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Discover the most heartwarming & inspiring stories about people who make it their life missions to spread book joy.

Antonio is an extraordinary protector of the written word. Once a passionate schoolteacher, he has now retired from teaching and converted his three-wheeled van into a mobile library, the Bibliomotocarro. Driving the hills and mountains of Basilicata, Italy, La Cava is able to reach children in remote villages like San Paolo Albanese, which only has …

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Mohammed Aziz, a 71-year-old bookseller located in Rabat Medina, Morocco, spends 6 to 8 hours a day reading books. Having read over 5000 books in French, Arabic, and English, he remains the oldest bookseller in Rabat after more than 43 years in the same location. But his mission goes beyond just selling books.

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London’s phone booths. Iconic. And awfully sad that phone booth have become redundant in the age of smartphones. But not to this man… who turned them into a bibliophile’s dream.

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Mychal Threets, fondly known as “Mychal the Librarian,” is on the brink of a groundbreaking collaboration with PBS Kids that promises to ignite the imaginations of children and families alike. This dynamic supervising librarian from the Fairfield Civic Center Library has captured hearts with his infectious enthusiasm for literature and libraries, and now he’s set …

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