WAPAKONETA, OH (WLIO) - A community organization is making sure that everyone has books to read, regardless of their abilities.
Homeless Books started out as a mobile operation back in 2017, and last month, they were able to open their new physical location in Wapakoneta at 401 E. Auglaize Street. Their mission is to lend out and give books to keep to whoever has a need, whatever their reason may be, whether they can't afford them or if they read too slowly to borrow from a library.
Monetary donations they received on Sunday will be used for a special request: getting books for a blind reader. Audio books are becoming more and more common, but many people still prefer the feeling of a book in their hands, and it turns out that many novels and kids books written in braille aren't all that easy to find.
"It has been a real challenge. There are some resources out there, again through the libraries, but in this case, libraries aren't an option. It's been extremely difficult to not only locate them, but they are extremely expensive. So, we are doing our best, and I've had some friends step forward and some strangers through the bookstore, and we are going to get a stack of books one way or another," explained Francis Springer, the founder of Homeless Books.
Homeless Books is open every Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. To learn more, you can stop by in person or visit their Facebook page.
