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The community benefits of second-hand book swaps in the UAE: 'You’re creating connections'

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“The community benefits of second-hand book swaps in the UAE: 'You’re creating connections”

On any given day, Angela Hundal might have a handful of children outside her Arabian Ranches home. Not playing or loitering, but quietly perusing the titles on the bookcase by her front door before deciding which one to borrow for free. Hundal is one of more than 200,000 people across 128 countries who have set up a Little Free Library, the non-profit free book exchange started in Wisconsin in 2009 by founder Todd Bol as a tribute to his mother, a teacher who loved books. With the ethos of…

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