Bob Shipley

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In this Sept. 22, 2016 photo, Albuquerque resident Bob Shipley, poses for a photo in Albuquerque, N.M. Shipley got the idea to use old newspaper vending machines from the Albuquerque Journal and turn them into Little Libraries for his Northeast heights neighborhood. The now-retired educator, bicycle shop owner and engineer had been volunteering as a mentor in an adult literacy program, knowing that “reading proficiency in this state is abominable,” he said. Wanting to do something else to combat the problem, he set up the Little Free Library stations in front of his home on the 6900 block of Barber Place NE. (Roberto E. Rosales/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)