There are lots of cool Little Free Library plans out there, but if you want to build a book exchange box, you don’t have to start from scratch. An easy way to save money and time is to modify an existing piece of furniture or appliance so that it’s ready...
Little Free Library #4095 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, doesn’t just have one steward…. it has twelve. Creating the library and maintaining it are a neighborhood effort. “Years ago I heard about little libraries and brought up the idea at our neighborhood...
Like many of us, Layla Rascona and her husband Anthony felt the toll of social distancing during COVID-19. “We felt super isolated. We spent more time at home and in our yard and I noticed a lot of new faces in other yards that I hadn’t met yet,”...
There’s a growing body of research that shows when you focus on being kind to others, rather than doing things for yourself, you feel happier and more positive. It’s like the kindness you put out into the world comes back to you! Starting a Little Free...
Nwamaka Unaka has read a book to her daughter every night since the day she was born. One night they were watching a YouTube video together about Little Free Library and her daughter asked if they could start their own for their Houston, Texas, neighborhood. She had...
“It’s funny how things that aren’t planned sometimes turn out so well. That’s the way it happened with the Little Free Library,” says Kathy Walters, steward of Little Free Library #97020 in Stevensville, Pennsylvania. It started with...
“I decided to try something new … and it has been incrediby popular. Everyone has been loving having an activity to do while social distancing,” says Alexandra MacDonald, steward of Little Free Library #20834 in Toronto, Ontario. (Find her library...
During the coronavirus outbreak, Little Free Library stewards are finding creative ways to help their neighbors, transforming their libraries to share everything from ramen noodles and canned goods to toilet paper and jigsaw puzzles. In an ingenious twist, homemade...
A Little Free Library box in Skokie, IL, stocked with toilet paper. Image credit: steward Carrie Z. Prior to becoming Little Free Library’s executive director, Greig Metzger spent several years as the executive director of a food shelf in the Minneapolis, MN,...
With concerns around COVID-19 a priority, we want to share information with you, our valued stewards and supporters, about best practices at Little Free Library book-sharing boxes. First, we encourage you to follow the advice of the Centers for Disease Control and...
Take a stroll down Kirk Avenue in San Jose, California, and you’ll discover a reader’s delight: a waystation of sorts with a comfortable bench, street lamp, and no fewer than four Little Free Library book-sharing boxes, festively adorned with a sign...
Little Free Library volunteer steward Jennifer Wade came up with a creative way to add some color and personality to her little library: wallpapering the inside! As a longtime reader and bibliophile, Jennifer had often admired the Little Free Library book boxes in her...
When Lori Savage Grayson first saw a photo of a Little Free Library book box in 2014, she knew she wanted to start one. As the Founder and Director of Children’s Communication Center in Tallahassee, Florida, Lori knew the big benefits of exposing children to...
With a new year upon us, many folks are taking a moment to note what they’re grateful for and the positive changes they’d like to work toward in the months to come. One simple gesture of gratitude has been a staple for centuries across the world: the thank...
If your Little Free Library book-sharing box has been well-used for a few years, or perhaps you live in a snowy or rainy climate, one way to make sure you have dry books for years to come is to caulk the seems of your Little Library. Caulk is a waterproof sealant and...
Every season, Little Free Library stewards blow us away with their creative decor and holiday celebrations, and this year is no exception! Decorating your Little Free Library to celebrate different holidays and seasons, as well as offering seasonal reads, is a great...
“We were blown away by the positive response. We believe that a citywide network of Little Free Library [book boxes] can help to create positive interactions and engagement across all our diverse neighborhoods and can help break down barriers between...
You figured out how to start a Little Free Library book exchange, and things are going well, but you’ve got a problem: too many books! Many Little Free Library volunteer stewards quickly realize that their neighbors are sharing more books than their library can...
Sheley Wimmer is a teacher and the steward of Little Free Library book-sharing box #84277 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Her Library is a repurposed newspaper vending box, and it’s one of ten Little Libraries that her students are creating for their community....
If you’re lucky, lots of people will use your Little Free Library right from the start. Sometimes, though, it takes weeks or months for people to discover a new Little Library. This is especially true for Libraries in secluded locations or those tucked away on...
Little Free Library steward Gary Bachman is always looking for new things to try out in his home garden. Gary is a horticulturist with Mississippi State University Extension and was recently named a Great American Gardener by the American Horticultural Society....
The beloved children’s book author, Theodor Seuss Geisel, was born on March 2, 1904. You probably know him as Dr. Seuss. The whimsical, bright images in his books have inspired scores of Little Free Library designs. And every year on his birthday, Little Library...
This post is part of Little Free Library’s steward spotlight series! Being a Little Free Library steward can yield some surprising insights. On her Little Free Library’s first anniversary, steward Tara Choate reflected on what she’d learned over the...
This post is part of Little Free Library’s Steward Spotlight series! For Katie Larson, starting a Little Free Library was a natural extension of her job as a seventh grade language arts teacher. Katie said, “I’m crazy obsessed with this Library and...
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