PORTLAND, Ore. – A visitor to the Timbers Army Fanladen, located on SW Alder mere blocks from Providence Park, would immediately be struck by the memorabilia that line the place's rear walls: a Men in Blazers jacket, autographed game balls, trophies, vintage photographs from the Portland Timbers’ early days.
That visitor, though, would doubtless walk right past the bookshelves that line the street-facing window near the door that house the Booked! Library.
Those bookshelves, however, are both a rarity and a treasure. In total, they contain upwards of 300 books about the game. These books, some of which are rare, out-of-print, or simply unavailable for purchase in the United States, are available to read at no charge to any member of the 107 Independent Supporters Trust—the organizing structure upholding the famous supporters group.