An All New Book Box! (Ellis & 55th St.)

Over the last few months the Ellis Ave. Book Box suffered major damage and plastic breakdown. The base and pedestal were cracked and it would fall over with a little wind. Well someone decided that it needed to be gone I guess. Gone without a trace. Only regret is that it had the newly replaced door on it! The door came from an identical box I had recently procured for future use or replacement. Well that all got Kat motivated to paint the new box. This is it. Even better than 1.0 I think.
Please use often!

Book box in bad shape...need a new one

So the Ellis Avenue book box has suffered I'd say a catastrophic damage over the last month of winter. The base seems to have been hit or somehow cracked up. So we have a spare box the same shape exactly. So we will be painting up a version 2.0 and if anyone has suggestions of books they would love to have painted on to it please submit them here. Not that anyone that actually uses the Ellis Avenue book box read this blog... but maybe.

Book Box Gets New Door!

Thanks to whoever replaced the original broken wooden door with a metal door.  The metal door was becoming worse for wear, so we made a new wooden one.  Happy book hunting!

History

The Ellis Avenue Book Box was appropriated, decorated and installed by artists Katrin Asbury, who is also a veterinarian, and Shawn Greene, who is also a carpenter in early 2008. It seems to have been well received and used. The idea is simple drop off an unwanted book and maybe pick up a book that might be waiting for you. I think it has been great with only a couple of issues. 1. Does anyone really need a Windows98 manual you have been moving with you for over ten years now? I think not so put it in the recycling bin. 2. The first year we had a person that seemed to drop by weekly and take every last book in the box not matter what they were. Rude don't you think? Other than that it has been self sustaining to the point of users doing repairs to it on their own. Thank you readers and users!