Free Penguin book sharing box The Book Hogg ‘a great hit’ in Hartlepool
A little book sharing box that opened near a Hartlepool housing estate is proving popular among the locals.
The Book Hogg, in Worset Lane, Hartlepool, opened back in October and so far, it has “been a great hit”.
Hartlepool businesswoman Lyndsay Hogg, who stewards the Penguin book sharing box, said: “I see people daily exchanging books. It’s lovely to see the children running along in their dressing gowns on a weekend and couples out on walks stopping to check for their next read.
"It gives me and my children a huge smile every time.”
A number of local authors have also donated copies of their books to the box including Marie Bates, Sharon Birch and Paul Brennan.
Lyndsay, who is the co-founder of Hogg Global Logistics, said: “It’s quite well used as a lot of the books I put in find new homes by the time I check it again.
"I topped up lots of children’s books donated by Hogg Global over Christmas in a bid to help any families that needed an extra present for under the tree, and posted on our Facebook they were welcome to go take what they needed.
"We are also taking any overflow to the local retirement home, Hartfields, in a bid to make reading a new book more accessible to those who can’t get out as easily, so the magic has well and truly brought the little wooden box alive for our community of readers.
"Lets hope many more will discover reading again in the new year.”