by Margret Aldrich | Feb 1, 2019 | Must Read Resources
Are you stuck in winter’s polar vortex, dreaming of flip flops instead of snow boots? If you’re like us, you’re also dreaming of Little Free Libraries in steamy climates and tropical settings. Here are ten warm-weather Little Free Libraries that... 
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 | Jan 25, 2019 | Building Little Free Libraries, Rebuild and Revitalize
Can your Little Free Library withstand the winter? If you’ve been wondering how to winterize your Library, or whether you should take it down until the weather warms up, read on! We’ll answer common questions about Library maintenance during the snowy... 
by Megan | Jan 18, 2019 | News from Around the Block
Everyone knows what a Little Free Library is, but not everyone realizes there is a nonprofit organization that keeps the book-sharing network going and growing. 2019 celebrates 10 years of Little Free Libraries and the moment when the first seed was sown that would... 
by Megan | Jan 18, 2019 | Cool Library Designs, For Stewards, Steward Spotlight, Steward Stories
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... 
by Margret Aldrich | Jan 10, 2019 | Steward Spotlight
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 Free Library. Now, instead of providing... 
by Megan | Jan 4, 2019 | Building Little Free Libraries, Steward Spotlight, Steward Stories
This post is part of Little Free Library’s Steward Spotlight series! Adam Seelig, a technology education teacher at John G. Borden Middle School in Wallkill, New York, found a creative way to bring five Little Free Libraries to his small community: make it a summer... 
by Margret Aldrich | Dec 21, 2018 | Must Read Resources
As we near the end of 2018, we’re looking back at our biggest stories of the year. Here are our top five: 5. Today Show Launches a Little Free Library This summer, the Today show unveiled their very own Little Free Library book-sharing box at 30 Rockerfeller... 
by Megan | Dec 13, 2018 | Steward Spotlight, Steward Stories
The small island community of Grenada, located off the northeast coast of Venezuela, now has a Little Free Library #80239 in the capital city of St. George’s! The Library was built by a local Grenadian using recycled materials. Steward Cynthia Taylor registered... 
by Megan | Dec 6, 2018 | Building Little Free Libraries
With a little imagination, creating a Little Free Library book-sharing box doesn’t have to require building skills and lots of tools. You can turn most any object that already has a door and space inside into a Little Library! That’s exactly what steward...