Department of Forgotten Books
A love letter to libraries and books. Especially the lonely and forgotten ones. Press the button, let chance find you a book, spend some quality time with it. So far just a prototype, but hopefully soon coming to a library near you.
What's this in the library? A big red button. Go on, press it.
A receipt prints for you containing a surprise book that's not seen much love for a while.
Now the quest begins. Follow the call number. Find your book.
Getting closer?
You found the book! Now spend five minutes with it (or as long as you wish). Learn something new. And if it wins you over, check it out and take it home.
The Department of Forgotten Books helps you discover lonely books that haven’t been checked out in a while. It’s an invitation to explore the library via chance encounters.
This is just an early prototype.
Our goal is to bring this project to a Los Angeles Library in the near future.
Peek behind the scenes: a Raspberry Pi makes it all work.