Mellow Pages Library, a library and reading room in Brooklyn consisting primarily of publications from small publishing houses, opened its doors earlier this year.

Founded by Matt Nelson and Jacob Perkins, the library prides itself in supporting lesser-known authors and publishing houses, containing publications from Magic Helicopter Press, Factory Hollow Press, Jaded Ibis Press, and Ugly Duckling Presse, among others.

Thriving mostly on donations and $20 memberships, Mellow Pages encourages its readers to hang out and enjoy any of its couple thousand books along with a coffee or beer. Mellow Pages has succeeded in creating a literary micro-community, and hopefully other cities will follow suit. The address of Mellow Pages is 56 Bogart St. Brooklyn, NY. Read more about them in this recent article in the New York Times.