Neighbors organize an outdoor library in the Fruitvale

Alex Lujano browses a book at the "People's Library" in the Fruitvale district.

Over the past two weeks an impromptu library has sprung up on the location of the former Latin American Library in the Fruitvale district. A group of nearly fifteen people, including a few Occupy Oakland protesters and several community members, have been loaning out books, constructing planters for gardening and holding community meetings.

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