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. We’re turning our organization’s nonprofit birthday into a week-long celebration May 12-18, 2024! Here are four ways you can get involved this week.
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. New this year: You can earn your Book Giver and Library Finder badges in the app! Learn how.
2. Make a Gift: Your gift to Little Free Library supports our mission to be a catalyst for building community, inspiring readers, and expanding book access for all through a global network of volunteer-led Little Free Libraries. Donate today!
3. Submit Your Little Free Library Photos: 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. Photos shared on Instagram will be featured in an Instagram wall on this page and may even appear on Little Free Library’s social media or in an upcoming email newsletter. You can even submit photos of your completed Little Free Library BINGO card! Learn more about the rules and prizes, and get some great photo tips below.
4. 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.
Thank you to our Little Free Library Week sponsors!
#LFLweek on Instagram
It’s been a minute since I updated on our lfl! Our other chair was stolen so I was gifted another one that needed some TLC and voila! A whole new look that matches our lfl and yes! We have a lock on this one! Charter #161306
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Last month, in celebration of #LFLweek, I submitted a picture to the littlefreelibrary photo contest. That picture (next slide) was chosen and I won a $50 gift certificate to betterworldbooks. Some of those books are now tricking into my library, so come by and borrow one!
📚 Happy 11th Anniversary to #littlefreelibrary! 📚
We are so #proud to be supporters of such an incredible program to help promote childhood #literacy and spread the #love of #reading! #lflweek #impact97
Finished this book last week and it’s now ready to share in the lfl Charter #161306
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It`s little free library week!
Little Free Library book-sharing boxes are open seven days a week, 24 hours a day and are freely accessible to all, removing barriers to book access. Take a book, leave a book, or do both!
Our library locations include:
Fairway Park, Lakeshore Park, Harbour Lakes Park, 19th Street Park, Silver Shores Park, Vizcaya Park, Civic Center Place Park, Ansin Sports Complex and River Run Park!
Miramar has been nominated for the 2023 Little Free Library outstanding achievement award for the 2nd consecutive year!
Check out Commissioner YvetteColbourne checking out books from River Run Park!
#LFLweek
Our Charter Sign came in the mail yesterday! #166282 is almost ready to launch! 📮
A little bit about our location📍 :
Our neighborhood, Highland Ridge, was built in the 1980’s to accommodate for a growing area (formerly all pine flat woods and marsh) as factory workers and snowbirds began moving to North Port. Today, Highland Ridge skirts the Sarasota/Charlotte County line and is comprised of a multigenerational, multiethnic, working class community. You can’t go a day without hearing pickle all games at the neighborhood park or watching boat launch at the nearby docks.
Hurricane Ian caused massive destruction across Highland Ridge and, as we rebuild, we hope the #littlemyrtlewoodlibrary will add joy and the accessibility of books 📚 to our community.
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The dedication of a little library to our son could not have been more perfect. It was our intention to find the light in the sorrow, & we did not have to look far; Love is all around. Joseph was pure love & we see & feel the work he is doing to fill in the cracks & put us back together by surrounding us with people who were like him. With gratitude, we are thanking our friends who couldn’t attend but were sure to send books or celebrate Joey in their own way, mrshossisboss sisiarzola, itsveronica2.0 , janicetheboss; Our friends and loved ones who always show up & their presence mattered so much lilicio, marisaciofiac1, xxh4ted1xx, cecelia_gonzalez; Our loving pastor johnrbowman, his even more loving wife & MIL laurislorena31, & our championsclubs family Elisabeth for blessing the library & also all making a long drive; All of our sweet neighbors for attending & bringing books, especially sesentirphotography for putting together the lemonade stand & getting some sweet captures; The GOAT, our film Director but most importantly our framily squarerootof9 & his wife for making a 6+ hour round trip just to hug us again in person & be present; To littlefreelibrary for manufacturing a charter especially to match the aesthetic of our neighborhood to garner the HOA’s approval; The elmigroup for making it a point to stop by and show love on a crazy busy weekend for her kids, & finally, the best for last, for my beautiful & supportive sister cousin amandamaravelas by SURPRISING us & flying in the for the DAY, you made this a million times more special. Everyone wants to always do something big for God, but showing up for people is the smallest but biggest thing you can ever do. Community and family are everything. We love you so much, Joey. 🤍🪽🫂🫶🏽📚 #littlefreelibrary #lflweek
With the end of the #lflweek celebration we would like to thank our book providers: marcus_pointe_thrift_store and Escambia County Early Learning Coalition.
#letsread
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I missed Little Free Library Week by a day — but libraries aren’t as concerned about late fees these days, right?? 🤪 This one is right down the street from me and I visit it often. You can guess what I put in there today! 🤘🏻💰 #lflweek #littlefreelibrary #littlefreelibraries #littlefreelibrariesofinstagram #milfordct #ctauthors #ctwriters #booklovers #metalheadmoney #payitforward littlefreelibrary
Stop 9 on my #littlefreelibrarytour is feeling very whimsical ✨
It’s the perfect place to grab a book and go read in the woods or a park. I’d recommend grabbing this library’s copy of The Path Home 🍃
The Path Home is available wherever books are sold. Visit the link in my bio for more details!
Introducing the newest littlefreelibrary in the world! I’m wildly happy about this little blue addition to our property. Here’s to spreading love through books. #lflweek
Es una idea genial. Una pequeña biblioteca a pie de calle, delante de tu casa, que se “autogestiona ”. Como usuario solo hay que cumplir una regla muy sencilla: si te llevas un libro, deja otro en su lugar.
El objetivo de littlefreelibrary, la inspirada ONG que puso en marcha la idea, es crear comunidad y fomentar la lectura. De La Haya a Ronda, pasando por Minneapolis, Sidney o Santiago de Chile. De momento hay más de 150.000 repartidas entre 120 países. Estas son algunas de mis favoritas. ¿Adivináis cuál es el último libro que he dejado?
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It’s Little Free Library week! #lflweek . I just found out yesterday so this morning I downloaded the app and drove to the 6 closest to my house. Turns out there are about 100 in west Seattle! Wow! I had 6 books to donate so I hit the 6 closest and put a book in each. I only took 2 books so that feels like a win . The last one I went to was so fabulous! That 2nd photo is of the yard. Those people are fun! I wonder how many I can hit this year? Maybe that’s a new challenge to go with my bookstore challenge. #littlefreelibrary #LFL #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #books #reading
#lflweek ended yesterday, but I love a good Little Free Library year round! ♥️
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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! (8.5×11 for organizations or individuals or half sheet)
Photo Contest
We will randomly select 25 participants to receive a $50 gift card to ThriftBooks! To enter, simply post your photo on social media using the hashtag #LFLweek.
Rules of entry:
- Open May 10-20, 2024
- Enter up to 10 photos (one Instagram post can include up to 10 photos)
- A registered Little Free Library 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.
Photo tips:
- Show your Little Free Library some love! — Who can resist a cute photo?! We love seeing Little Free Libraries get hugs. And don’t forget to show your cute visitors! If you have permission, we love seeing happy kiddos with books and even cute pups visiting Little Free Library book-sharing boxes. And of course, we’d love to see you in the photo with 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
New for Little Free Library Week 2024, celebrate by playing 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—yep, you need a blackout BINGO—and post it on social media with the hashtag #LFLweek during the LFL Week Photo Contest, May 10-20. 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 2024 Todd H. Bol Awards for Outstanding Achievement will be announced during Little Free Library week!
Steward Meet-Ups
Attend one of the meet-ups across the U.S. and Canada to mingle with fellow stewards! Use the map below to find an event near you.