This is what you need to know about the Children’s Stray Book Stations in Zoetermeer

In addition to the many mini libraries, there are also bookcases for Children’s Stray Books in Zoetermeer. You will encounter them at Buitenbeest and Perenboomgaard Hof van Seghwaert, among others. But what exactly are Children’s Stray Book Stations and what can you do with them?

There are already more than five thousand public bookcases throughout the Netherlands, especially for children. Young readers can take the books from a KinderzwerfboekStation for free to read quietly at home. Once the book is finished, it goes back so that another child can enjoy it again.

Children’s stray books in Zoetermeer

There are thousands of Children’s Stray Book Stations throughout the Netherlands. So it is not surprising that there are also many bookcases in Zoetermeer. These are some in the city center:

• Kiwinest, Electrablue 5
• DHL CityHUB Zoetermeer, Zernikestraat 26
• Children’s physiotherapy Growth!, Beatrijspad 2
• HEMA Zoetermeer Stadshart, Promenadeplein 101

On the website of Kinderzwerfboek all stations in the Netherlands are listed. Scroll down a bit and enter Zoetermeer to see a handy overview.

The route of a book

You can recognize the books by the sticker on the cover that says ‘Take me with you!’. You will also often find a sticker on the inside. This contains a so-called stray code. If you enter this code on the site of Kinderzwerfboekyou can see where the book has already ‘wandered’. It may happen that the book from a station in Zoetermeer has already been to Leeuwarden or Maastricht. Funny to see!