Across the country and around the world, the Little Free Library nonprofit organization strives to build community, inspire readers, and expand book access for everyone. See our press releases for the most recent updates, and Contact Us with any questions or interview requests.
Latest News
Little Free Library Announces New Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer – June 17, 2025
Little Free Library Announces Four New Board Members – June 5, 2025
Little Free Library and TNT Partner to Celebrate the Premiere of The Librarians: The Next Chapter – May 22, 2025
2025 Press Releases
Little Free Library Announces 2025 Todd H. Bol Awards for Outstanding Achievement – May 13, 2025
‘Little Free Library Week’ Is Coming May 11-17! – May 6, 2025
Kwame Alexander Dedicates ‘The Crossover’–themed Little Free Library in Hometown of Chesapeake, VA – April 17, 2025
Little Free Library Celebrates 200,000 Book-Sharing Boxes – March 27, 2025
Little Free Library Unveils 200,000th Book-Sharing Box – March 11, 2025
Brightspeed Sponsors 28 Little Free Libraries to Expand Book Access in Underserved Communities – March 3, 2025
Study Shows Children Read More When They Have Access to a Little Free Library – February 12, 2025
Little Free Library Executive Director Greig Metzger to Retire – January 24, 2025
Little Free Library to Celebrate Milestone with 200,000th Library Launch – January 7, 2025
2024 Press Releases
- Red Lake Nation College Introduces Little Free Libraries at Minneapolis Site – November 13, 2024
- Filmmaker Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY Hosts Little Free Library Ribbon Cutting and Liberated Lit Screening Series for Banned Books Week – September 26, 2025
- Take a Banned Book, Share a Banned Book: Little Free Library Celebrates Banned Books Week, September 22-28 – September 18, 2024
- Book Ban Hotspots and Nearby Little Free Library Locations Shown on New Interactive Map – September 4, 2024
- Book Champions: Little Free Library Announces 2024 Todd H. Bol Awards for Outstanding Achievement – May 14, 2024
- Celebrate ‘Little Free Library Week’ May 12-18! – May 6, 2024
- Three Little Free Libraries Go on Tour with Recording Artist Laufey to Support Her Book Club – April 16, 2024
- Little Free Library Celebrates Solar Eclipse with 25 New Book-Sharing Boxes in the Path of Totality – April 8, 2024
- ‘Dog Man’ Little Free Library Unveiled in Cleveland, First of 50 Libraries Coming to All U.S. States – March 19, 2024
- ‘Dog Man’ Little Free Libraries Coming to All 50 States through Scholastic and Little Free Library’s ‘Power Up with Reading’ Initiative – March 12, 2024
- NEA’s Read Across America and Little Free Library Partner to Celebrate 50th Anniversary of Hip-Hop – February 28, 2024
- Little Free Library Announces Volunteer Engagement Initiative ‘Team LFL’ – January 23, 2024
Annual Reports
- 2024 Gratitude Report
- 2023 Gratitude Report
2022 Gratitude Report
- 2022 Form 990
- 2021 Annual Report
- 2020 Annual Report
- 2019 Annual Report
- 2018 Annual Report
Newsletters & Publications
Other Notable Stories
Little Free Library working to end ‘reading deserts’ (FOX News Twin Cities)
San Francisco Fights Urban Disorder—and Goes After a Little Free Library (Wall Street Journal)
Plot twist: Activists skirt book bans with guerrilla giveaways and pop-up libraries (NPR)
Gov. Tim Walz installs “Little Free Library” (CBS News Twin Cities)
San Francisco bureaucrats gave woman a choice: Remove free library or pay $1,400 after one anonymous complaint (San Francisco Chronicle)
Legacy and Impact Lead This Year’s All Ways Black Initiative From Penguin Random House (Adweek)
Ice is nice, but Washington capitals are now in the library business, too (WUSA 9 and others)
How to Build Your Own Little Free Library (Family Handyman)
The Love of Books + The Power of Community (We are for Good, podcast episode 381)
Ask This Old House, Season 21, Episode 8 “How to Build and Install a Little Free Library” (Ask This Old House)
Home Town, Season 6, Episode 12 “A Solid Foundation” (HGTV)
5 of my all-time favorite books (Gates Notes)
What Director Daniel Kwan Can’t Live Without (New York Magazine, The Strategist)
Making Great Literature Available to Underserved Communities (CityNews Toronto)
Positive Charge! PDX and Little Free Library Partner to Increase Inclusion (KATU2)
Twin Cities Business Giving Guide
Interview: Little Free Library moves headquarters to Saint Paul (KSTP)
The world was his oyster, but he chose Minnesota (Star Tribune)
St. Pete woman creates 236 ‘Little Free Libraries,’ gets international award (WFLA News)
Woodbury woman puts up Hogwarts free book library to spread love of reading (Fox 9)
Stephen and Ayesha Curry Hope Their Youth Literacy Project Will Transform Oakland (Parents)
‘She saw somebody that looked like her’: Read in Color program highlights BIPOC authors, characters (KARE 11)
6 Little Free Libraries worth visiting, from D.C. to California (Washington Post)
Savannah Arts Academy English teacher creates little library filled with banned books (Savannah Morning News)
Dad-themed Little Free Libraries unveiled in Northeast Ohio as part of NBA All-Star festivities (WKYC)
LFL Is the World’s Biggest Book-Sharing Program, And It’s On An Important New Mission (Scary Mommy)
Little Free Library Launches Read in Color Diversity Initiative (Publishers Weekly)
Where Covid Left Holes Volunteers Stepped In (New York Times)
Little Free Library starts ‘Read in Color’ initiative, includes more books about people of color (Upworthy)
Little Free Library is diversifying its book-sharing boxes with more titles about people of color (CNN)
Helping everyone see themselves in the pages of a book (Fox 9)
Little Free Library Launches ‘Read in Color’ Initiative (WCCO 4)
Little Free Library fights racism by diversifying its book-sharing boxes: ‘Everyone should see themselves’ (USA Today)
Are Little Free Libraries helping locals survive COVID? (Los Angeles Times)
Little library transforms into mini pantry of essential needs (CBS Evening News)
Small free libraries offering solace amid virus shutdowns (Associated Press)
Little libraries become food pantries during COVID-19 (PBS NewsHour)
Kindness can’t be quarantined: Little Free Libraries provide food, toilet paper during pandemic (USA Today)
People are stocking Little Free Libraries with food, supplies during coronavirus pandemic (The Hill)
Little Free Libraries turned into food pantries during coronavirus spread (Los Angeles Times)
How One Mother Used a Little Free Library to Teach Her Daughter Empathy (Real Simple)
Navajo Nation opens first Little Free Library thanks to teacher (The Republic)
Bringing Little Free Libraries to School (We Are Teachers)
In 10 years, Little Free Libraries have made a big impact (Washington Post)
Little Free Library Unveils 100,000 Box, Celebrates with Giveaway (School Library Journal)
The Most Magical ‘Little Free Library’ Is Built Right Into a Tree Stump (Atlas Obscura)