How 180 strangers built a library together

Name: How 180 strangers built a library together
Uploaded: 2026-08-25T14:43:12Z
Duration: 10 min 8 s
Description: Does the fix for a fragmented world begin with a shared bookshelf? Photographer Rebecca Toh traces how she joined with 180 other people to build a community-funded library where strangers rent shelves, fill them with their personal collections and forge something rare: real connection.

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Rebecca Toh |

TEDxSingapore

• December 2024

Does the fix for a fragmented world begin with a shared bookshelf? Photographer Rebecca Toh traces how she joined with 180 other people to build a community-funded library where strangers rent shelves, fill them with their personal collections and forge something rare: real connection.