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Occupy Lost & Found
an inventory of items and ideas
November 23, 2011
from the People’s Library
300/5,849 titles contained in the People’s Library
For a complete index of titles, visit OWSLibrary’s books on LibraryThing. Many of these books, which were donated to the People’s Library, remain unaccounted for since their seizure from Zuccotti Park.
November 22, 2011
The People’s Library List of Missing Items
- Between 2,000 and 4,000 books (we’ll know if it looks right when we see it ), this includes five boxes of “Reference” materials many of which were autographed by the authors;
- Our custom made “OWS library stamps;”
- 5 (4?) laptop computers;
- Our wifi device;
- Miscellaneous paper supplies;
- A round portable table;
- A rectangular portable table;
- 6 metal shelves (five of which had been set up in two pieces);
- Three sets of wooden drawers;
- A periodicals spinning rack;
- Approximately 60 plastic tubs/bins of varying sizes (most small, but several big);
- Archival materials (I was starting to collect some stuff in the library);
- Posters (including many original posters created by OWS participants);
- Two lamps;
- Four solar lights;
- 7 (or so) chairs;
- A wooden dinner table (that was our’s right?);
- Periodicals/newspapers/zines (not counted in our book total);
- Our awesome tent;
- Signage;
- Personal belongings of librarians
These items were reported missing after the OWS eviction from Zuccotti Park.
November 15, 2011
confiscated items at the Department of Sanitation
images courtesy of Lauren Comito
November 6, 2011
handwritten statements collected at Zuccotti Park
Each of these images has been scanned from a handwritten statement collected on site at Occupy Wall Street. No statement has been altered and all statements have been included.
