Help us celebrate Little Free Library’s birthday! Little Free Library became a nonprofit on May 17, 2012, launching our journey to make books accessible to everyone. This year, May 17 has been declared National Little Free Library Day, making this milestone even more special. We’re celebrating with a full week of activities from May 17–23, 2026! Here are four ways you can get involved.
1. Share a Book: Celebrate with us by sharing a book in a Little Free Library! This simple act can spread joy and spark a love of reading. Find a book-sharing box near you by downloading our free Little Free Library mobile app.
2. Enter Our Photo Contest: We want to see photos of you and your favorite Little Free Library book-sharing box! Submit your photos by using the hashtag #LFLweek on social media to be eligible for prizes. Learn more about the rules and prizes, and get some great photo tips below.
3. Show Your LFL Love: We’ve got some fun graphics you can download and share on social media, as well as a sign you can print and hang in your Little Free Library window! Download them below.
4. Play Little Free Library BINGO: Get out and explore the book-sharing boxes in your neighborhood while connecting with your community, and share a photo of your completed BINGO card to enter our photo contest!
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Upgraded our sticker dish to stay on theme! #SeaLaVie #lflweek #lfl #littlefreelibrary #seasidestories
🎶 🗣️ FIRST TIME IN SAN JUAN, MI HIJO!! What a perfect time to find this book in the little free library!
🇵🇷 it’s also #LFLweek ! Get outside and explore #lfl near you. 💜
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Celebrating Little Free Library week and 10 years of service!
‼️New Additions‼️
Still celebrating #LFLweek here, and what better way to do so than by adding a few Bestsellers to our library! I`ve personally read 3 out of the 4: Remarkably Bright Creatures, Love on the Brain and The Indifferent Stars Above. 👍🏻
📖 Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt (4/5⭐)
📖 Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood (5/5⭐)
📖 The 7 Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid (TBR)
📖 The Indifferent Stars Above by Daniel James Brown (4/5⭐)
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#LFLweek continues! I`m going to swap out some of the collection tonight but thought I`d share what was available before they go into the pile of forwarding onto other little libraries throughout town!
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The surprise books have been a hit this week in Daisy`s library!
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Day 3 of Little Free Library Week!
I’m sure no one is surprised that I just HAD to put a copy of The House in the Cerulean Sea on the shelves this week. It’s one of my all time favorites. 💖 There are some new card games for different ages in there too!
Visited 6 more LFLs today (1 in the town next to us so it doesn’t count in the total but was so close that I couldn’t resist 😂) including one of my favorite LFLs wild_victorian We’re at 12/20 visits for the week!
What other surprises do you love to find inside a Little Free Library? #lflweek
Any F1 racing fans? 🏁New to the LFL is Driven by susie_wolff! This is one I immediately added to my personal tbr. Thank you littlefreelibrary for the opportunity to share! #LFLweek
Blurb: As a young girl, Susie Wolff dreamed of one day racing Formula One cars―the fastest in the world, reaching speeds of over 200 mph. But F1 was completely dominated by men. The sport is grueling both mentally and physically. Turning a corner can feel like four times your body weight is pressing against you. And the question always hovered: Could a woman really compete with the men?
After years of sacrifice and doubt, Susie rose through the ranks to earn her spot behind the wheel of an F1 car. She became the first woman in more than two decades to take part in a Formula One race weekend. But her story didn’t end at the checkered flag. Shifting to the business side and inspired by her husband, Toto, who runs one of the most successful F1 teams in history, she led her own Formula E team to championship contention. In 2023 she took over the leadership of F1 Academy with the mission of bringing the next generation of young women into the sport.
Driven is a thrilling story about the highest levels of driving―but more than that, it’s a story of perseverance bound to inspire anyone on or off the track.
It was a little bit wet here this morning, but I put up the graphic for this week’s Little Free Library Week! Also went ahead and changed out the garden flag! All of the bingo cards are still inside! I hope some patrons will pick on up! Lots of fun things to do / especially since school is out for the summer in just a few days! #lflweek
📖Happy littlefreelibrary Week!
📖Sharing Spheres with LFL! Find a copy near you for a surprise bonus on the inside cover...
📖Order Spheres and Cali, Books 1 & 2 in the Spheres Series today. Available in ebook, paperback, and hardcover formats on amazon and barnesandnoble online. Visit linktree in bio.
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Happy #LFLweek to all my fellow readers! I’ve put some cute summer bookmarks and fun new books to read. One of my favorite things to do is go hunt for these little libraries!
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Taming the TBR pile and just added Funny Story to the library! A fun, quick read for those sunny days on the patio ☀️
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Download Little Free Library Week Graphics
Click on the images below to download and share on social media. And download a sign for your Little Free Library!
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Photo Contest
We will randomly select 25 participants to receive a $50 gift card ThriftBooks! To enter, simply post your photo on social media using the hashtag #LFLweek.
Rules of entry:
- Open May 15-25, 2026
- Enter up to 10 photos (note: Instagram stories are not eligible)
- A registered Little Free Library with a charter sign must be featured in the photo
- Use the hashtag #LFLweek
- By entering your photo, you give Little Free Library permission to use it
- Open to all! You do not need to be a Little Free Library steward to participate
- You must be following Little Free Library on the platform where you post
Photo tips:
- Show joy at a Little Free Library! — Who can resist a cute photo? We love seeing Little Free Libraries get hugs—and all the joyful moments they inspire. Don’t forget to capture your adorable visitors, too! With permission, share photos of happy kiddos with books, or even furry friends stopping by for a visit. And of course, we’d love to see you in a photo alongside your library!
- Clean your lens — Before you even take a photo, clean the lens of your camera! This will ensure that the image is nice and clear.
- Take advantage of good light — Avoid shooting directly into the sunlight; this will make your subject very dark. We live in a digital world so don’t be afraid to snap a ton of photos to get the one that’s just right.
- Embrace negative space — The pros say ⅔ of your photo should be negative space. “Negative space” simply refers to the empty space around the subjects of your photo. When you include this empty space, your subject stands out in the photo even more.
- Avoid zooming in — When you zoom in from a distance, your photo can appear grainy, blurry, or pixelated. Instead, take the photo from a distance and crop the image once you’ve taken the photo. We love seeing your whole library with a bit of background! Don’t stand too close to your library when photographing it. Give it some distance for a spectacular feature.
Little Free Library Bingo
Celebrate Little Free Library Week by playing an updated version of Little Free Library BINGO! Get out and explore the book-sharing boxes in your neighborhood while connecting with your community.
Want to win? Snap a photo of your completed BINGO card, and post it on social media with the hashtag #LFLweek during the LFL Week Photo Contest, May 15-25. You could be one of 25 participants to win a $50 gift card to ThriftBooks.
Todd H. Bol Awards for Outstanding Achievement
Little Free Library’s late founder, Todd H. Bol, believed strongly in the power of individuals (and especially Little Free Library stewards) to change the world through acts of kindness.
We hear stories every day of outstanding stewards who repair others’ little libraries; who have created networks of book-sharing boxes; or who work tirelessly to strengthen the sense of community in their area.
Recipients of the 2026 Todd H. Bol Awards for Outstanding Achievement will be announced during Little Free Library Week!
Community Events
Connect with fellow Little Free Library stewards, patrons, volunteers, and fans at a community event near you!