Book Collective endeavor moves forward, July meeting set
Winnebago Peace and Justice Center, 321 Market Street, Oshkosh
Hi all!
This is again going out to those who may be interested in facilitating a lending library/book collective in Oshkosh. A few of us met up on June 21st to knock around ideas and this is what we came up with.
Because this is just starting up we have decided that its a good idea to work within the frame of a "collective" as opposed to being a cooperatively owned business. There is more flexibility and room for growth here, and the financial aspects are more simple and don't involve such a large investment.
Basically we could lend out books to the community, barter with books, And carry a few select new items for sale. The lending books could be of the sort holding progressive ideas, mystic musings, and obscure histories that maybe hard to come by at the public library as well as favorite novels and useful manuals and such collected by staff. We can scour thrift stores, request copies from favorite authors, or contribute from our own Libraries if we want. A simple logbook can keep track of items and we will otherwise rely on trust and mutual aid to keep things in order.
We could continue to rent the WPJC space on the corner of Market and Algoma for $275, with each member contributing something like $10 a month, depending on how many members and donations received. There could be free bagels.
The first task at hand is to get enough people together that want to do this. Out goal is have 20+ collective members to get things off the ground. After that we can start getting books, fixing up the space and raising money. The next meeting is at 6pm on July 12th at 321 Market St., downtown Oshkosh. Please feel free to pass this invitation onto anyone that may have an interest and reply to it with any questions.
All the best,
Oshkosh Book Collective
Hi all!
This is again going out to those who may be interested in facilitating a lending library/book collective in Oshkosh. A few of us met up on June 21st to knock around ideas and this is what we came up with.
Because this is just starting up we have decided that its a good idea to work within the frame of a "collective" as opposed to being a cooperatively owned business. There is more flexibility and room for growth here, and the financial aspects are more simple and don't involve such a large investment.
Basically we could lend out books to the community, barter with books, And carry a few select new items for sale. The lending books could be of the sort holding progressive ideas, mystic musings, and obscure histories that maybe hard to come by at the public library as well as favorite novels and useful manuals and such collected by staff. We can scour thrift stores, request copies from favorite authors, or contribute from our own Libraries if we want. A simple logbook can keep track of items and we will otherwise rely on trust and mutual aid to keep things in order.
We could continue to rent the WPJC space on the corner of Market and Algoma for $275, with each member contributing something like $10 a month, depending on how many members and donations received. There could be free bagels.
The first task at hand is to get enough people together that want to do this. Out goal is have 20+ collective members to get things off the ground. After that we can start getting books, fixing up the space and raising money. The next meeting is at 6pm on July 12th at 321 Market St., downtown Oshkosh. Please feel free to pass this invitation onto anyone that may have an interest and reply to it with any questions.
All the best,
Oshkosh Book Collective
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