Books and the beach go together like sun and sand. Being set up right by the shore, from Spain to Tel Aviv, pop-up mobile carts and elaborately designed structures are offering books to beachgoers to read for free. While most beach libraries are  moresimplerthe largestsmallthe most well-knownmore permanent than Crasset’s (a French designer), many of them could be installed on the sand. There are additional mobile versions available in Holland and Tel Aviv, which offer books in five different languages as well as WiFi for tablets to check out electronic reading material. In 2010, IKEA installed  the largestmoresimplerthe most well-knownmore permanentsmall than 30 shelves on Sydney’s Bondi Beach for surfers and sunbathers. Some of the beach libraries are  moresmallthe largestmore permanentthe most well-knownsimpler than others. A public library opened its doors in Abu Dhabi in a stunning glass structure. The French Department of Seine-Maritime began building 12  the largestthe most well-knownsimplermore permanentsmallmore libraries on its northern beaches in 2006.  the largestmore permanentsimplersmallthe most well-knownmore beach library in Albena, a resort on Bulgaria’s Black Sea, is probably  smallthe largestsimplermoremore permanentthe most well-known . It was designed by German architect Herman Kompernas to withstand the sun, water, and wind, and it has a vinyl cover to protect the books from rain. It reopened with  the most well-knownmoremore permanentthe largestsimplersmall than 6,000 volumes in 15 languages, including “classics, thrillers, mysteries, romantic readings, and memoirs.” All books are available for free, and visitors are encouraged to leave their own books for others.