Stories in the Media
2020
LFL Is the World’s Biggest Book-Sharing Program, And It’s On An Important New Mission (Scary Mommy, October 30, 2020)
Little Free Library Launches Read in Color Diversity Initiative (Publishers Weekly, October 28, 2020)
Where Covid Left Holes Volunteers Stepped In (New York Times, October 28, 2020)
Little Free Library starts ‘Read in Color’ initiative, includes more books about people of color (Upworthy, October 20, 2020)
Little Free Library is diversifying its book-sharing boxes with more titles about people of color (CNN, October 17, 2020)
Helping everyone see themselves in the pages of a book (Fox 9, October 16, 2020)
Little Free Library Launches ‘Read in Color’ Initiative (WCCO 4, October 14, 2020)
Little Free Library fights racism by diversifying its book-sharing boxes: ‘Everyone should see themselves’ (USA Today, October 14, 2020)
Are Little Free Libraries helping locals survive COVID? (Los Angeles Times, August 20, 2020)
Little library transforms into mini pantry of essential needs (CBS Evening News, June 16, 2020)
Small free libraries offering solace amid virus shutdowns (Associated Press, May 17, 2020)
Little libraries become food pantries during COVID-19 (PBS NewsHour, May 10, 2020)
Kindness can’t be quarantined: Little Free Libraries provide food, toilet paper during pandemic (USA Today, April 20, 2020)
People are stocking Little Free Libraries with food, supplies during coronavirus pandemic (The Hill, April 10, 2020)
Little Free Libraries turned into food pantries during coronavirus spread (Los Angeles Times, March 30, 2020)
2019
How One Mother Used a Little Free Library to Teach Her Daughter Empathy (Real Simple, October 23, 2019)
Navajo Nation opens first Little Free Library thanks to teacher (The Republic, July 5, 2019)
Bringing Little Free Libraries to School (We Are Teachers, June 10, 2019)
In 10 years, Little Free Libraries have made a big impact (Washington Post, May 14, 2019)
Little Free Library Unveils 100,000 Box, Celebrates with Giveaway (School Library Journal, March 11, 2020)
The Most Magical ‘Little Free Library’ Is Built Right Into a Tree Stump (Atlas Obscura, January 28, 2019)
Other Notable Media Stories
Street Libraries
ATTN:, October 2018
Come Together: A Thematic Collection of Times Articles, Essays, Maps and More About Creating Community
New York Times, September 2018
People Are Building Little Free Libraries—and They’re Popping Up Everywhere
Reader’s Digest, November 2017
Looking to Libraries
1A, July 2017
Little Free Libraries Are Spreading Across the World!
Rob Greenfield TV, June 2017
6 Novel Ideas to Improve Your Summer Reading
Coastal Living, June 2017
Los Angeles Police Department and Little Free Library: Engagement through Books
Community Policing Dispatch, April 2017
Kid Engineer: Little Free Library
PBS Kids, March 2017
Architects Gave the Humble "Little Free Library" a Makeover
Quartz, February 2017
Whoopi Goldberg's Favorite Things
The View, November 2016
A Big Celebration for Little Free Libraries
Utne Reader, Fall 2016
The Big Potential of Little Free Libraries
Future Perfect, October 2016
Literary Democracy in Action: The Little Free Library Book
Los Angeles Times, April 2015
Big Visions for Little Free Libraries: Literacy and Community Engagement
ILA Reporter, June 2014
Do-It-Yourself Libraries Coming to a Neighborhood Near You
Rotarian Magazine, March 2014
Pizza Hut’s ‘Little Free Libraries’ Look Exactly Like Mini Pizza Huts
Atlas Obscura, October 2018
Books on the Street: The Rise of Micro-Libraries
Financial Times, August 2018
Building Community by Sharing Books
Stanford Social Innovation Review, February 2018
Minneapolis Police, Little Free Library Launch Mobile Book-Sharing Program
Star Tribune, October 2017
I Am an American: Wisconsin's Todd Bol Started Little Free Library Revolution
USA Today, July 2017
Eye on Detroit: Little Free Libraries
CBS Detroit, June 2017
Children's Book Authors and Their Little Free Libraries
Book Riot, May 2017
Neighbor's Sweet Note Reveals More than Just Thanks
WWL-TV, April 2017
Little Free Libraries in Armenia
One Armenia, February 2017
Read, Discuss, Act: New Little Free Library Book Club Inspires Community Action
Star Tribune, February 2017
My Little Free Library Gives Out 300 Books a Month
Book Riot, November 2016
Free the Library
Chasing News, November 2016
Seattle Plants Tiny Libraries to Attract More Tourists
Adweek, September 2016
Little Free Libraries Aim to Grow Beyond Neighborhood Curiosity
Chicago Tribune, April 2015
Itsy Bitsy Libraries
SaturdayEveningPost.com, May/June 2014
This Is Atlanta: Little Free Libraries
PBS Atlanta, December 2013
There Are Now 75,000 Little Free Libraries Around the World — And Here’s Why You Should Add More
Good News Network, September 2018
Small Wonders: 11 Facts About Little Free Libraries
Mental Floss, August 2018
How the Little Free Library Became an International Phenomenon
Parade, February 2018
Free Book Exchanges Coming to Detroit Police Precincts
U.S. News & World Report, September 2017
Reading Opes Up Doors: Little Free Libraries Go to School
Journal of School Safety, Summer 2017
Little Free Libraries Offer Refreshing Divergence from Political Discourse of the Day
Chicago Tribune, June 2017
Meet the Man Behind Those Little Free Libraries
Colorado Public Radio, April 2017
Little Free Library Launches 'Action Book Club' to Inspire Community Service
Shareable, March 2017
Little Free Libraries Appear in All Sorts of Places
AARP Livable Communities, February 2017
Action Book Club: Readers Start a Ripple Effect of Good Deeds
Book Riot, January 2017
One Man's Idea for a Little Free Library
Christian Science Monitor, October 2016
First-Ever Little Free Library Festival
Smithsonian.com, May 2016
The Low-Tech Appeal of Little Free Libraries
The Atlantic, July 2014
Little Libraries Link Generations, Help Overcome Loneliness
AARP Bulletin, May 2014
How the Little Free Library is Reinventing the Library
Huffington Post, August 2012
Using Books to Build Community
NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams