Meet Miranda Paul and John Parra, the award-winning author and illustrator behind Little Libraries, Big Heroes, a children’s book that tells the origin story of the Little Free Library movement and the ordinary heroes who bring it to life. We asked Miranda...
This post is part of our Little Free Library moments series! This series highlights touching moments that are created by stewards and their Little Free Libraries. Little Free Library #75078 in Westborough, Massachusetts, set out school supplies and fresh books to...
What’s the one thing better than reading an amazing story? Sharing it with others! That’s why we’re working with Goodreads (the world’s largest community of readers, with 95 million members) to create a global week of book sharing. Give A Good Read Week runs...
Happy National Read a Book Day! Little Free Library volunteer stewards and book-lovers all over the country are finding unique ways to celebrate, including baking treats to share with visitors, making fun bookmarks to hand out, and carving out some quality time to...
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...
The relationship between Little Free Library book-sharing boxes and public or school libraries is a frequent and often contentious discussion among readers. It’s easy to forget that the end goal of all libraries big and small is the same: getting books into peoples’...
We’re excited to announce the debut of Little Libraries, Big Heroes, a new picture book from award-winning duo Miranda Paul and John Parra! The book tells the inspirational story of how our late founder, Todd H. Bol, started the Little Free Library movement....
On July 27th in Orlando, 200 individuals from Vertical Bridge, a communications company, built 75 Little Free Library kits for a company-wide philanthropic event. See a bit of the elbow-grease being put to work below:...
The public library in Ojai Valley, California, and the Ojai Valley Library Friends & Foundation (OVLFF) came up with an ingenious way to get kids excited about books and encourage them to read more. They encouraged kids to visit at least 10 of the Little Free...
JUST ANNOUNCED! Our Action Book Club, which combines reading and community service, is launching a new theme: We Are Family, celebrating families of all kinds and how they shape us. In honor of the new theme, we’re hosting an exciting giveaway for Action Book...
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