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libraryfangirl:

Abandoned Walmart Reclaimed as a Public Library

The McAllen Public Library in McAllen, Texas, is the size of 2.5 football fields — the largest single-story library in the United States. But in its former life, its size wasn’t all that unusual. That’s because the McAllen library used to be a Walmart.

Neat ~ more pictures of the library here!

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    Abandoned Walmart Reclaimed as a Public Library The McAllen Public Library in McAllen, Texas, is the size of 2.5...
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    Let’s shut down all the WalMarts and turn them into libraries, like… yesterday.
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    MOST BRILLIANT!!!!
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