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Ryland Adzich at one of her "laundromat libraries" at the Scrub-a-Dubs laundromat in East Dallas. [Photo: SMU]
The Last Word: SMU ‘Big Ideas’ Winner Creates Laundromat Libraries for Pint-Sized Readers
by David Seeley | Mar 10, 2026
Adzich has been working with groups like students from the Hockaday School who conduct book drives and raise $150 to provide a "bookshelf" for laundromat libraries around Dallas. Adzich has used that output to set up and maintain four Dallas-area laundromat libraries.
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“Habits are built at young ages. This is a great place to start.”
Ryland Adzich
SMU Sophomore
.…on creating the Scrub-a-Dubs library to encourage children’s reading in “everyday spaces.”
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