If you’re a Boy Scout or Girl Scout looking to build a Little Free Library (perhaps for your Gold Award or Eagle Scout Project?), then this post is for you!… Continue reading Library Build Case Study: Eagle Scout Project
Category: Steward Stories
Steward Spotlight: Victoria Kibler
Victoria Kibler has a very busy Little Free Library, and it’s not because she’s in a great location. Her Library (charter #8252) is on a quiet cul-de-sac in a neighborhood… Continue reading Steward Spotlight: Victoria Kibler
Librarian Transforms 110-Year-Old Tree into Jaw-Dropping Little Free Library
Talk about a “giving tree”! When a 110-year-old cottonwood tree in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, needed to be removed, Sharalee Armitage Howard—a librarian, artist, and bookbinder—transformed it into an amazing Little… Continue reading Librarian Transforms 110-Year-Old Tree into Jaw-Dropping Little Free Library
Who Would Vandalize a Little Free Library?
In 2010, I discovered a Little Free Library. I fought an overwhelming, joyful urge to sprint up to this tiny box of books and hug it. (I later lost the… Continue reading Who Would Vandalize a Little Free Library?
Steward Spotlight: Talena Lachelle Queen
This post is part of Little Free Library’s Steward Spotlight series! This series delves into the diversity of steward experience and uncovers the challenges, surprises, and best practices of Little Free Library… Continue reading Steward Spotlight: Talena Lachelle Queen
A Citywide Passport to Reading Event with Little Free Library book-sharing boxes
In a collaborative “Passport to the World of Books” event, volunteers and residents of Saline created a Little Free Library Passport. The idea was to kick off summer reading with a family-friendly reading… Continue reading A Citywide Passport to Reading Event with Little Free Library book-sharing boxes
Spreading Art through Little Free Libraries
When you think of Little Free Libraries, your first thought probably goes to sharing books, or maybe to meeting neighbors. But Little Free Libraries are more than just quaint little… Continue reading Spreading Art through Little Free Libraries
10 Incredible Handwritten Notes Found in Little Free Libraries
Forget emails, texts, tweets, and posts. When you start a Little Free Library, the best kind of message you can receive is a handwritten note from a Library visitor. Little Free… Continue reading 10 Incredible Handwritten Notes Found in Little Free Libraries
One Small Town, Over 100 Little Libraries
To say that the city of Lake Worth, Florida, has a lot of Little Free Libraries would be a huge understatement. With a population of around 30,000 people, Lake Worth… Continue reading One Small Town, Over 100 Little Libraries
Tips From The Field – How To Promote Your Library And Engage Your Community
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