKX 02 | Düsseldorf- Carlstadt | June 2011 | Supervised by the Literaturbüro Nordrhein-Westfalen e. V. |
⊙ On the waterfront, Mannesmannufer 1b |
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BOKX 02 | Düsseldorf- Derendorf | March 2014 | Supervised by the Literaturbüro Nordrhein-Westfalen e. V. |
⊙ Derendorf / Pempelfort: crossing Klever Straße / Jülicher Straße / Collenbachstraße / Roßstraße |
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BOKX 02 | Düsseldorf- Düsseltal | Supervised by the Literaturbüro Nordrhein-Westfalen e. V. |
⊙ Schillerplatz, corner of Schillerstraße / Achenbachstraße |
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BOKX 02 | Düsseldorf- Gerresheim | Supervised by the Literaturbüro Nordrhein-Westfalen e. V. |
⊙ Gerricusplatz |
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BOKX 02 | Düsseldorf- Gerresheim |
⊙ Heyestrasse 132 |
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BOKX 02 | Düsseldorf- Unterbilk | Aug 2011 | Supervised by the Literaturbüro Nordrhein-Westfalen e. V. |
⊙ Peace Cookies. Corner of Düsselstrasse / Wissmannstrasse |
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XXL bookcase (shop) | Duisburg - old town | Sep 2012 | You read! - Duisburg Community Foundation |
⊙ Königsgalerie Duisburg |
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Phone booth | Duisburg- Friemersheim | Aug 2015 | Community Foundation Duisburg |
Kaiserstraße 33, opposite the Geest School |
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Bookcase | Duisburg- Hamborn | Sep 2013 | Community Foundation Duisburg |
Duisburg-Hamborn: Hamborner market |
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Phone booth | Duisburg- Neudorf | With working telephone |
⊙ Ludgeriplatz |
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British phone booth | Eitorf | July 2012 | Set up by the Eitorf Foundation |
⊙ Eitorf market square |
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RWE bookcase (BOKX) | Erftstadt ( Liblar ) | May 2014 | Initiator: RWE / Adult Education Center Erftstadt |
At the Adult Education Center Erftstadt, Carl-Schurz-Straße 23 |
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fridge | Erkelenz - Gerderath | Sep 2016 | Private initiative |
Vossemer Straße 7 (open space in front of the shop) |
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bookshelf | Erkrath-Hochdahl |
Edeka, Hochdahler Markt |
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Steel cabinet | Erndtebrück | Apr. 2016 |
Parking lot in Mühlenweg across from the bridge pharmacy |
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BOKX 01 | Eschweiler | June 2016 | Cabinet sponsor: Förderverein Stadtbücherei Eschweiler e. V. |
⊙ Marktplatz (at market 20) |
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bookshelf | Espelkamp | Accessible during the opening times of Marktkauf | |||
Wooden cupboard | eat | Dec 2009 | Set up by the Eitorf Foundation |
⊙ Theaterplatz, in front of the Grillo Theater |
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BOKX 01 | eat | Set up by RWE |
⊙ Huyssenallee 2, in front of the RWE entrance |
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Wooden shelves and showcase | Essen- Borbeck-Mitte | Dec 2009 | Private bookcase at the steam brewery |
⊙ Porter's house of the steam brewery |
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Bookcase | Eating braid of hair |
Fulerumer Strasse 221–223 |
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Bookcase | Essen- Huttrop |
Vollmerskamp |
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British phone booth | Euskirchen | Nov 2010 | Twin town British phone booth |
old market |
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RWE bookcase (BOKX) | Everswinkel ( Warendorf district ) | May 2014 | Initiator: Kulturkreis Everswinkel, www.kulturkreis-everswinkel.de |
Hovestrasse / bus stop Mitte |
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Bookcase | Freudenberg - Oberfischbach | Barrier-free access; In the Freudenberg district of Oberfischbach in the spa gardens | |||
Woodhouse | Blankenheim- Freilingen | Oct 13, 2012 | Barrier-free access; open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. |
⊙ Marienplatz 1 |
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RWE bookcase (BOKX) | Gescher | 2013 | Set up by RWE Energie |
⊙ In the city park |
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Former control cabinet of the public utility company | Greven | 2018 |
⊙ Old Münsterstrasse 21 |
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closet | Grevenbroich - City of Hülchrath | 2014 | Erected by the Hülchrath village community and funded by RWE, barrier-free |
⊙ Sebastianusplatz 9 |
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Phone booth | Gronau (Westphalia) | Barrier-free |
On the grounds of the GroW Diakonisches Werk Mein Gronauer Westen district center , Herzogstrasse 60 |
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Bookcase | Gummersbach | Nov 2013 | In the south foyer of Hall 32, open from 11 a.m. | ⊙ | |
Book house | Gummersbach | June 2019 | Privately run bookshop, donated and curated by Anika Klüver ; publicly accessible; open all day; illuminated in the dark.
Blog & web presence: www.anikasbuecherbude.de |
⊙ 51645 Gummersbach-Hunstig, Im Halken 56B |
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BOKX 02 | Gutersloh | Dec 4, 2015 | Donated by Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA , the Reading Foundation and the Goethe Institute as part of the joint "Lesespaß initiative" |
⊙ Konrad-Adenauer-Platz (corner of Strengerstraße / Berliner Straße) |
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BOKX 01 | Gütersloh- Isselhorst | May 13, 2016 | Donated by Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA , the Reading Foundation and the Goethe Institute as part of the joint "Lesespaß initiative" |
⊙ Bus stop Isselhorster Dorfplatz (corner of Haller Straße / Goldweg) |
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BOKX 01 | Gütersloh- Blankenhagen (Gütersloh) | Nov 5, 2016 | Donated by Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA , the Reading Foundation and the Goethe Institute as part of the joint "Lesespaß initiative" |
Bus stop Görlitzer Straße (corner of Hofbrede) |
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BOKX 01 | Gütersloh- Avenwedde train station | Nov 6, 2017 | Donated by Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA , the Reading Foundation and the Goethe Institute as part of the joint "Lesespaß initiative" |
Friedrichsdorfer Straße (between the Elli beverage market and the roundabout) |
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Bookcase | Haan | July 2016 |
lower new market at the fountain |
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Bookcase | Haan | Oct. 2018 |
Friedrichstrasse and Mittelstrasse |
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bookshelf | Hager | 2013 | Barrier-free |
On the Bleeke 46 |
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bookshelf | Hagen | 2012 | Prepared by the Mercator Foundation ; barrier-free |
Market square in front of the Johanniskirche am Markt, Frankfurter Strasse 100 |
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closet | Hagen- Hohenlimburg | 2014 | Barrier-free |
⊙ Place in front of the Hohenlimburg town hall |
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closet | Hagen
Hohenlimburg- Elsey |
January 2020 | Barrier-free |
⊙ Elsey village square |
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Bookcase / phone booth | Halle (Westphalia) | May 2018 | Established by the CDU Stadtverband Halle (Westf.) |
⊙ Ronchin Square |
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closet | Hamm | Nov 2011 | Barrier-free access, “Humanitas e. V. “, built by TÜV Nord (based on a model in Hanover). It is open at all times and easy to reach for children and wheelchair users. |
East Street |
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Bookcase | Hamm-Rhynern | Aug 15, 2020 | in the parking lot at the practice of Dr. med. S. Dannbeck, An der Lohschule 4, set up by the Sternfrauenrhynern |
At the Lohschule 4 |
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Wooden cupboard | Hattingen - Welper | June 10, 2011 | Set up by the Mercator Foundation |
Marketplace Welper |
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British phone booth | Havixbeck |
⊙ Lieselotte-Köhnlein-Platz |
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Bookcase | Heiligenhaus | July 2013 | Initiated by the Working Group on Culture and Society |
At Basildonplatz in the center of the village |
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Bookcase | Heiligenhaus | Sep 2016 |
Unterilp district, Moselstrasse |
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former telephone booth | Heimbach | 2016 | Initiated by the Lit.Eifel association, designed by the Cologne painter and draftsman Michael Koch and children from Titz |
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Hengebachstrasse |
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Wooden cupboard | Hemer-Ihmert | 2009 | The first bookcase fell victim to vandalism in June 2015. In December 2015, a new solid wood cabinet was built. |
⊙ village square |
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Steel cabinet | Hennef | 2012 |
⊙ in front of the historic town hall |
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Phone booth | Hennef Kurscheid | 2018 | Bürgererverein Westerhausen und Umgebung e. V. | Broichhausener Str. Opposite HsNr.26 | |
British phone booth | Herford | 12th July 2019 | Supervised by the “Quartier Radewig” association; only open during the opening times of the surrounding shops; previously housed a public payphone in the same place |
⊙ at the goose market |
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Bookcase | Herne center | 2016 | Barrier-free bookcase, built by a working group of the workshops for the disabled |
⊙ Bahnhofstrasse 40 |
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Bookcase | Herne-Eickel | 2018 | Supervised by the Hülsmann brewery |
⊙ Eickeler Market |
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Bookcase | Herne- Sodingen | 2013 | Supervised by the Kulturinitiative Herne e. V. |
⊙ Mont-Cenis-Strasse 267 |
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bookshelf | Herzogenrath | 12th July 2019 | Supervised by the administration of the city of Herzogenrath; only open during the opening times of the town hall; |
Rathausplatz 1 |
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Metal cabinet | Hilden | 2011 |
⊙ Ellen-Wiederhold-Platz, on the Itter |
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Metal cabinet | Hilden | July 2014 | Children's and youth bookcase |
⊙ Warringtonplatz, on the playground next to Itter-Karrée |
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Metal cabinet | Hilden | Oct. 2014 |
⊙ Walder Straße, next to the Margarethenhof bus stop |
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bookshelf | Hilden East |
⊙ Club house and neighborhood meeting place Hilden-Ost, Frans-Hals-Weg 2a |
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Bookcase | Hörstel- Bevergern |
⊙ Von-Galen-Straße 1, between the ice cream parlor and the fire department |
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Bookcase | Höxter |
Möllingerstraße 9, in front of the adult education center |
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RWE bookcase (BOKX) | Hopsten bowl | 2013 |
⊙ Kirchstrasse, corner of Poststrasse |
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Showcase | Horn-Bad Meinberg , Leopoldstal district | 2015 | Initiative of the Leopoldstal Culture Committee; donated by RWE |
Heestener Straße, next to the bus stop |
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BOKX 01 (COR-TEN steel / ESG) | Hüllhorst | 2011 | Donated by RWE | ||
Phone booth | Hürth - Hermülheim | 2009 (approx.) | Local community |
⊙ Corner of Luxemburger Strasse and Hans-Böckler-Strasse |
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RWE bookcase (BOKX) | Ibbenbueren | 2011 |
Am Alten Posthof 27 |
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Steel cabinet with acrylic glass doors, similar to BOKX 01 | Inden / Altdorf | 2012 | Funded by RWE |
Town Hall Square |
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Wooden cupboard | Iserlohn- Iserlohner Heide | Nov 2018 | Manufactured by refugees and long-term unemployed as part of a project by the city of Iserlohn |
⊙ Friedrich-Kaiser-Strasse 22 |
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Wooden shelf | Iserlohn- Letmathe |
⊙ Friedensstrasse 11, at the Evangelical Peace Church |
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Phone booth | Jülich |
⊙ Kirchplatz, in front of Kirchplatz 3 |
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BOKX | Kaarst | 2016 |
St. Eustachius Square |
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Bookcase | Kleve | Bookcrossing zone, opening times: Mo – Fr 10: 00–17: 00 |
⊙ Kalkarer Straße 21, organic bistro |
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Cologne - Altstadt-Nord | Donkey ear project of the Cologne Community Foundation | ⊙ Gereons Monastery | |||
BOKX 02 (basalt / steel / ESG) showcase equipment : local artists |
Cologne - Bayenthal | 2010 | Funded by the Eselsohr project of the Cologne Community Foundation |
GoltsteinForum, Goltsteinstrasse |
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BOKX 02 glass edition basalt / steel / ESG |
Cologne- Bickendorf | 2012 | Donkey ear project of the Cologne Community Foundation |
⊙ Josef-Esser-Platz (Bickendorf) |
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BOKX 02 | Cologne- Bocklemünd | 2013 | Barrier-free access |
⊙ Bürgerplätze, corner of Grevenbroicher Strasse / Lerchenweg |
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BOKX (glazed metal cabinet ) |
Cologne- Dellbrück | 2011 | Funded by the Cologne Community Foundation |
At the Mühlenbrunnen, right next to the KVB stop Dellbrücker Hauptstraße |
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Steel and glass showcase | Cologne thin forest | Dünnwald Citizens' Association, St. Hermann-Joseph Church Square |
Amselstrasse / Von-Diergardt-Strasse intersection |
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Phone booth | Cologne-Ehrenfeld |
⊙ Lichtstrasse 43, in the courtyard of the Vulkanhallen site |
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bookshelf | Cologne-Ehrenfeld | 2019 | Day of the good life initiative , built by members of Wikipedia: Lokal K |
⊙ Hackänderstraße 2 |
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bookshelf | Cologne-Ehrenfeld | 2013 | Good life day initiative |
⊙ Körnerstraße and Stammstraße |
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Bookcase | Cologne-Ehrenfeld | Bürgeramt Lindenthal (foyer) Accessible during the opening hours of the building |
⊙ Aachener Strasse 220 |
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Bookcase | Cologne- Höhenhaus | Set up on the initiative of the Bazzazian family |
Berliner Straße , opposite the REWE store |
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Bookcase | Cologne- Holweide |
Bergisch Gladbacher Strasse |
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BOKX | Cologne- Junkersdorf | Donkey ear project of the Cologne Community Foundation |
Village square, in front of the Church of St. Pankratius |
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Bookcase | Cologne- Mülheim | In the Bürgerpark |
Berlin street |
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Bookcase | Cologne- Mülheim | In the Mülheim community office, waiting room |
Wiener Platz 2a |
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BOKX 02 | Cologne- Neustadt-Süd | 2011 |
⊙ Rathenauplatz / Roonstrasse |
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BOKX 02 glass edition basalt / steel / plexiglass |
Cologne-Neustadt-Süd | 2012 | Donkey ear project of the Cologne Community Foundation; Cabinet sponsorship: Caritas Association for the City of Cologne / Social Psychiatric Center Downtown |
⊙ Rolandstrasse / corner of Merowinger Strasse |
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steel | Cologne-Neustadt-Süd | Sep 2011 | Donkey ear project of the Cologne Community Foundation |
⊙ Anna-Schneider-Steig in Rheinauhafen, next to the Bayenturm |
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Bookcase | Cologne-Neustadt-Süd | Oct. 2014 | Donkey ear project of the Cologne Community Foundation |
⊙ Egg cookies |
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Phone booth | Cologne trinkets | July 2011 | Initiative of the citizens' association “For Nippes”, posted by Kaufhof employees |
⊙ Mauenheimer Strasse 92 |
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BOKX | Cologne trinkets | 2016 | Donkey ear project of the Cologne Community Foundation. Destroyed by fire in April 2019. |
⊙ Blücherstraße / Leipziger Platz |
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BOKX 01 glass edition basalt / steel / ESG |
Cologne- Ossendorf | 2014 | Donkey ear project of the Cologne Community Foundation |
⊙ König-Baudoin-Platz (Ossendorf) |
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Bookcase | Cologne- Ossendorf | At the Ikea Am Butzweilerhof |
Butzweilerstrasse 51 |
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Walk-in book stall | Cologne- Poll | Ahl Poller Schull community center |
⊙ Poller Hauptstrasse 65 |
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BOKX 02 glass edition basalt / steel / ESG |
Cologne- Porz | March 21, 2014 | Donkey ear project of the Cologne Community Foundation; Cabinet sponsorship: Caritas Association for the City of Cologne / Social Psychiatric Center Porz |
⊙ Josefstrasse / corner of Hermannstrasse |
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Bookcase | Cologne- Weidenpesch | May 7, 2012 |
⊙ Derfflinger Strasse in front of the Erlöserkirche |
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BOKX 02 (basalt / steel / ESG) Showcase equipment : Albert Schweitzer primary school |
Cologne white | 2010 | Funded by: Karl Jürgen Klipper, Dorfgemeinschaft Weiß e. V., Friends of the Albert Schweitzer Primary School, Eselsohr project of the Cologne Community Foundation |
To the Hedelsberg |
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British phone booth | Koenigswinter | 5th Sep 2014 | Gift from the English twin town Cleethorpes |
⊙ Market square Königswinter-Altstadt / Drachenfelsstrasse 6 |
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Bookcase | Kommern |
⊙ Kölner Strasse and Ackergasse |
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BOKX 02 (?) | Korschenbroich | Feb 15, 2012 | Donated by RWE |
church Square |
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Wooden cupboard | Kranenburg | July 2014 | Funded by the Kranenburg community |
Platform of the Tourist Info Center Alter Bahnhof |
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Stone / wood / plastic | Langenfeld (Rhineland) , center | Dec 2015 | daily care by volunteer cabinet sponsors |
At Berliner Platz bus stop “Berliner Platz” of the 785 in the direction of Langenfeld S-Bahn station |
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Stone / wood / plastic | Langenfeld (Rhineland) , district of Richrath | May 2018 | daily care by volunteer cabinet sponsors |
in front of the St. Martinus church, "Richrath Kirche" bus stop on the 785 towards Langenfeld S-Bahn station |
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Stone / wood / plastic | Langenfeld (Rhineland) , Reusrath district | Dec 2019 | daily care by volunteer cabinet sponsors |
at Reusrather Platz |
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Stone / wood / plastic | Langenfeld (Rhineland) , center | Sep 2020 | daily care by volunteer cabinet sponsors |
in front of the town hall |
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Wooden showcase | Legden |
Dahlia garden |
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Steel / glass | Corpses | Feb. 2015 |
⊙ In the Brückerfeld |
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Steel / glass | Leichlingen - joke heroes | Nov 2019 | set up by the Transport and Improvement Association (VVV) |
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Solinger Strasse 12/14 |
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White phone booth | Lemgo | March 2016 | Interesting, unusual books from a wide range of literature |
⊙ Waisenhausplatz, Papenstrasse 4 |
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Steel / glass | Lennestadt - Altenhundem | 23 Feb 2012 |
⊙ Place in front of the train station / press building, Hundemstraße 18 |
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Colorful phone booth | Leverkusen | 2014 |
⊙ In the Reuschenberg wildlife park |
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Book trolley | Leverkusen | Spring to autumn only |
⊙ In Neulandpark , Nobelstrasse 91 |
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The open bookcase | Leverkusen | 2019 | Monday to Friday |
GBO meeting place in the Bruno Wiefel -Haus, Kölner Straße 100, 51379 Leverkusen-Opladen |
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Showcase | Linnich | Oct. 2013 | Barrier-free access |
Rurstrasse 9–11, in front of the German Glass Painting Museum |
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Showcase | Linnich - Ederen | 13th July 2018 |
Dorfplatz / corner of Aachener Ende |
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Bookcase | Lippstadt |
⊙ In front of the Jakobi-Kirche, Höhe Lange Straße 71 |
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Bookcase | Lippstadt | 2014 | Opening times: Monday to Thursday 8:30 am to 12:30 pm and 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm, Friday 8:30 am to 12:30 pm |
⊙ Barthstraße 2 (VHS foyer) |
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Bookcase | Lippstadt | February 2010 | Opening times P3 |
⊙ Poststrasse 3 (in P3) |
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Bookcase | Lippstadt | July 2015 | Opening times: Monday to Wednesday 8:30 am to 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm, Thursday 8:30 am to 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm, Friday 8:30 am to 12:30 pm Clock |
⊙ Ostwall 1 (on the main hallway in the town house) |
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Bookcase | Lippstadt |
⊙ in Bad Waldliesborn, Parkstrasse, in front of the St. Josef church |
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Bookcase | Lohmar | Oct. 2014 |
Frouardplatz (on the connection path to the main street) |
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Showcase | Lotte |
⊙ Bahnhofstraße 13 (between the parking lot and Haus Hehwehrt) |
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fridge | Ludenscheid | July 2015 |
⊙ Stüttinghauser Ringstraße 79, bus route 47, stop Dohlengasse |
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fridge | Ludenscheid | Sep 2018 |
⊙ Kirchstrasse 16 |
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Bookcase | Lie |
Bahnhofstrasse 12, at the entrance to the underpass |
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Yellow phone booth | Luenen | 2011 |
⊙ Borker Straße 113, in front of the car wash |
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RWE bookcase | Marienmünster -Vörden | Set up by RWE Energie / Innogy |
⊙ ZOB, Amtsstrasse |
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Showcase | Meckenheim (Rhineland) | 2015 | Barrier-free access |
Neuer Markt 37, 53340 Meckenheim, in front of “Café in der Mitte” opposite the Friedenskirche |
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Phone booth | Mehrhoog (Hamminkeln) | Sep 2012 | Barrier-free access |
⊙ Bahnhofstrasse 40 |
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RWE bookcase (BOKX) | Mettingen | 2013 |
On the town hall square |
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Bookcase | Mettmann | In the Mettmanner department store, fixed opening times |
Bahnstrasse 20 |
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Bookcase | Metzkausen | In front of the entrance of the Rewe supermarket | ⊙ | ||
Bookcase | Mönchengladbach | In the front garden of the residential building at Dohler Strasse 35 | ⊙ | ||
Bookcase | Moers | 2014 | Königlicher Hof / At the bus stop for line 921 / Barrier-free access |
Hanns-Albeck-Platz |
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Bookcase | Moers | Moltkestr. 8 (rear garden gate) |
Moltkestrasse |
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Bookcase | Moers | 04/25/2018 | Market square in Repelen in the immediate vicinity of the local bus stop / barrier-free access |
Repelen market square |
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Redesigned yellow phone booth | Monheim am Rhein | Apr 9, 2014 | Baumberg, village square |
⊙ Von-Ketteler-Strasse |
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Bookcase | Monheim am Rhein | Apr 9, 2014 | Bus station |
Town Hall Square |
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Bookcase | Monheim am Rhein | Jan. 2020 | Public bookcase Buchantiquariat and Galerie Rudolph |
Koenigsberger Str. 8 |
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Bookcase | Monheim am Rhein | Apr 9, 2014 | Courtyard cafe |
Parkstrasse / corner of Hofstrasse |
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Redesigned yellow phone booth | Monheim am Rhein | Apr 9, 2014 | At the multigenerational house |
Friedenauer Strasse 17 / II |
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Redesigned yellow phone booth | Monheim am Rhein | Apr 9, 2014 | At the Ulla Hahn House |
Neustraße 2/4 |
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Steel cabinet | Monschau | July 2012 |
Corner of Laufenstrasse / Schaufenberg, next to the Seidenfabrik parking garage |
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RWE bookcase (BOKX) | Mülheim an der Ruhr | Donated by RWE |
⊙ Siegfried-Reda-Platz |
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Wooden cupboard, open | Munster Berg Fidel | 2009 | Unlimited access |
⊙ Berg Fidel, in front of the Alte Post Friends' Association |
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Münster- Hiltrup | 2013 | First of three open bookcases in Münster-Hiltrup |
⊙ Corner of Marktallee / Hohe Geest |
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Munster-Hiltrup | 2014 | Second of three open bookcases in Münster-Hiltrup |
⊙ East gate 60, next to "The other restaurant" |
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Munster-Hiltrup | Third of three open bookcases in Münster-Hiltrup |
⊙ Meesenstiege 54, at the E-Center |
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bookshelf | Münster-Kreuzviertel | 2009 | In the Schloßtheater cinema Only accessible during opening hours |
⊙ | |
Shelf wall, large wooden shelf, small wooden shelf & books and magazine table open but covered | Münster-Kreuzviertel |
GiveBox & bookshelves, Münster, Kreuzviertel, next to the kiosk and the bus stop at the Schloßtheater, Grevenerstraße 31 |
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Wooden shelf, open | Münster- Kuhviertel | 2009 | First open bookshelf in Münster, funded by: Kuhviertel interest group |
⊙ Rosenplatz |
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Bookcase | Netphen |
At the Neumarkt |
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RWE bookcase (BOKX) | Neuenkirchen (Steinfurt district) | Donated by RWE |
⊙ Heyeröder Platz |
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Steel cabinet | Neunkirchen-Seelscheid |
In front of the Kreissparkasse in Seelscheid |
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Wooden shelf bookcase | Neuss | 2014 | ? |
Romaneum / Brückstrasse |
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Bookcase | Nideggen | 2011 |
Zülpicher gate |
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RWE bookcase | Nieheim - Merlsheim | 2014 | Donated by RWE |
Village square in the center of the village |
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Bookcase | Norvenich | Feb 10, 2012 | Donated by RWE |
At the city Hall |
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Bookcase | Oberhausen | 2013 | Set up by the Mercator Foundation |
⊙ Ebertplatz, at the city theater |
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bookshelf | Oberhausen | Nov 16, 2017 | Set up and operated by the social center 'Unterhaus' | In the social center 'lower house',
Friedrich-Karl-Strasse 4 |
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Bookcase | Ochtrup | 2012 |
Next to the library |
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Bookcase | Odendorf | 2013 |
At Zehnthofplatz |
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Wooden cupboard | Odenthal glass mill | Sep 2 2017 | Established and operated by the Dorfgemeinschaft Oberodenthal e. V. |
⊙ Kapellenweg 6, on the north side of the Heilig Kreuz church |
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Wooden cupboard | Odenthal-Neschen | Oct. 1, 2017 | Established and operated by the Dorfgemeinschaft Oberodenthal e. V. |
⊙ Neschener Straße 211, at the parking lot of the St. Michael church |
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Wooden cupboard | Odenthal-Scheuren | 27 Aug 2015 | Established and operated by the Dorfgemeinschaft Oberodenthal e. V. |
⊙ Scheurener Strasse 65, in front of the former supermarket |
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Bookcase | Oer-Erkenschwick |
⊙ Berliner Platz 7 |
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Bookcase | Oerlinghausen |
At Simonsplatz |
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Bookcase | Olsberg |
⊙ Ruhrstrasse 32 |
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Bookcase | Olsberg- Bigge |
⊙ Hauptstrasse 59 |
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Bookcase | Overath | 2011 |
Taxi stand at the station square |
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Bookcase "Paderthek" | Paderborn | June 1, 2014 | Set up by the student project group "Paderthek" |
⊙ Westernstrasse 39–41 |
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Bookcase | Paderborn | 2018 | Mondays to Wednesdays from 8.30 a.m. to 3.30 p.m., Thursdays from 8.30 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Fridays from 8.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. |
⊙ Aldegreverstrasse 10-14 |
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Yellow phone booth | Petershagen - Ilserheide | Apr. 2013 |
⊙ Ilserheider Strasse 69 |
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British phone booth | Plettenberg | Oct. 2014 | Supervised by the Plettenberg City Library |
⊙ Old Market |
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RWE bookcase | Prussian Ströhen | Set up by RWE Energie / Innogy |
⊙ Johann-Christoph-Klasing-Strasse |
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Bookcase | Radevormwald |
Marketplace |
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Wooden cupboard | Raesfeld |
Weseler Str. 19 / in front of the town hall |
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Innogy bookcase | Rahden | March 2019 | Set up by the energy supplier Innogy | Gerichtstrasse 9, 32369 Rahden | |
Wooden cupboard | Recklinghausen | 2011 | Set up by the Mercator Foundation |
in front of the district building, Kurt-Schumacher-Allee 1 |
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British phone booth | Recklinghausen |
⊙ on the east side of Neumarkt square |
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Phone booth | Rees - Haldern | 2013 |
⊙ Bahnhofstrasse and Lindenstrasse |
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An open shelf on wheels | Reichshof | Nov. 2014 | Accessible: Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and Thursdays from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. and for various events; The "Open Bookcase" in Eckenhagen is an initiative by Ingrid Güttler, in collaboration with the Evangelical parish in Eckenhagen. |
Evangelical parish hall, Eckenhagen, Barbarossastraße 5 |
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Two open shelves on castors, each equipped on both sides | Reichshof- Denklingen | Apr. 2014 | Accessible during the opening hours of the town hall; barrier-free access; the “Open Bookcase Reichshof” is a joint initiative of Jan Gutowski and “Weitblick” volunteer services of all generations in the OBK. |
Hauptstrasse 21 |
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Phone booth | Rhede -Krommert | 2010 |
At the bus stop at the intersection of Brünener Straße / Ächterkrommert |
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Open bookshelf | Rheinbach | 2014 | Accessible from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. - barrier-free access in the entrance hall of the Evangel. Elderly Center "Haus am Römerkanal" |
Roman Canal 11 |
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Open bookshelf | Rheinbach | in the Raiffeisenbank |
⊙ Hauptstrasse 38 |
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Bookcase | Rheine - Altenrheine |
⊙ Lambertiring 11 |
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BOKX 01 | Rheurdt | 2014 |
Grünstrasse in front of the library |
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Phone booth | Rösrath-Hoffnungsthal | June 2011 | Former telephone booth from Bitterfeld in Saxony-Anhalt |
⊙ Next to the citizens' forum at the town hall |
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Showcase | Sankt Augustin - Birlinghoven | Oct 1, 2013 |
⊙ At the playground |
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Phone booth | Sankt Augustin- Buisdorf |
⊙ In front of the St. Georg church, Zissendorfer Straße |
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closet | Sankt Augustin- Hangelar | accessible during the opening hours of the community center |
⊙ in the foyer of the Christ Church At the Protestant Church 1–3 |
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Phone booth | Sankt Augustin- Meindorf | Oct. 2015 |
⊙ Lichweg |
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closet | Holte-Stukenbrock Castle | May 8, 2013 |
Holter Church Square 19 |
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Bookcase | Schmallenberg |
East Street |
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Bookcase | Schwelm |
Märkischer Platz |
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Bookcase | Swords | during the opening times of the cafeteria |
⊙ Ruhrakademie cafeteria, Hagener Strasse 241 |
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Public bookcase, 8 compartments, illuminated | Sendenhorst | Dec 5, 2013 | Barrier-free access, set up by the city of Sendenhorst, supervised and co-initiated by voluntary book sponsors |
⊙ Pedestrian zone, Weststrasse 5 |
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Book box | Siegburg | Nov 2019 | During the opening hours of Lais Espressostudio |
In the Café Lais Espressostudio Holzgasse 25 |
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Bookcase | Siegburg | 2016 | During the opening times of the RSAG |
⊙ In the foyer of the RSAG head office Pleiser Hecke 4 |
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Bookcase | Siegburg | July 2013 | To the opening times of the county home accessible |
⊙ In the district building of the city of Siegburg (foyer) |
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Phone booth | Wins | June 13, 2014 | In the customer area of the Sparkasse des Sieg Carré near the main train station, set up by the conveyor belt youth workshop |
Morleystraße 2 |
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Phone booth | Soest | At the old slaughterhouse |
Old slaughterhouse, Ulrichertor 4 |
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Bookcase | Solingen | Opening times of the Botanical Garden (8 or 9 a.m. until dusk) | Botanical Garden, Vogelsang 2a | ||
Steel cabinet | Solingen- Ohligs |
Marktplatz in Solingen-Ohligs, Ohligs-Markt at the kiosk in the direction of the stop |
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Bookcase | Stemwede-Levern | Accessible during the opening times of the Hartmann E-Center | |||
Bookshelf in bus stop shelter | Telgte | 2013 | Initiative of the Greens Telgte |
Bassfeld bus stop at Adolph-Kolping-Platz in front of the community center |
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Bookcase | Titz-Müntz | June 2019 | Barrier-free access | New village square in Müntz, reading bench in the immediate vicinity | |
Steel cabinet | Troisdorf |
Kölner Strasse, pedestrian zone |
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Bookcase | Troisdorf |
Lambertus Church in Bergheim |
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Bookcase / wooden shelves | Unna |
⊙
In the entrance of Restaurant Leyka / party office Die Grünen - Wasserstraße 13 (access depends on the opening times of the restaurant and / or the party office) |
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Bookcase | Übach-Palenberg |
Marketplace |
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Bookcase | Viersen |
Bachstrasse 60 |
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English phone booth | Viersen |
⊙ Book cell - Lyceumsgarten Viersen |
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Bookcase | Voerde |
⊙ Town Hall Square |
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Bookcase | Voiswinkel | Place behind the church | |||
Book box | Vreden | Directly at the St. Georg Vreden library |
Church square 12 |
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Bookhouses | Wachtberg - Adendorf | Sep 10 2011 | The book house is located in the foyer of "Drehwerk 17/19" and is accessible during its opening times. |
⊙ Töpferstrasse 17–19 |
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Painted weatherproof industrial plywood with aluminum front | Wadersloh | Oct 25, 2012 | |||
English phone booth | Waldbröl |
in front of the town hall |
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Bookcase | Warburg |
⊙ on the Neustadtmarktplatz |
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bookshelf | Warstein | Feb. 2015 | Opening times Café IBAHS |
⊙ Müscheder Weg 4 (in Café IBAHS) |
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bookshelf | Warstein- Suttrop | Nov 2016 | At the Sparkasse ATM |
⊙ District Road 90 |
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Book box | Wegberg | June 28, 2013 | Project of the group Westen-im-Wandel |
⊙ Town Hall Square |
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Bookcase | Werl - Sönnern |
⊙ Antoniusstrasse 59 |
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Phone booth | Werne | 2015 |
Bus station |
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Little house | Werther | 2015 |
On the Bleeke 45 |
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Metal cabinet | Wesel | 6 Sep 2013 |
⊙ Leyensplatz |
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Showcase | Westerkappeln |
⊙ Große Straße 13 (to the right of the town hall, at the fountain) |
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Wooden cupboard | Westerkappeln- Handarpe |
⊙ Ortfeld 8 (to the left of the entrance to the Protestant church) |
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Steel cabinet | Windeck | 2011 |
Dreisel |
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Wooden cupboard | Witten | Oct 7, 2012 | set up by Stiftung Mercator |
⊙ In front of Marienkirche and Marienhospital |
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Converted phone booth | Witten | Sep 2015 | As part of an educational project financially supported by the State Youth Office of Westphalia-Lippe with young people from the Witten workshop, it was designed and set up |
⊙ Alter Garten 15, former tub school |
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BOKX 02 | Wuppertal | 2012 |
Laurentiusstrasse |
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Phone booth | Wuppertal | 2014 | To be reached at the recycling yard of the AWG Wuppertal during the opening times |
Badische Strasse 70-72 |
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Phone booth |
Bornberg 22 |
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Phone booth |
Pediment 30 |
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Phone booth |
Münzstrasse 58 |
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Phone booth |
Korzerter Strasse 75 |
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Phone booth | Wuppertal- Heckinghausen | 2014 | Next to the entrance to the playground behind the Heckinghausen district meeting place |
Heckinghauser Strasse 195 |
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fridge | Wuppertal- Küllenhahn | 2014 | Privately supervised, barrier-free accessible |
⊙ Odenwaldweg 7, corner of Spessartweg |
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BOKX | Xanten | Donated by Innogy |
Upper market square behind the stage platform |
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Bookcase | Zülpich | 2014 | Parking opening times |
⊙ Landesgartenschau Zülpich |
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Metal cabinet | Zülpich |
⊙ Opposite the Markt 2 building |
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Former bookcases
image | execution | place | from ... to | annotation | Geographic coordinates |
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Bookcase | Dortmund grains | July 2013 - August 2018 | Was replaced by a new building in 2018 due to disrepair. |
⊙ In front of the Körner Hellweg 72 drugstore |
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Book window sill | Frechen ( Rhein-Erft district ) | July 2015 | Private book exchange area at the climbing hall; this was freely accessible from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. the hall burned down in April 2018. |
⊙ Windowsill of the climbing hall |
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Bookcase | Herne tub | Nov 2019 - Jan 2020 | Children's bookcase removed after multiple vandalism |
⊙ Main Street 245 |
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Wooden shelf | Iserlohn | Supervised by the voluntary service Continue; accessible during the opening hours of the town hall |
⊙ New Town Hall, ground floor, entrance from the Nordstraße car park |
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Bookcase | Cologne city center | May 2019 no longer on site. | Funded by the Cologne Community Foundation; burned down July 2018 |
⊙ Gereonsdriesch, in the park |
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Givebox | Cologne- Ehrenfeld | 2012-2018 | Dismantled by citizens for citizens, late summer 2018. |
⊙ Körnerstraße 101 at the bunker |
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Wooden cupboard, closed, weatherproof | Münster- Kreuzviertel | 2009-2019 | Funded by Restaurant Kreuzviertel |
⊙ Hoyastraße, in front of the Kreuzviertel restaurant |
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Consultation hours. RWTH Student Council Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science; accessed on October 26, 2016 (bookshelf opening times).
- ↑ Open bookcase for Alfter. In: You Tube. GrueneAlfter, August 25, 2012; accessed on January 21, 2015 (video of the inauguration).
- ↑ An open bookcase - on the market square. September 7, 2010; Retrieved July 3, 2015.
- ↑ Bookcase of the Mercator Foundation. Retrieved September 26, 2014.
- ↑ Refurbishment of the city terraces - the bookstore gets a new home . General-Anzeiger-bonn.de; accessed on May 5, 2018
- ↑ Browsing under trees . general-anzeiger-bonn.de; accessed on July 30, 2018
- ↑ Sebastian Flick: Bürgerstiftung Bonn inaugurates another open bookcase. In: General-Anzeiger (Bonn) , April 13, 2015; accessed on April 13, 2015.
- ↑ Inauguration by Norbert Blüm. general-anzeiger-bonn.de
- ↑ Bookcase in Vilich-Müldorf. A place to browse and chat. In: General-Anzeiger (Bonn). October 16, 2013; accessed on July 14, 2016.
- ↑ Bonn has the first accessible "book cell" nationwide. bonner-presseblog.de, July 28, 2010; accessed on July 14, 2016.
- ^ Blog of the Civic Foundation Bonn ; accessed on January 25, 2018.
- ↑ Vera Gerstendorf-Welle: The bookcase is open to everyone. In: Lippische Landeszeitung (lz.de). October 30, 2014; Retrieved April 9, 2015.
- ↑ Torben Gocke: Arsonists destroy bookcases at Detmold Wallgraben . In: Lippische Landeszeitung (lz.de). April 16, 2018; accessed on April 18, 2018.
- ↑ Second open bookcase in Detmold ( Memento of the original from January 20, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ; accessed on January 20, 2017.
- ↑ An open bookcase for Hörde Hörde International e. V .; accessed on September 9, 2017.
- ↑ Open bookcases. Literature Office NRW; accessed on June 15, 2016.
- ↑ Public bookcases: YOU read! Community Foundation Duisburg; accessed on July 14, 2016.
- ↑ So that Eschweiler reads further ... Förderverein Stadtbücherei Eschweiler e. V .; Retrieved July 5, 2016.
- ^ City of Freudenberg: Freudenberg and districts. Citizens exchange citizens at the village triangle . freudenberg-online.de; accessed on August 9, 2018.
- ↑ Public "bookcase" - The bookshelf is next to the chapel. In: Kölnische Rundschau, October 12, 2012; accessed on July 14, 2016.
- ↑ Bookcase open around the clock. In: The bell online. December 4, 2015; accessed on June 15, 2016.
- ↑ A shared bookcase for all Isselhorsters. In: Press release City of Gütersloh. May 13, 2016; accessed on August 1, 2016.
- ↑ Bertelsmann brings brand new bookcase to Blankenhagen. In: Neue Westfälsiche online. November 5, 2016; accessed on February 9, 2018.
- ↑ The fourth Gütersloh "Open Bookcase" is in Avenwedde-Bahnhof. In: Press release City of Gütersloh. November 6, 2016; accessed on February 9, 2018.
- ↑ Heimbach: Telephone booths are turned into bookcases. In: Aachener Zeitung. September 21, 2016, accessed June 15, 2019 .
- ↑ Bookcase a piece of jewelry. derwesten.de, December 22, 2015; accessed on March 4, 2016.
- ↑ Jan-Henrik Gerdener: The public bookcase in Herford is now in the British telephone booth . on www.nw.de
- ↑ Public bookcase in Herne city center inaugurated
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