Michael Clegg and Martin Guttmann installed The Open Public Library by placing weatherproofed, unlocked bookcases in three neighborhoods of Graz, Austria. Clegg and Guttmann established direct contact with the community through collecting donated books door-to-door. Each bookcase held books from the community in which they were donated. Neighbors could borrow the books for a few days and then return them to the bookcase. Neither registration nor a library card was needed.
To provide a reflection of the communities and to stimulate social imagination and collective responsibility.
Access to public, un-administered or restricted shared resources.