Summertime is full of sun, fun, and friends, but for many kids it’s missing one thing: books. According to a new Scholastic study, 53 percent of kids say the school library is the place where they go to get books. But when school’s out and this resource...
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. Xavier built “Operation Imagination” (Library #86384) so he could do something positive and give back to...
You may have seen the story of Sharalee Armitage Howard, a librarian in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, who transformed a 110-year-old tree in her yard into an amazing Little Free Library. In Everett, Washington, resident Sara Sanders embarked on a similar project to...
When Sophie shared an adorable video of her dad delightedly counting the number of books that had been taken from his Little Free Library book-sharing box, she probably didn’t expect it to go viral. But since she posted the video to Twitter a few days ago,...
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....
Five gorgeous Little Free Library book-sharing boxes have popped up in public parks around New Rochelle, New York. The goal of these Libraries is not only to promote reading and build a sense of community, but also to showcase unique public art. The project started...
When a father reads to his child, the benefits are powerful. Studies show that dads are vital to their children’s literacy development, and reading together can help form unique, lifelong bonds. That’s why Kenneth Braswell, a national board member of the...
This spring we launched an epic contest with two-time Newbery Medal winner Kate DiCamillo and Candlewick Press. The Challenge: Tell us something you’ve done to strengthen your community and inspire hope. The Reward: For five grand-prize winners, a...
As we celebrate 10 years of Little Free Library book exchanges, we’re reminiscing about a decade of surprising, inspiring, and sometimes-bizarre bits of Little Free Library lore. Here are 10 facts you might not know about the Little Free Library movement. 1....
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. Leslie Hiller, the steward of Library #80140, knows a patron of her Library that takes books and reads...
This blog is for Little Free Library Stewards and fans. This is where you can come to share ideas, get advice and be inspired by Little Free Library experts posting on a broad range of literary topics.
