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ANKARA, Dec. 16-- Old books left in dumpsters have now a new lease on life in a restored brick factory in Turkey's Ankara, where trash collectors have created a unique library open to all visitors. The old factory, located in midtown Imrahor valley of the Turkish capital with scenic views, has been brought back to life one and half year ago by the Cankaya district municipality, after a controversial building scheme of the metropolitan municipality has been rejected by a high court, saving a recreational area from the clutches of modernity. There were more of a dozen brick kilns in this vicinity 60 years ago for raw material supplication, but when modern technology came into play, only two survived and worked temporarily under strict environmental regulations. The unique library has been created inside the fully transformed factory at the beginning of the year. Recreational facilities, such as a cafeteria and a barbershop for municipal workers, are also fitted nicely inside the restored building, which used to wait its slow death before it was brought to life again. A LIBRARY FROM SCRAP BOOKS "Garbage collectors have garnered these books during their night shifts. We first thought of donating them to schools of the area but then had the idea of assembling our own library from scrap books," told Xinhua the administrator of the place, Emirali Urtekin. He explained that at first the books were only for 1,000 workers in the town, but in the weekends, curious families using the popular cycling and walking trail situated in the valley also came and started to borrow books. | 
