"The stylish Metroteka, which opened this week in the Kondratowicza M2 line metro station in the Polish capital's Targowek district, offers two reading areas for adults and children, as well as a space for public readings and events. About 16,000 books are on offer in the 150 sq metre and can be borrowed through an express checkout machine using contactless chips."
"Its hydroponic garden wall which operates without natural sunlight or soil to grow fresh herbs like basil and oregano, and flowers including nasturtiums and pansies. Our dream is for Metroteka to become an educational and cultural centre, and not just a place where you borrow your books from, says the deputy director of Targowek library, Grazyna Strzelczak-Batkowska. The wall, for example, will be used for debates on food security, sustainability and how to save the world in the face of climate change, she says."
Metroteka is a 150 sq metre express library in Kondratowicza M2 metro station in Targowek, Warsaw, with reading areas for adults and children and a space for public readings and events. About 16,000 books are available and can be borrowed via an express checkout using contactless chips, and returned on site or through a 24/7 street-level parcel locker. The facility includes a communal study area, laptop loans, and free coffee. A hydroponic garden wall grows herbs and flowers without sunlight or soil and will host debates on food security, sustainability and climate change. The subterranean location shortens access time for commuters.
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