As we were leaving the beach the other day, I noticed something that at first seemed out of context, but then realized it was perfectly placed.
A Little Free Library
There you are, baking in the sun with nothing to read. Solution – a quick trip over the sand to pick up a freebie book.
I’ve usually seen these small windowed
boxes on the edge of someone’s lawn.
I’m not
sure what prompts them. Did the residents build it themselves in a fit of philanthropy?
And then, oh-my-goodness, I’ve just done some googling.
Little Free Library is a non-profit out of Minnesota. If you decide to host one, you become one of their stewards, and your library can be listed on their world-wide location map.
Look up their mission statement
– it’s enough to make this former English teacher and current voracious reader’s heart sing.
(By the way, I noticed Amazon squeezed a plug onto one of the pages, offering to sell you the box to house your library.)
Sadly, my impulse was less altruistic.
I returned the next day with my own contribution – one of my books, with a few bookmarks that might just possibly have mentioned that more of the series is available on Amazon.
I've never taken a book from one of these Little Libraries, but I left one once.
ReplyDeleteVery nice, Marty. We have 2 in my area. One (with books) across from the fire station, and one in front of a Catholic Church. But we also have one with canned goods in it across from my barbershop. I should take pictures, I wonder if they're the same outfit as yours?
ReplyDeleteLook for the name plate. If you look at the pictures above, you might be able to spot the name plates on them.
DeleteThis is one of the greatest ideas ever, and I suggest putting them in ariports, too!
ReplyDeleteWhat a good idea, Bob!
DeleteIt's always interesting to see what's in these little libraries. I might have taken that Anna Quindlen book!
ReplyDeleteThose little libraries are everywhere here in my city, it seems every suburb has one.
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