“Libraries will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no libraries” – Anne Herbert
The Library Roulette Project is an anti-algorithm public-library reading experiment. Books are selected at random from the fiction stacks — no curation, no safety net.
This project exists to highlight the power of public libraries: the depth of their collections, the value of shared knowledge, and the radical idea that information should remain free and available to everyone.
The System
True Randomness
I use a self created coordinate system to select each title at random.
No Swapping
As long as the book isn’t a mid-series title, it gets pulled and read.
Public Library Only
The true mission of this project is the support of local public libraries.
Latest pulls
Community call
Pull a random book from your local library.
Submit what you find.
Or, if you’re a librarian with programs worth knowing about, I want to hear from you.
The Library Roulette Project 