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Tips From The Field – How To Promote Your Library And Engage Your Community

Springdale Presbyterian’s Little Free Library

The Little Free Library outside of Springdale Presbyterian Church in Louisville, Kentucky is literally overflowing. From preschool field trips to plant sales, they have done such an excellent job promoting… Continue reading Tips From The Field – How To Promote Your Library And Engage Your Community

Nicole, Phil and their son Alex.

Update! Two months after the Library’s disappearance, we learned that it was mistakenly taken by a local couple who thought the Library had been placed on the curb as trash. The… Continue reading “Stolen” Little Free Libraries: The Silver Lining Behind Theft in Lexington, Kentucky

A well-placed sign can do wonders if you’re trying to get more people to notice your Little Free Library book exchange. Library steward and artist Julie Bush has made more… Continue reading How to Create a Little Free Library “Sandwich” Sign

There’s beauty in a simple box full of books, but some Little Free Library book-sharing boxes take it to the next level. Check out 39 of the most whimsical, creative,… Continue reading 39 Wildly Creative Little Free Library Designs

We’ve noticed a pretty wonderful trend these past few years. More and more Girl Scouts are choosing to build and install Little Free Library book boxes for their communities. Keep… Continue reading Starting a Little Free Library: 5 Girl Scout Success Stories

Today we’re celebrating a major landmark: the 50,000th Little Free Library! Little Free Library No. 50,000 has been placed at the Illumination Foundation, a homeless shelter in Santa Ana, California,… Continue reading Big Milestone for Little Free Library: 50,000 Libraries Worldwide

One of the most creative and cost-effective ways to start a Little Free Library is convert an old newspaper dispenser into a little library. With the internet delivering news to… Continue reading How to Turn a Newspaper Vending Box into a Little Free Library

The Grand Opening Ceremony had around 150 people in attendance!

Have a Grand Opening Ceremony – It’s Important One of the key steps to starting a Little Free Library is the Grand Opening Ceremony. If you don’t know what that… Continue reading Steward Rhonda Adams Got 150 People to Attend her Library’s Grand Opening (and She Shares Exactly How She Did It!)

Now that some Little Free Libraries have been out in the weather for several years of hard winters, hot summers and storms of all kinds, many of them are ready… Continue reading Re-Energize Your Little Library–Repair & Maintenance

Steward Maria Gallegos loves and daily cares for her cute, little-red-schoolhouse-themed Little Free Library. It was a big hit in her small town of Dillon, Montana. When her neighbors informed… Continue reading Everyone Doesn’t Always Follow The Rules…And It’s OK.