After the death of a young friend, Benjamin Andrew, Sarah Garnett decided to make herself useful by working as a volunteer. She started helping serve meals to the homeless and disadvantaged in Sydney's CBD..
One evening Sarah noticed a man sitting under a streetlight reading a novel while waiting for the food van. She started bringing him a few books and it was here The Benjamin Andrew Footpath Library began.
The Footpath Library is supported by a dedicated patron, a Park Bench (Board of Directors) and Management Team, all of whom donate their time.
Donations
The Benjamin Andrew Foothpath Library survives only on corporate and public donations.
Book Donations:
Second-hand books must be in good condition
and we will not accept the following:
Encyclopaedias
Wine and restaurant guides
Travel guides
Get Rich Quick manuals
Small business manuals
True crime
Suicide or depression themes
Street directories
Any magazines except National Geographic
Computer manuals
Please contact paula@footpathlibrary.org for info
We appreciate books packed in small boxes (we cannot return shopping bags) and dropped off during business hours to:
Kennards Self-Storage
25-29 Winbourne Road, Brookvale NSW
To donate books in Melbourne please contact fleur@footpathlibrary.org
Cheque Donations:
Cheque donations can be made to:
The Benjamin Andrew Footpath Library
and mailed to: PO Box 1143 Newport Beach NSW 2106
Bookshelf Donations:
To sponsor a bookshelf, please contact sarah@footpathlibrary.org
(read less)After the death of a young friend, Benjamin Andrew, Sarah Garnett decided to make herself useful by working as a volunteer. She started helping serve meals to the homeless and disadvantaged in Sydney's CBD..
One evening Sarah noticed a man sitting under a streetlight reading a novel while waiting for the food van. She started bringing him a few books and it was here The Benjamin Andrew Footpath Library began.
The Footpath Library is supported by a dedicated patron, a Park Bench (Board of...
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