Right here in our beloved Maadi’s Bardo Clubhouse is the “Vanished Library” run by Omar Amin, according to Cairo Scene. His personal project started with a humble single shelf in Bardo with the simple concept of taking a book but leaving a replacement has grown into a shop that is equal parts bookstore, library, antique book restoration and charity house. Amin clearly has a passion for literature neurone that of your average bookworm, and his project not only ensures that vital literary history survives, but that the right books reach the right people. The shop continues to run on the trade-in system and Amin offers his book hunting skills to people looking for that one special read (watch, runtime 0:59).

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