by Dan Sheridan | Mar 15, 2019 | Cool Library Designs, Innovative Ideas & Strategies "Outside the Box.", Library crafts and activities
With Spring on the way, it’s time to start preparing your Little Free Library for more foot traffic and book circulation. For some stewards with green thumbs, they are also gearing up to share seeds, scents, and floral scenery at their Library!
by Margret Aldrich | Feb 7, 2019 | Innovative Ideas & Strategies "Outside the Box.", Library crafts and activities, Rebuild and Revitalize
Unless you’ve been living under a stack of books, you’re probably aware of organizer-extraordinaire Marie Kondo and her mission to declutter the planet. To achieve that mission, Kondo—author of the bestselling book The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up and... 
by Margret Aldrich | Jan 29, 2019 | Innovative Ideas & Strategies "Outside the Box."
Calling all readers ready to make a difference! Little Free Library’s Action Book Club, which combines reading and community engagement, is launching a new theme: Moving Forward, celebrating growth, resilience, and well-being for all. In honor of the new theme, the... 
by Megan | Nov 9, 2018 | Community Outreach and Promotion, For Stewards, Innovative Ideas & Strategies "Outside the Box.", Steward Spotlight
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 volunteer stewards around the world. Raissa Martin has... 
by Megan | Nov 8, 2018 | Community Outreach and Promotion, For Stewards, Innovative Ideas & Strategies "Outside the Box.", Library crafts and activities
When Brooke Fossey, steward of Little Free Library #52072, moved to Pittsford, NY, she decided to bring one of her favorite activities with her: Kidical Mass group bike rides for kids and families. She established a local chapter and brought members of her community... 
by Megan | Oct 17, 2018 | Building Little Free Libraries, For Stewards, Innovative Ideas & Strategies "Outside the Box."
Little Free Library book-sharing boxes come in all shapes and sizes, and we really do mean that! If you’re like us, you love seeing the latest crazy, cool, and thoughtful Little Free Library designs from all around the world. We’ve put together some of our... 
by Megan | Feb 26, 2018 | For Stewards, Innovative Ideas & Strategies "Outside the Box.", Library crafts and activities, Steward Stories
We’ve talked about Little Free Library crawls before, but the city of Saline, Michigan, put a fun twist on the traditional idea in an event that we think you’ll definitely want to try! In a collaborative “Passport to the World of Books” event,... 
by Megan | Jan 8, 2018 | Building Little Free Libraries, Community Outreach and Promotion, For Stewards, Innovative Ideas & Strategies "Outside the Box.", Steward Stories
Little Free Libraries are more than just quaint little boxes that people put up in their front yards. Cities and organizations around the country are putting them up 5, 10 or 20 at a time to serve a variety of purposes. The city of Brantford, Ontario put their own creative spin on the 10 Little Free Libraries they placed around town.
by Margret Aldrich | Aug 9, 2017 | For Stewards, Innovative Ideas & Strategies "Outside the Box."
This guest post comes from Max Musicant, founder and principal of The Musicant Group, an award-winning placemaking firm dedicated to “creating places where people feel alive.” Here, he writes about their latest project: Friendly Front Yards. August 1st was National... 
by Megan | Jun 8, 2017 | Community Outreach and Promotion, For Stewards, Fundraising, Getting Started Resources, Innovative Ideas & Strategies "Outside the Box.", Steward Stories
How did a town of just 30,000 people wind up with over 100 Little Libraries? Little Free Library steward Mary Lindsey shares how she accomplished so much in so little time.
by Megan | May 18, 2017 | Getting Started Resources, Innovative Ideas & Strategies "Outside the Box.", Library crafts and activities, Must Read Resources
Looking for a cute, affordable Little Library design? Learn how one steward transformed a $25 IKEA metal cabinet cube into an adorable Little Free Library!
by Megan | Mar 28, 2017 | Community Outreach and Promotion, For Stewards, Innovative Ideas & Strategies "Outside the Box.", Library crafts and activities
Julie Bush has made more than a few beautiful, eye-catching “sandwich” signs to promote Little Libraries in her town of Lafayette, Louisiana. We’re sharing her photos and process so that you can create one, too!
by Megan | Mar 5, 2017 | For Stewards, Innovative Ideas & Strategies "Outside the Box.", Must Read Resources, Steward Stories
Rose Buckens and Jo Ann Jaacks are on a mission to bring Little Free Libraries to Litchfield, Connecticut and the surrounding towns. But some of their Little Free Library book exchanges don’t only share books. Jaacks and Buckens expanded on the traditional “Take a Book, Return a Book” idea…
by Margret Aldrich | Feb 16, 2017 | Innovative Ideas & Strategies "Outside the Box.", Must Read Resources
How would you design your dream Little Free Library? Last fall Chronicle Books challenged architects around the world to design outside-the-box Little Free Libraries. Now, the Little Free Library Design Competition winners have been announced!
by Margret Aldrich | Oct 14, 2016 | Innovative Ideas & Strategies "Outside the Box.", Must Read Resources
In Minneapolis, police officers don’t always ride in squad cars—some ride three-wheeled bikes around the city, filling up Little Free Libraries with books! Bike Cops for Kids, a popular Minneapolis Police Department program established in 2009, has delivered hundreds of free books…
by Margret Aldrich | Oct 11, 2016 | Community Outreach and Promotion, Innovative Ideas & Strategies "Outside the Box.", Must Read Resources
Chances are, you’ve heard of a pub crawl. But what about a Little Free Library Crawl? This tour is a fun way to visit multiple Little Free Libraries in your neighborhood by foot, bike, or car. In this post, learn how a steward group hosted a well-attended Little Free Library Crawl in Corpus Christi, Texas.
by Megan | May 11, 2016 | Community Outreach and Promotion, For Stewards, Getting Started Resources, Innovative Ideas & Strategies "Outside the Box.", Must Read Resources, Steward Stories
Rhonda managed to get around 150 people to attend her Little Free Library’s Grand Opening and just about the whole town knew about it, which is one of the most wildly successful events we’ve heard of! She didn’t do anything crazy or exceptional, either. In fact, she followed a simple series of steps that just about anyone can take.
by Megan | Apr 1, 2016 | Community Outreach and Promotion, For Stewards, Innovative Ideas & Strategies "Outside the Box.", Must Read Resources
Have you ever dreamed of getting paid to start a Little Free Library? If you live in West Hollywood, California, you’re in luck. There, the city is offering eight $600 grants to build and maintain Little Free Libraries. How does it work? …
by Megan | Feb 25, 2016 | For Stewards, Innovative Ideas & Strategies "Outside the Box.", Must Read Resources
Over 80% of the people on Earth do not have access to the Internet. Imagine if you or your kids didn’t have access to the incredible amount of knowledge online – the photos, the videos, the stories, the chance to connect and learn from billions of other... 
by Megan | Feb 3, 2016 | Community Outreach and Promotion, For Stewards, Innovative Ideas & Strategies "Outside the Box.", Library crafts and activities, Must Read Resources
The creative family of stewards behind Little Free Library #21461 will share three helpful hints that they have used to advertise their Library (it can be tricky to get people to actually use a Little Library!), make it more visible and protect their guest book from, er…over-enthusiastic visitors.
by Megan | Aug 8, 2015 | Building Little Free Libraries, For Stewards, Innovative Ideas & Strategies "Outside the Box.", Rebuild and Revitalize
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 for some repair and updating. Here are some tips to help renew your Library.
by Megan | Jul 30, 2015 | Building Little Free Libraries, Getting Started Resources, Innovative Ideas & Strategies "Outside the Box.", Little Free Library updates,email & newsletters, Must Read Resources
Worried about the skills or money needed to start a Little Free Library? This post will show you how to easily start a Little Free Library, no matter your budget or skill set.
by Megan | Jul 29, 2015 | Community Outreach and Promotion, Innovative Ideas & Strategies "Outside the Box.", Library crafts and activities, Little Free Library updates,email & newsletters
Hey guys, If you haven’t seen them yet, check out our original post on Little Library Takeovers with tips from book blogger and LFL steward Swapna Krishna. You also don’t want to miss the first post in the Library Takeover Tips series, which shows you how... 
by Megan | Jul 29, 2015 | Community Outreach and Promotion, For Stewards, Innovative Ideas & Strategies "Outside the Box.", Library crafts and activities, Little Free Library updates,email & newsletters
Several months ago we wrote this blog post on how to host a Little Free Library Takeover. What is a Library Takeover? It’s when a particular Little Library removes all of its usual books and is stocked exclusively with either: Books from a specific publisher A... 