Little Free Library #4095 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, doesn’t just have one steward…. it has twelve. Creating the library and maintaining it are a neighborhood effort. “Years ago I heard about little libraries and brought up the idea at our neighborhood...
We are thrilled to announce the launch of READ IN COLOR, a timely initiative bringing diverse books to LFL book-sharing boxes across the country and around the world. [TAKE ACTION: Sign the Read in Color pledge here!] Kicking off in Minneapolis, the origin of social...
John and Mary Hill enjoy doing things to benefit their community. That’s why a few years back, they founded a food pantry on the campus of Front Range Community College, where they both worked. Then in 2018, Mary was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, and they...
Action Book Clubs across the country are combining reading with community service—and having fun along the way! In this series, we’re highlighting some of our favorite reading groups. To find out how you can start an Action Book Club of your own visit the program’s...
Congratulations to this month’s Impact Library recipients, and welcome to the Little Free Library family! Little Free Library’s Impact Library Program provides no-cost Little Free Library book exchanges to underserved communities where they can make a meaningful...
Congratulations to this month’s Impact Library recipients, and welcome to the Little Free Library family! Little Free Library’s Impact Library Program provides no-cost Little Free Library book exchanges to underserved communities where they can make a meaningful...
Tashay Green runs a Chicago-based book-sharing program called “Books on the L,” so named for Chicago’s public transit system, the “L.” When the city issued a shelter-in-place order in early 2020, Tashay had to put a hold on things, but...
We’re delighted to announce a new partnership with Literati, a subscription book club company, that will increase access to books and instill a love of reading for children in Austin, Texas. Literati is sponsoring five special-edition Little Free Library boxes...
Good Read: The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden by Karina Yan Glaser Good Deed: Sharing garden veggies with the community This family Action Book Club, based in Missouri, chose a service project close to home. In fact, it’s in their backyard! They share the...
When Loida Casares heard a story about the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, placing book-sharing boxes in laundromats, she thought it was a genius idea. “I already had a Little Free Library of my own, outside my house, so I was already a library steward and...
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.
