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 11-17, 2025! 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: Share your favorite Little Free Library with your friends and family! Open the mobile app, tap to view your favorite library, then tap the share icon in the upper right.
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 sponsor!
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I have some little prize bags to put in the little library today and tomorrow, in celebration of #littlefreelibraryweek … one has been added now!
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Happy LFL week! We love our Little Libraries💚
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It`s #LFLweek so visit your neighborhood #littlefreelibrary and find a new favorite book. 📚 Also, who agrees that Lorelei and Rory would have *definitely* had a LFL in front of their house of the idea had existed back then haha!
It’s littlefreelibrary week! 📚📖📚 It’s been so fun to see WILL’S RACE FOR HOME in your neighborhood libraries! #lflweek
A few new items!
Two books I won through Goodreads..
A Clean Mess
A Husband Out Of This World.. and there is an envelope in it which I did not open. It`s a gift for whomever picks it up.
There are some children`s workbooks and coloring books for children and adults.
Enjoy!
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It’s Little Free Library Week! I’m celebrating with some new books in the library, including this book that I haven’t read yet but has gotten rave reviews from many of my friends: Babel by R. F. Kuang.
We’re also sharing Little Free Library BINGO cards - a fun, free family activity to enjoy during this beautiful spring weather. If you take a photo of your completed BINGO card and post a photo on social media with the #LFLweek hashtag, you could win a ThriftBooks gift card!
I’m especially excited that my book bundle from librariesforliberation arrived this week! I’ll be sharing these diverse books with Little Free Libraries throughout my community during #LFLweek.
It’s Little Free Library Week! 📚
We love curating our littlefreelibrary and sharing great reads with you! To celebrate #LFLweek, we’re sharing a special edition of Remarkably Bright Creatures (one of our favorites!) in our library 🐙💛
Stop by a Little Free Library near you ➡️ littlefreelibrary.org/map
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In honour of #LFLweek here is another! This was found on the same walk with my sister last weekend. I picked up Sea Gate from this one.
What kind of books do you tend to find in LFLs❓
Medli is waiting for someone to come get a book.
#readbannedbooks #littlefreelibrary #lflweek #readincolor #bristolva
Hurray for Little Free Library Week!
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Little Free Library became a nonprofit May 17, 2012, launching a journey to make books accessible to everyone, so it`s a week-long birthday celebration of global book gifting May 11-17!
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You can join in even if you don`t have your own LFL: download the mobile app and share a book in a LFL, donate to Little Free Library so they can continue their book outreach, or take a photo of yourself with your favorite LFL and post with the hashtag #lflweek. There`s even a fun bingo card you can print out to do, and there are prizes for all of it! Go to littlefreelibrary for details.
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What an excellent excuse to completely clear out my own beloved Little Free Library and fill it with fresh books. Check it out! I hope you have a great day, with a book in it somewhere.
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#bookgiving #bookgifting #booklover #bookwoman #babygotbooks
Support Little Free Libraries 😍 as an author I love putting my children’s books in them and knowing some happy new readers will discover a possible new favorite story!
Have you checked out your local little free library yet?
#LFLWeek #littlefreelibraries #childrensbooks #picturebooks #booksforkids
Happy little free library week! 🥰📚
My family lives on property in a more rural area so we don’t come by little free libraries as often. However, I spotted this incredible LFL driving down a backroad the other week and I am obsessed!
You can see and feel how much love this LFL gets from the community. There are books for all ages, even some toys and games. And the walls are filled with hand written thank you notes from people who have visited.
I donated Too Late by Colleen Hoover while I was there. I read this last year and thought it was a good read but I don’t see myself picking it up again. Hopefully someone new can enjoy it now!
Have you visited a LFL this week?
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Found another little free library in need of some love. Thankfully, I always carry boxes of books in my car! I may just change my name to The Little Free Library Rescuer 😂
This LFL sits outside the Ridgecrest branch of ymcasuncoast , and it is once again ready for patrons 🎉
#lflweek #littlefreelibrary #bookstagram #lfl #readbooks #bannedbooks #bookish #bookbox #largo
It’s Little Free Library Week! This is the perfect time to adventure outside and explore a Little Free Library near you.
We’ve teamed up with littlefreelibrary to install three across NYC, including at the Greg Jackson Center in Brownsville, Major Owens Community Center, and East New York Farms! Lookout for more in 2025!
One of the best things about Little Free Libraries is they’re open 24/7. Take a book anytime, or leave one behind to spark someone else’s imagination! ✨
Download the Little Free Library app to find one near you, try their Bingo challenge, and don’t forget to tag your photos with #LFLWeek! ❤️📚
#LittleFreeLibrary #FreeBooks #NYCLibrary #Community #Access #Choice
In honor of #LittleFreeLibraryWeek, here are just some of my favorite #LFLs across #CLE -- including the one I most recently visited and filled, at the shalomtranquilitycgcleveland. These little book boxes are my favorite things! 🥰 They build comminuty and announce to the world that #wereadhere.
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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 to ThriftBooks! To enter, simply post your photo on social media using the hashtag #LFLweek.
Rules of entry:
- Open May 9-19, 2025
- Enter up to 10 photos (note: Instagram stories are not eligible)
- 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
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 9-19. 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 2025 Todd H. Bol Awards for Outstanding Achievement will be announced during Little Free Library week!
Community Events
Attend one of the events across the U.S. and Canada to mingle with fellow stewards and Little Free Library fans! Use the map below to find an event near you.