Portico di Romagna's free bookshop run by Marisa Raggi
In Portico di Romagna, Marisa Raggi runs La biblioteca dei libri liberi, a free bookshop where visitors can take books without paying. The shop opened in 2019 after a blacksmith's closed, and Raggi began collecting discarded books. Locals helped build shelves, and the shop is now stocked by passersby leaving books in various languages. Raggi opens and closes the shop daily, trusting the public. Volunteers from Rimini and Florence organize the books weekly. The shop is listed on the borghi della lettura website, and the eighth gathering of that network will take place in Portico in September. Notable finds include photography books by Luigi Ghirri, Mario Giacomelli, and Gabriele Basilico, as well as works by Cesare Pavese and Edgar Allan Poe.
Key facts
- La biblioteca dei libri liberi is a free bookshop in Portico di Romagna
- Marisa Raggi founded the shop in 2019 after a blacksmith's closed
- The shop has no staff and operates on an honor system
- Books are donated by locals and travelers in multiple languages
- Volunteers from Rimini and Florence organize books weekly
- The shop is listed on the borghi della lettura website
- The eighth borghi della lettura gathering will be in Portico in September
- Notable books found include works by Luigi Ghirri, Mario Giacomelli, Gabriele Basilico, Cesare Pavese, and Edgar Allan Poe
Entities
Artists
- Luigi Ghirri
- Mario Giacomelli
- Gabriele Basilico
- Cesare Pavese
- Edgar Allan Poe
- Marisa Raggi
Institutions
- La biblioteca dei libri liberi
- Vecchio Convento
- borghi della lettura
- Artribune
Locations
- Portico di Romagna
- Rimini
- Firenze
- Forlì