As a child, Grammy-nominated rapper Aminé, real name Adam Amine Daniel, spent hours at the North Portland branch of the Multnomah County Library with friends, browsing books and CDs.
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Now 31, he’s returning the favor to that childhood landmark with the Biblioteca 2000, his latest New Balance collaboration, set to drop October 3.
The shoe is a bright green sneaker that glows in the dark, a playful nod to the glow-in-the-dark stars Aminé used to stick on his ceiling while reading library books. “The library wasn’t just a building,” he shares on Instagram; “it shaped my childhood. Naming the shoe Biblioteca 2000 felt like a way to honor that curiosity.”
Aminé is also running a book drive through September 10. Donations can be dropped off in person at 207 N.E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. in Portland, where a giant book depository is on display.
Donors who tag Aminé in an Instagram post or story showing proof of donation will be entered for a chance to win a free pair of Biblioteca 2000s.
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