The first time I heard about Mang Hernando “Nanie” Guanlao’s house-cum-library, I knew I wanted to go there. One day, armed with a stack of books, a result of decluttering efforts, I Waze’d my way to Balagtas Street in Makati City, in search of the Reading Club 2000.
Unlike the usual libraries we know, Mang Nanie’s street library was totally different. In normal libraries, there are rules to follow. Here there were none. In fact, the books have no borrower cards. There is no card catalog. You like a book? You can bring it home and keep it. Normal libraries have operational hours. Mang Nanie’s library is open 24/7.
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