At the bookshop, a Sudanese man returns a copy of Ernest Hemingway short stories, thumbs through volumes of Harry Potter and departs with a Sherlock Holmes collection. Beside a wall map of Europe, men from Afghanistan and Eritrea debate distinctions between England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland — and which might offer the best opportunity for refugee status and employment.
Rowan Farrell, an English photographer who helps run the library, including its laptops with English-language software lessons, says the library promotes “a calming atmosphere in a very chaotic place.”
From Shacks Serve As Makeshift Schools, Libraries For Migrants In Calais
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