{"id":761914,"date":"2025-09-21T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/?p=761914"},"modified":"2025-09-19T10:03:43","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T10:03:43","slug":"reading-remedy-an-initiative-bringing-libraries-to-hospital-waiting-rooms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/761914\/reading-remedy-an-initiative-bringing-libraries-to-hospital-waiting-rooms\/","title":{"rendered":"Reading Remedy: An Initiative Bringing Libraries to Hospital Waiting Rooms"},"content":{"rendered":" <p>Hospital waiting rooms are often spaces of anxiety, uncertainty, and long stretches of idle time. <strong>Reading Remedy<\/strong>, a non-profit initiative, sees these moments differently, offering books as a remedy to patients and visitors.<\/p>    <p><\/p>    <figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"686\" height=\"678\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Readingremedy.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-761918\" style=\"width:454px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Readingremedy.png 686w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Readingremedy-600x593.png 600w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Readingremedy-250x247.png 250w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Readingremedy-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 686px) 100vw, 686px\" \/><\/figure>    <p><\/p>    <p>Created by bookworms (who also happen to be healthcare professionals), this initiative combines a love of literature with a deep understanding of the stress and uncertainty people face in hospitals.<\/p>    <p><\/p>    <figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"602\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/readingremedy2-602x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-761922\" style=\"width:459px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/readingremedy2-602x1024.png 602w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/readingremedy2-353x600.png 353w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/readingremedy2-147x250.png 147w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/readingremedy2-768x1307.png 768w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/readingremedy2-600x1021.png 600w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/readingremedy2.png 864w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><\/figure>    <p><\/p>    <p>By filling waiting rooms with carefully donated books, the initiative offers more than just distraction: it provides moments of calm, mental engagement, and even comfort, reminding everyone that reading can be a quiet form of healing.<\/p>    <p><\/p>    <figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"834\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/readingremedy3-834x1024.png\" alt=\"reading remedy\" class=\"wp-image-761929\" style=\"width:449px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/readingremedy3-834x1024.png 834w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/readingremedy3-488x600.png 488w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/readingremedy3-203x250.png 203w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/readingremedy3-768x944.png 768w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/readingremedy3-600x737.png 600w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/readingremedy3.png 1094w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 834px) 100vw, 834px\" \/><\/figure>    <p><\/p>    <p>So far, they&#8217;ve opened up small libraries at Medical 2000 Hospital in Choueifat and St. George Hospital in Hadath. Every book on the shelves has been generously donated by fellow book lovers. The colleciton ranges from children\u2019s stories and encyclopedias to English classics and Arabic literature.<\/p>    <p><\/p>   <div style=\"background-color: white;\" class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=1183334213824622&#038;rdid=i6axw6LVlCqguama\" data-width=\"500\" data-colorscheme=\"dark\"><\/div>   <p><\/p>    <p>Reading Remedy hopes to expand to more hospitals in the coming months! <\/p>    <p><\/p>    <p>Want to donate books from your personal collection? You can reach out to them on <strong>+961 76 450 544<\/strong>. For updates, make sure to join their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/469424295466617\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook group<\/a>.<\/p>    <div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>    <p>Bookworms, there&#8217;s a section on our website just for you. 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