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1 Maureen Fiebich Avenue 49 Street Barrhead AB Maureen Fiebich Ave Barrhead AB Alison Laberge Windermere Road SW Calgary AB Angela Wiseman , Range Road 281 SW W4M Calgary AB Arlene Carol Magee David Powell rd Street SW Calgary AB Ron Stevens QC DEAN CARTER Silver Mead Cr. NW Calgary AB Joe Starkman Sterling Spring Cres Calgary AB K. Poniecki 3611 Chippendale Drive 9744 NW Calgary AB Karen Anderson Gloucester Cres. S.W. Calgary AB Kathi Harrison Strathdale Close SW Calgary AB Lana Barrett Kerwood Cr. S.W. Calgary AB Lynette Theriault Hidden Cres. NW Calgary AB Nancy Close Kananaskis Drive SW Calgary AB Pamela Nic Gil Ean Avenue North-East Calgary AB Rachel Syme Dalcastle Cres NW (on the park side) Calgary AB Carolyn Fisher Avenue NW Calgary AB alicia airey Glamorgan Way SW Calgary AB Kim Hammond Harvest Rose Cir. NE Calgary AB Carson Carter, Master Builder The first "Little Free Library" in Barrhead located at the Rotary Splash Park. A great way to promote literacy in our community by Communities for Children. The focus is on children's books so if you have books in good condition to donate or wish to read one please visit this free library near you! Communities For Children plans to expand the Little Free Libraries to other areas. A great way to share books! Thanks to Herb Kopp for doing a great job on building this one. Come join the Communities For Children coalition and be part of great things in our community. This Little Free Library was given to me as a birthday gift from my husband. A friend of mine in Calgary built a little free library and I decided to start one in our area - even though we are in a rural location. We are pretty close to Chestermere, Alberta and I am hoping I can generate enough interest in that community to keep our LFL vital. I have flyers and so on to distribute - maybe we can even get into the Rocky View County newspaper - LOL. This little library is special because my father built it for me. It's a wonderful thing to share books and reading. My mother taught me the love of a good story and this wee lighthouse on the prairie is dedicated to her memory. Reading is a gift, books are a treasure! We just want to share this treasure with our community! We love our neighbourhood and we love books! So much fun! We assisted one of the local city Councillors in constructing 30 LFL for Calgary communities. This is one of them. We decided to build a Little Free Library as a way to connect with our community of Glamorgan! We have a range of books for readers from 0 to 99 years of age. Drop by, take a book, leave a book. Have fun! From the yearly book fair, to frequent trips to the local library we have always been aware of Kathi's love of reading. For her most recent birthday we bought her this little library so that she could share her love of books, learning, and adventure with others in our neighborhood. We love you more than you love books Mom. Ever since I first heard about this concept, I've wanted to create my very own library. It took awhile, but with the generous donation of a box from our local newspaper (The Calgary Herald) and a daughter with much more artistic talent than I, it finally came to fruition. I'm so thrilled that it is already well-used and often visited and that word is spreading through the community and beyond. I hope this becomes a hub of activity for many years to come! Cheri Macaulay in Calgary, chose a Little Free Library as of her to make Calgary even better! And, it took off in a big way! Two years ago, my perfectionist husband gifted me one for my birthday, and my daughter painted it right away! And, then I waited... :-) It was finally installed today! I am beyond excited. Our first book was taken within minutes, by these wonderful neighbour kids up the street in exchange for two of their lovely novels. This Little Free Library was a present to Anne and Rachel during Christmas They painted it in faux art style to complement the century-old neighbourhood where it is located. Almost immediately, it became a local feature with many nearby residents borrowing and donating books, I LOVE reading and there is nothing I enjoy more than sharing a book with other people or getting them exciting about reading (especially kids). This Little free library is located at the Capitol Hill Park. Built at a workshop hosted by Councillor Druh Farrell, this little free library was designed and painted by community resident and illustrator Carolyn Fisher. It is a small addition to the revitalization of this inner city park and is maintained by the Capitol Hill Community Association. Our LFL is a mum initiated, family built, neighbour supported venture. After searching out LFLs in our area - basically geocaching for literacy this summer. Mum decided we needed on of our own. Mum bought an old kitchen cupboard & repainted it. Dad built the roof with recycled old wood & shingles donated from a neighbour. Another neighbour donated his time & skill with the posthole digging & securement. We are so excited to have it up! Our library will house books for all genres: children, historical fiction (mum's favourite), non fiction (dad's favourite) and whatever our local bibliophiles supply.

2 Jodi Smid Westview Dr. Sw Calgary AB Kirsten Norris Lake Rosen Cres. SE Calgary AB Donnelle Watson Lodge Crescent SW Calgary AB Louise Buchanan Havenhurst Cr SW Calgary AB Jessica Karpat Ave NW Calgary AB Dana Galuszka Ave NW Calgary AB Carla Knipe Rocky Ridge Drive NW at the corner of Rocky Ridge Blvd NW Calgary AB Carla Knipe 190 Royal Bay NW (next to park entrance) Calgary AB Carol Hawkwood 30 Cougarstone Terrace 9736 S.W. Calgary AB Iris Sadownik th ave. NW Calgary AB Barrie Griffiths block SandringhamCourt NW Calgary AB Luna Sinclair Bow Crescent NW Calgary AB Joe Clare Avenue Edmonton AB Maureen Fiebich State Ave Fort Assiniboine AB Jeanne Richardson The Highlands Playground 35 Briegel Road Olds AB Kaisa Nadeau Moore Crescent Red Deer AB Susan Samson #338 Marina Bay Place Sylvan Lake AB Craig Holmes Ursa Cir. Anchorage AK Eileen Demain Janet Murphy Allergy Asthma & Immunology Center of Alaska 3841 Piper Street, Suite T4-054 Anchorage AK 1847 W. Northern Lights Blvd. Anchorage AK So excited to launch our library, because all books "are bigger on the inside"! Our library was given to us by the charity Calgary Reads and we painted it ourselves. It has the handprints of some of our readers on it, including our family. Our Library is located at the Banff Trail Community Centre. It was made by community residents who were also involved in painting an outdoor mural on the community hall. The colour scheme of the library matches the outdoor wall design. This building is a "twin", with the Royal Oak, Calgary Little Free Library. It came about after Rocky Ridge Royal Oak Community Association (RRROCA) Board member Carla Knipe heard Tod Bol speak at a Calgary event and was inspired to bring Little Free Libraries to her community. A local cabinetmaker volunteered to build them, including the handmade cedar shingles, and a local artist and booklover painted them to look like a "book garden". We placed this little free library here because it looks uncannily like the official LFL logo! Patrons can gaze at the Rocky Mountains, sit on a bench and read. Since this library was installed in Sept. 2014, it has received a high turnover of traffic which is fantastic! This is a project by the Royal Oak Rocky Ridge Community Association (RRROCA). Board member Carla Knipe was inspired by hearing Tod Bol speak at an event in Calgary and immediately set the project in motion for the community; to place one in Royal Oak and one in Rocky Ridge where people can enjoy the parks, grab a book, sit on a bench, and read. A wonderful local cabinetmaker came forward to build the library (including the handmade cedar shingles for the roof) and a local artist and book-lover painted it. The libraries were installed in Sept and have been embraced by the local residents. This Little Free Library is my 60th Birthday gift from my dear husband, Owen. It is mounted on an antique mangle which I bought at a garage sale. A mangle is a laundry aid used to wring our water from wet laundry and this particular one is incredibly heavy. This is the second LFL that I have constructed out of recycled and rejected material. It is in a central area on an 'island' in our court. The city gave special permission to locate it here. It gets lots of traffic. We decorate for special occasions and has had a positive effect with our neighbours. More to be built next year when weather gets warmer! Hi I'm Luna, A.K.A Olivebear on Bookcrossing.com. I'm 12 years old and My Family and I built this over the summer, it's a cute repuposed drawer. After the warm community success of our first Little Free Library at the Massage Therapy Supply Outlet, Joe Clare created another Francophone library just a block away, featuring only French language books. There is a large Francophone population in Edmonton, Alberta, and this library is for them. It is being watched over by the gallery at La Socià tã francophone des arts visuels de l'alberta. People in the photo are Joe, Emily, Vera and Carl, who were the builders of the library. Our Waskasoo neighbourhood is a great community with wonderful people. Little Free Library will bring these people together and give us all to chance to share the books we love! 4121 Ursa Circle ~~~ I enjoy reading science fiction books, an interest that captivated me when I was young. A good book is a great adventure and can be revisited many times. My Library is a miniature version of the playhouse I built for my children many years ago. We bought this "Tree" Bookcase at an auction benefiting a wonderful local K-8th grade school. We knew that we wanted to make a lending library for our patients but were not sure how to begin. We did a Google search and discovered the Little Free Library. It was a perfect fit! We launched our little library, and are proud to be a part of the Little Free Library world family.

3 Marley Hamlett Caravelle Ct. Anchorage AK Nicole Roohi Explorer Circle Anchorage AK scott jordan airport heights drive anchorage AK margi clifford vedra Bechtol E. 20th anchorage AK Joey vedra Bechtol E. 20th Anchorage AK John Gunnill Redwood St Anchorage AK Our Parents ingrid everson Hiland Road Eagle River AK Brenda Santora waldheim drive po box Fairbanks AK literature Nia, Teo, Regan, Ben Shelton-Brooks Alyeska View Ave. Girdwood AK The Amazing Ian L. John DeCherney Pioneer Ave Juneau AK John DeCherney Pioneer Ave. Juneau AK Jeff Wolf Wilma Avenue P.O. Box 3595 Seward AK Readers everywhere Daisy Griffin Nature Playground at Louise Kreher Forest Ecology Preserve 2222 N. College Str Auburn AL Erica Midkiff Oxmoor Road Homewood AL Betsy Estopinal Little Green Store Parking 6030 Lot 820 Monte Sano Blvd Huntsville AL Cindy Brown Quail Drive SW Huntsville AL Mike Self Clinton Ave., E. Huntsville AL Vickie Price Noel Drive SW Huntsville AL Morton and Brenda Archibald Rothmore Drive Huntsville AL Honor of Noel Estopinal Given to Providence Classical School Marley is an avid reader and this library was made from reclaimed materials for her 9th birthday present. She loves to check the library and share her favorites. My Little Free Library was built entirely from recycled, scavenged materials from construction jobs and home improvement projects. I built it so that folks traveling our neighborhood, and most certainly my immediate neighbors, could all have the opportunity to browse and trade books, or possibly to find that one book they've been meaning to read or just to pass along as a gift. This Little Free Library was built for my partner in life, Margi. She can be the most gregarious person and she firmly believes that true community is realized through interaction with other humans beings. This is just one of the many reasons I love my Margi. I, on the other hand, am known as somewhat of a curmudgeon â you just have to be brave! My amazing husband and his friend made this beautiful library for nothers day. I have 6 children and have always loved reading to them. My son Joey passed in 2011 and this is in memory of our many nights ready dinosaurs books My amazing husband gave this to me for mothers day. Have been wanting one for years!! John was visiting his friend in Bend, Oregon where he saw a Little Free Library. He thought it would be a great addition to our neighborhood in Anchorage, Ak. He built it and installed it in our yard last spring. It has been very well used. People visit it everyday and there are always a variety of books to be found. We even had a neighborhood moose come check out the Little Free Library. We posted a photo on the website! Hiland Road is somewhat isolated in Alaska, so we wanted to make books available to others who might not be able to always get to town. Also, we know there are young children living in this area, and we hope they will find some books they will enjoy reading. Farthest North Little Free Library? Brenda had known about Little Free Library for years and we finally built one. We had a large old Spruce tree fall this past winter in a wind storm and it seemed like a natural use for some of the wood to build our rustic Library cabinet. The books are a mix of children's and adult fiction and non fiction. It is fun discovering new books others have left in the Little Free Library. Our Little Free Library is located in the welcoming, fun, and creative town of Girdwood, Alaska. This little library is right near the entrance to Moose Meadows. Come visit us and read, read, read! This Little Free Library celebrates John's birthday. He loves to read and looks forward to sharing books with everyone in the neighborhood. He also loves dogs, and neighbor dogs will find treats in the Library too. The Library will be seasonal, coming indoors after the first snowfall until the next spring, since it is situated next to the street and might get plowed in. Climb a Tree and Read a book. This little free library is located up in a treehouse in a nature playground. It's focus is children's books; From board books on up to young adult. It's steward, Daisy Griffin, is a children's book author herself and loves to see kids out in nature and reading a book. This is the perfect fusion of the two. For the Monte Sano Mountain Community to enjoy childrens and adult books! And to discuss the books at every opportunity. Providance Classical is a new school to our neighborhood, but are in a school built in 1938 and on the National Historic Register. Are great stewards of the building, great neighbors and this LFL is a gift to them for being such great stewards of the building and for promoting the love of reading and books!

4 Joy O'Neal Bailey Road Leeds AL Laura Davis Nicole Larriviere Houston Street Mobile AL Sharman Egan Montauk Avenue Mobile AL Barbara Lenaghan Sugar Creek Dr W Mobile AL Lynne Windham Cobblestone Ct Montgomery AL Sarah Malone Barnes Rd. Theodore AL Eugene Walter, Mobile's Renaissance Man Nedra Forrest N Walnut Ave Fayetteville AR Bernice Payne Sarah Lueke West Adams Street Fayetteville AR Joe Askins N Stagecoach Dr Fayetteville AR Sherilyn Walton Meandering Way 8818 Meandering Way Fort Smith AR Corner of Clark St. and Bob Cox Goshen Community Center Firetower Road Goshen AR Marie F. Cox Bobby Braly Cane Hill College College Road Lincoln AR Carol Ruscin Willow Oak Court Little Rock AR Jim Pfeifer Kavanaugh Blvd Little Rock AR 5501 Kavanaugh Blvd., Lindsey Gray Suite K Little Rock AR Greene Co. Community Fund - GCCF W. Kingshighway P.O. Box 252 Paragould AR all neighbors who love to read The Little Free Library is located at The Red Barn in Leeds, Alabama. The Red Barn is a non-profit, faith based organization that serves as a therapeutic riding facility that caters to children with disabilities or special circumstance. The Little Free Library was brought to the barn by an intern named Laura Davis. Laura, a student at the University of Alabama, was required for her Early Childhood ternship to create a project that would be able to be left at the barn for others to use. Because literacy is seen throughout the lessons, and worked on with students, Laura decided a Little Free Library would fit perfectly at the barn. It's always take a book, leave a book, return a book, always free. She thought this would promote growth and development in many aspects with the students and families of the barn. That is how this perfect little red barn Little Free Library came into existence. Nicole and James Larriviere are the Stewards and live in a charming historic area of Mobile, Alabama called Dauphin Way Historic District. There are beautiful Oak lined streets and sidewalks where people ride their bikes, run, walk, visit with neighbors and share books. Repurposed windows were used to create a quaint library. The design is coastal cottage inspired and includes the classic southern porch blue ceiling paint inside. A variety of books may be found inside! My son, Ryan, showed me The first Little Free Library I saw in New Orleans. I loved it and knew I wanted one for my neighborhood. When I returned home to Mobile and to my job as a school librarian, I showed my coworker, Penny, pictures and told her how much I loved it and wanted one. Her husband, Scott, in addition to be a computer genius, is also a genius with hammers, saws, and other tools I can't name. Scott built my beautiful little library for Penny to surprise me at Christmas. Best Christmas surprise since Santa brought me a bike when I was nine! As soon as it was installed, neighbors began bringing books. It's wonderful! This library was created through the kindness of others and will hopefully serve to make an impact in the lives of the children and adults throughout the neighborhood. This library is dedicated to my mother-in-law Bernice who always loved to read. We learned about this library project several years back but it took us quite a while to get it together. It is awesome to see how much it has been used already! My Dad built our library. Local artist Maryevelyn Jones painted it to match our house, complete with cats looking out the windows. Over a year ago as I was reading the local paper in Denver, CO there was an article able to little free library and how it builds community. As I walked the Park Hill neighborhood in Denver I noticed these little houses began to pop up. I moved in May 2013 back to Little Rock, AR and i committed myself to having one of these in my new neighborhood to support the spirit of community and foster reading, even though I am not the bookworm I would like to be I love to share and be community focused. We came across the idea of a Little Free Library a couple of years ago and our daughters reignited the fire to build one to share with our neighborhood. We built the library this summer, recently placed in it our yard and plan to add on additional goodies over time as the girls want to dress it up more. It is a general library with books for young kids, teens and adults and we will work to cycle the books so that there is always something fresh and renewed. Our Little Free Library is collaborative effort between Swirlz of Paragould and the Greene County Community Fund. Our library is unique because it's indoors at Swirlz of Paragould. Residents can visit Swirlz and enjoy yogurt while utilizing the Little Free Library. The library has a wide variety of books available to residents of all ages. It is our goal to promote positive, community involvement to the residents of our community. We invite you to visit our library and get involved! 3501 Stonegate Dr. Pay it Forward Paragould Shopping center Paragould AR This library was made and donated by First Class Cuts. Reynolds Park by PIF PIF Paragould playground area 3307 Reynolds Park Road Paragould AR

5 PIF PIF Paragould Pecan Grove 612 Canal St. Paragould AR N Wasson Pleasant Place Rogers AR The Pleasant Library Graham Smith Lang Street Kurri Kurri Australia, New South Wales This Little Free Library is a project of Towns With Heart c. and is located at the Kurri Kurri Visitor formation Centre, which is operated by volunteers. Kurri Kurri is a town with over 50 murals as tourist attractions, so the library is aimed at RV and other travellers. Because a permanent bookshelf cannot be located on the footpath, the library was made from a converted tea trolley. The work was carried out by volunteers at the local Men's Shed, a recreational program for retired men in the community. Laura Egan-Burt Station St Menangle Australia, New South Wales Granny Meg We live in a tiny village and just love the idea of a little free library. Rebecca Mahoney Charles St Baulkham Hills Sydney Australia, New South Wales Amanda Canfield Cairns Esplanade Muddies Cafe Esplanade Cairns Australia, Queensland Andre Stuyt Gibson Street, Bowden Australia, South Australia Jewels Smith Margaret Ives Cildren's Centre 19 Edward Street Norwood Australia, South Australia All teachers and parents, including my own, who open up the world to children by teaching and encouraging reading! Sienna Smith 23/07/ /5/14 Jewels Smith Piccadilly Surgery 169 Piccadilly Road Piccadilly Australia, South Australia Sienna Smith Jennifer Andrews Dolphin Sands Road Swansea Australia, Tasmania Our Little Free Library attracts readers of all ages, backgrounds and nationalities. People tell us they plan their walks to pass by and return or borrow a book. We especially like visits from the person who always tidies the books - you are very welcome, whoever you are! It unfailingly engenders a positive response from people. A year 5 class from the Cairns School of Distance Education who would like to promote literacy in our area. Gibson Street Book Exchange / gɪbsən strit bʊk ɪkstʃendʒ / n. 1. a converted receptacle, located in Bowden, South Australia, stocked with pre-loved books donated and shared by the local community. 2. A waypoint along Gibson Street where bibliophiles meet to share and discuss the love and loath of recycled texts: meet you at the Gibson Street Book Exchange. 3. a unique site on a social network platform that allows subscribers to post finds, upload donations and critique publications see: facebook.com/gibson.st.book.exchange. 4. An ever changing assemblage of pre-read words to be shared between consumers of eclectic fiction and non-fiction. 5. A suburban storehouse of memories and acquired knowledge 6. A serendipitous find that causes finders to ponder where did this come from? 7. A literature repository, rumoured to have been pinched from a undisclosed beverage conglomerate and repurposed for community benefit. Delicious and refreshing. Our Little Free Library is in loving memory of my beautiful daughter Sienna. It is based at the kindergarten & Childcare centre Sienna started her learning life. There is an annex from this which is at a favourite place Adelaide Farmers Market, opened every Sunday. The books at Margaret Ives location are little books to fit into the the Little Free Library, from Sienna's collection. The books at the Farmers Market are themed to the market: cooking, gardening, herbs etc. Sienna died 2 months shy of her 12th Birthday after a lifelong degenerative condition, however Sienna loved reading books, stories & sharing in community. This little free library story came into being because my beautiful daughter Sienna, loved reading books, stories & sharing in her community. This is the doctors surgery we spent many days visiting, as Sienna had a degenerative health condition and died 2 months shy of her 12th Birthday. The doctors surgery is in a restored 1900 school building, & as Sienna also loved learning it was a perfect place for this little free library to live. It has books in it that Sienna loved reading, plus others for all ranges of children, mums, dads & grandparents. This is the first Little Free Library for Piccadilly, this library will share the love of reading books in this community. Dr Mark Crawford new Sienna since her birth and supports Sienna's Little Free Library. We live on a 9 mile beach on the East coast of the island state of Tasmania. Our public library is in a small town 15mins drive away and only open 2 days a week. We have many holiday visitors to their shacks or from mainland Australia and overseas. Already our Little Free Library is being used on a very regular basis. We try and keep it stocked with good books for adults and children, most of which come from our own bookshelves to make way for more!

6 Ruth Bumpstead Primrose St Maryborough, Vic 3465 Maryborough Australia, Victoria Katrina Hailes Melaleuca Road Mt Martha Australia, Victoria Victoria Heywood Pearl Street Northcote Australia, Victoria Stewart Heywood Sarah Yeomans Kendall Street Preston Australia, Victoria Laura Justham N. Racine Ct. Casa Grande AZ Stephen Field Judi Bassett S. Woodland Road Lakeside AZ Books for Kids-AZ Lezleebecker Becker w. Hearn Rd. Peoria AZ Donnajo Troup Tina Comi Desert Garden Montessori 5130 E. Warner Road Phoenix AZ Ahwatukee Children's Tina Comi Community Garden 4700 E Warner Rd Phoenix AZ Carolyn Shelley Joseph St. Prescott AZ Lori Brown S Yuma Rd Prescott AZ Amy Schultz Audrey Drive Sun City AZ Araceli Moreno w 12th place Tempe AZ jaxinta shaffer E Garfield Street Tempe AZ Marcelo Muller Aaron, Camille, and Lucian Moreno N. Orlando Ave. Tucson AZ Helen Curtis tersection of Cielo Azul and Calle de La Azucena Tucson AZ Dr. George A. Dawson The Mini Free Library is in the House! The Mini Free Library at the Maryborough Community House was officially launched during Families Week on the 20th May 2014 at the Maryborough Community House. The launch had an Alice in Wonderland theme, with a storyteller, activities for children and, of course, a madhatters tea party for afternoon tea! The 2014 theme for Families Week is 'Stronger Families, Stronger Communities' and aims to highlight the important role families play as the central building block of our communities. This is the perfect theme for launching a great community asset such as the Mini Free Library, as books and literacy also play an important role in enhancing family and community life. Maryborough s Mini Free Library takes an unique and creative form as it was designed by some children who attend the Community House. Their design was then brought to life with the skillful and talented assistance of Art Central and members of the community. The Mini Free Library will be installed outside the Community House, so that everybody who wants to use it can! side the library there will be books for little ones and books for grownups, as well as magazines. People are asked to return the books after they have borrowed them, so that everyone gets the chance to choose something they like. The very first books to fill the shelves will be chosen by local families in the area. Children s Literacy Facilitator, Lisa D Onofrio said Evidence shows that easy physical access to appropriate reading materials has a positive impact on children s verbal abilities. The Mini Library is part of the Literacy Strategy which involves placing book boxes throughout the Shire. The book boxes were made by the Men s Shed, and decorated by members of the supported playgroups, as well as other community groups, in conjunction with Art Central. They not only provide access to books for kids and grownups, but give out the message that this community believes that books and reading are important. Community groups are soon to be taking over the monitoring of the boxes, so that they become self-sustainable in the future. The boxes and Mini Library give a clear message that the shire supports literacy, as well offering a practical way to encourage children and families to engage with books and reading. Lisa D Onofrio said. You will find Mini Free Libraries all over the world, however Maryborough s is the first in Central Victoria, and one of the few in Australia that are not in front of a private house. And of course, our one is definitely unique! Lisa D Onofrio Children s Literacy Facilitator I'm an author and an avid reader, and love the idea of sharing books with my neighbours. It's like having a secret Santa, dropping off new reading material to me every day or so! We had so many books donated to our first library, we decided to go mobile. Our Brave Warrior Little Free Library is mobile so we can take it to parks, schools, anywhere we find readers. This LFL is a partnership between the Town of Pinetop-Lakeside and Books for Kids â AZ, which is a 501(c)3 nonprofit formed to get books in the hands of as many children as possible in our communities. Our primary emphasis is on younger students to start developing good reading habits in Northeastern Arizona, especially Blue Ridge, McNary, and Show Low schools. Find us online at or send a tax deductible check or money order to Books for Kids â AZ, c. P.O. Box 541, Pinetop, AZ Our Little Free Library is placed in memorial for Donnajo Troup, the librarian assistant of Sundance Elementary School for many years. Mrs. Troup loved children, books, and life. We miss her deeply, but know she will live on in the hearts of all who share the joy of books through our Little Free Library. a place for our friends and neighbors to pick up new books, a place for us to meet our neighbors. This library was erected in honor of our moving into the neighborhood. It is our hope that by having a lending library we might come closer with our neighbors and contribute to our immediate community. Our library was built to honor our father and grandfather, Dr. George A. Dawson, who recently passed away. He always told us we should read more, to help us be calmer individuals and to learn more. We built this to honor and remember him.

7 Mike Anglin E 3rd St Tucson AZ North West corner of 3rd Street and Richey at the Sarah Warren Miramonte Pocket Park Tucson AZ Debbie Weingarten Corner of E. Arroyo Chico and Malvern St Tucson AZ Cheryon Unruh S. 7th Ave. Tucson AZ Michael Muscarello E. Camp Lowell Dr. Tucson AZ KC CURTIS Maryse Cinq-Mars E CAMINO DE TUNDRA WHETSTONE AZ 2481 Willow Drive highway Mile House BC Hazel Postma El Camino Drive Coquitlam BC Kim Lockhart Spring Avenue Coquitlam BC Miramonte Neighborhood Association Amber Manderson Bates Rd Courtenay BC Amber Manderson Sandra Niven Port Moody Arts Centre 2425 St Johns Street Port Moody BC Placed in our centrally-located small community park, the Miramonte LFL is painted in our neighborhood's official livery and is proving to quite a busy place! Many in our neighborhood have participated in the purchase, decoration installation and maintenance of our LFL - it is truly a source of pride for us! Many thanks to resident Sarah Warren for bringing this idea to the MNA Board. Our Little Free Library evolved during conversations between two friends on their regular early morning walks around the neighborhood. When the dream started to become an exciting possibility, the two visited another neighborhood's LFL and talked with their steward. Becoming increasingly invested in this idea, thrift stores were scoured for the perfect "box" to repurpose into a LFL. When none was found, the "box" found them. During another early morning walk in the neighborhood, a kitchen cabinet set out next to the road by a neighbor in the process of remodeling their home was snatched up. We had our box! But we did not have the expertise, tools, and supplies to turn this cabinet into a weatherproof LFL. Fortunately, our neighborhood is rich in talent and communityminded individuals. An put out on our list serve produced scores of offers of support, materials and expertise. And so, the community rallied around the creation of "their" little free library. Although there were many who played a part in its creation, luckily, a very talented neighbor offered to take the lead in turning this kitchen cabinet into a weather-proof LFL, complete with an attic space in addition to the traditional book shelves. There are many artists who call Broadmoor-Broadway Village, "home". When it came time to decide how to "decorate" the box, it seemed fitting to solicict the talents of one of our own local artists. Again, the perfect person stepped forward, offering her locally-oriented design and artwork to adorn the sides of the box. The neighborhood board then offered its support and some monies were made available to purchase the more expensive components of building, painting, and erecting such a box. But most of the materials and all of the effort was provided free by very generous neighbors, excited to support such a worthy addition to the neighborhood. And so, more than one year after that first conversation, "our" little free library was "planted" in our neighborhood pocket park on September 21, 2014 for all to enjoy. My active, 91 y.o. father is always looking for projects. I have been wanting an LFL and asked him to make one for me. He completed it. Hubs and i painted and set it. Perfect. Our new little library located at The Sugar Shack restaurant and maple products store. It is a family operated business where we sell Quebec Maple Syrup and other Maple products along with a variety of meals and treats. We invite everyone to come and visit us all year long 7 days a week, 7 am to 7 pm. On my one year anniversary with my boyfriend I was taken out to a popular local walking and running trail that we had often gone to. My boyfriend showed me the little library he had spend weeks working on as a suprise for our special day. Not being a very handy guy, he got help from numerous friends which made it all the more special. After explaining what it was to me he told me he had one more surprise, and to close my eyes. I stood there next to the library with my eyes shut, and when I opened them he was down on one knee. I of course said yes and now we visit the library often to drop off and pick up books. The little library will be forever a part of our special day. The Port Moody Arts Centre is a registered non-profit community arts organisation. We offer more than 300 classes annually, from ceramics and visual arts to music, voice and theatre, for all ages and abilities. We have three gallery exhibition spaces, where we host more than 40 exhibits throughout the year of local-to-international artists in all media. We support the Blackberry Artistâ s Society, a local artistâ s co-op, who showcase the work of local artistâ s in the Blackberry Gift Shop.

8 Carolyn Hart Lassam Road Richmond BC Evan Schwab B Avenue Surrey BC Deirdre Goudriaan Boundary Drive West Surrey BC Deirdre Goudriaan Boundary Drive West Surrey BC Carol Bomke James Street Vancouver BC The Lassam Road Children's Library was a project for our family this past summer. We began with a used newspaper box. We sanded and scraped before painting it and replacing the door on it. The library includes a good selection of reading material for children - everything from board books to young adult fiction. We have a few materials in French and Chinese. Most of the books are in English. You will find us on Facebook We live near a school and so many kids pass by each day I thought I would add a bit of whimsy to their commute. Village Surrey is the steward for the Little Free Library in Boundary Park. Village Surrey responds to contemporary challenges â including climate change, scarce cheap oil, and economic volatility â by making our communities more resilient. We foster community connections, food security, and the development of skills, knowledge and technologies to transition to a less energy intensive and healthier way of life. Village Surrey is part of a global network of Transition Town initiatives. Learn more about Village Surrey at It all started when a friend of mine started a littlefreelibrary on the other side of the city and posted pictures to Facebook. I liked the idea and I had an empty space in my fence where I thought a free library could exist. I started with spare wood I had lying around; 2x12 floor joists which would make a very strong box. From that point on I dedicated my effort to making this spare wood work. hind-sight, it would have been better to use lighter pine! The space for the books is about 27x35 inches which is bigger than usual, but I wanted to use up as much of the 36x48 space in the fence. After spending a few weeks of (little) spare time, I made many, many mistakes but I really learned a lot about carpentry, and myself. Each time I worked on the library, people stopped to ask what I was doing. Many knew about the little free libraries and were excited about this one. One women said in Portland people do the same thing but with stuff, like toys, games, etc. Today as I put the final touches on Little Free Library 16797, my neighbour put several books in the library. I have a feeling this library will fill up quickly! Jason Fowler West 6th Avenue Vancouver BC Al Fowler Theresa Marion Pacific Street Vancouver BC Kyla Henry A 30th Avenue Vernon BC Natasha Milliken Heape Ave Vernon BC Shelby Entner nd Avenue Vernon BC Sheila Beauchemin Northcott Avenue Victoria BC graham payette Baynes Road Victoria BC Alexey Skalaban Nezavisimosti 65 Minsk Belarus Jason Steward of #16797 Coming soon. This Little Free Library will be located in front of Pacific Heights Housing Co-op (PHHC) on Pacific Street in Vancouver. Go to phhc.ca/lfl for updates on our grand-opening ribbon-cutting ceremony, mid to late August Funded in part by a Greenest City Neighbourhood Small Grant program administered through Gordon Neighbourhood House, the City of Vancouver and the Vancouver Foundation. It is a three-level structure, with the bottom level reserved for kids books. Designed and built by PHHC member Ted Cole, a theatre actor who is a carpenter in his spare time. This Little Free Library found its home in Triumph Coffee and houses all kinds of books! From novels to children's stories to cookbooks and non-fiction, this not-so-little Little Free Library was designed to bring our community together! A birthday gift for an avid reader who is eager to share with her family, friends, and neighbours! We first saw a LFL on a camping trip and heard about it in a magazine. Our family loves to read and we all love having a good book to curl up with on the couch. We live on a busy street and have a lot of people walking by our historic (and in the middle of a reno) home so we hope people stop to have a look at a book and chat with us :) With the installation of our library, I have finally done what I have talked about for years - create a way to share my passion for books with my neighbours. Live in a wonderful neighborhood that unfortunately isn't serviced by public transit and is several km from the nearest route. Saw another book exchange and thought it was a wonderful idea. Our local exchange has been a runaway success with participants from 2 to 90 years old enjoying easy, local access to books. Belarusian National Technical University Little Free Library. Opened 12 September 2014.

9 Manon Billiet Hertsvelde West 11 Sint-Andries Belgium Tine Bruyneel Burgemeester Jos Chalmetlaan 50 Zelzate Belgium Mario Tondeleir I came up with the idea of a Little Free Library in our street because I know many people here (especialy women) like to read. We recommend and lend books to each other. I also love the idea of sharing things with each other. My husband made the library all by himself. He painted it yellow and green, the Brazilian Fifa World Cup colours :-). A lot of people from other streets pass by here while jogging or walking with their dog, we intend to reach them too. You can find our LFL at the entrance of the library of Zelzate. It's dedicated to our librarian Mario Tondeleir ( ), who coinitiated the project to set up no fewer than 10 little libraries throughout our community. This LFL will be stocked with a variety of books for young and old. As a library we will always have a fresh supply of books to put in it, but we're counting on our visitors to bring their own, of course. If you visit during opening hours, by all means come in to say hello, and let us know what you think of the whole idea. You can find our Little Free Library at the entrance of our Service Centre for the elderly of our city. It's a good place to meet people, discuss your books, and exchange ideas about any topic you like. You're also only a few steps away from the refectory, and if you're lucky you may be able to get a cup of coffee and spend a few moments perusing your new book(s). Mariette Vanmaerken Kastanjeplein 1 Zelzate Belgium Christoffel Couck Wachtebekestraat 162 Zelzate Belgium Johan D'Haene Burgemeester Jos Chalmetlaan 82 Zelzate Belgium Jacqueline "Minnemoe" De Vroey This LFL is one of 10 that are donated by the city of Zelzate to its population. We're excited to be part of that and are looking forward to meeting all our new book-loving visitors. I found out about LFL in 2012 and was sold on the idea immediately. I'm excited to have my own library now and am looking forward to exchanging books, ideas, opinions and stories with anybody who will visit. this LFL you will find an lot of books in english, some in dutch, and at times a few in french. Lots of science fiction and fantasy, fiction, novels, and books about economy and history. My library is dedicated to my mother Jacqueline De Vroey, who passed away in She was a booklover extraordinaire and would have loved the idea - and would have put up one herself. So here's to you, Minnemoe, with love. This is one of the 10 LFL's that are sponsored by the community of Zelzate. It's situated at the top of the stairs leading up to the entrance of Home Bloemenbos, a nursing home for the elderly. Note that it's not very visible when you drive to the center (left hand side, partly hidden), but it's very visible when you go the other way (right hand side). If you find a book that you like, feel free to come in, have a coffee, and share your story with our residents! This is another of the initial 5 LFL's sponsored by the city of Zelzate. Its bright hot pink color is very conspicuous, so you won't be able to miss it, even if you tried! You will find it attached to the secure bike parking spot, just a few steps away from the entrance to the municipal swimming pool. Eric Sportcomplex Eurohall Oostkade 1 A/000 Zelzate Belgium Johan Redant Dijkstraat 105 Dessel Belgium, Antwerp Tine Poesen Kadettensteegje Hasselt Belgium, Limburg Rilder Medeiros Ave Antonio Delmiro de Medeiros, 1394 Mossora Brazil, Rio Grande do Norte Muriel Garland The Green Centre Chester Street Complex Douglas British Isles, Isle of Man Nadzirah Salehen Tutong Sixth Form Centre, Kampong Perpindahan Bukit Beruang, Tutong Bandar Seri Begawan Brunei Darussalam, Tutong Poeta Antonio Francisco Alex Clemens Lina Alameda CA Casey Rose and Benjy Amanda Bruemmer San Jose Ave Alameda CA We're hoping that not only the people who come to swim will use it. Passers-by, occasional visitors, people who accompany others when they come to swim, school groups... just have a look at what's available, take what you like, and leave your own book behind. We have a cafetaria where you can have a coffee whilst you start on your new book, too! our street in Dessel Belgium two families had the same idea without knowing each other. about a few weeks time we placed two Little Free Library's in our neighbourhoud and we became friends. Now the exiting news about the two library's is spreading slowly in town and other people get interested and that's amazing because their are not many Little Free Library's in Belgium. Our library is part of a special project named Casa das Palavras (House of Words). It's located in Mossorao, countryside of Brazil. Where people love books! Our dream: install one little library in each city of our state. Our Little Free Library was made by the Men in Sheds using reclaimed wood and assorted paints. It is Brunei's first registered little free library and it is managed independly by 6 students from the said school. Most of the books are donated by the members and there are ofcourse some are from the PTET citizens. We hope that this littke free library will help our peers and friends with their General Knowledge or English Subject We saw a Little Free Library in our neighborhood, and were charmed. As lovers of reading and owners of many books - including many duplicate books for babies and children - we wanted to share our bounty with our friends and neighbors. The Little Free Library is the perfect vehicle to make this happen.

10 Gabrielle Dolphin Santa Clara Avenue Alameda CA patricia mancini Lincoln Ave Alameda CA Michael Kadel Kadel Eagle Ave Alameda CA Janna Katz Evelyn Avenue Albany CA Janna's Birthday! Holly White Spokane Avenue Albany CA 15th anniversary present! Jesse Reebs Santa Fe Avenue Albany CA Janet Ervin N. Bushnell Ave Alhambra CA Dorothy Howard Alana Steele Fair Oaks Ave Altadena CA Carol Sharp South Main Street Alturas CA andrew carroll appleton dr aptos CA Teisha Rowland Reed St Arvada CA Tim Sutherland W. 74th Place Arvada CA Annie Allen Amapoa Ave Atascadero CA Kalie Howard Front Street Avila Beach CA Austin Albert Lime Street Bakersfield CA Corrinne Diaz Lime Street Bakersfield CA Janet Shaw Margaret Ct & Wimbledon 5917 Margaret Ct Bakersfield CA Wendy Wayne Janet Shaw Wimbeldon & Margaret Ct 5917 Margaret Ct. Bakersfield CA Wendy Wayne Kristin Ericsson Pack Saddle Court Bakersfield CA Linda Brown Carbondale St. Bakersfield CA Wendy Wayne Marilyn Droppers Las Flores Drive Bakersfield CA Melissa Wilford River Hawk Lane Bakersfield CA Ella Soule, Althea Smith and Rowena Ramires We welcome the contemplative and even weary traveler. We offer a mini-parkland setting in which to take a book, perch on the old bench under an Oak and Birch tree. Relax, take a deep breath, find inspiration and a moments rest while trudging the road of happy destiny. Recycled Reads, as we call the Little Free Library box, is a collaboration of friends Patricia and Robbi. Both are avid readers and love imagining the possibilities of recycling. The box itself was crafted from an old cabinet and building materials found at Patricia's house. Observing the turnover of books has been fascinating; the comments from visitors show appreciation for our project. Built in Iowa, transported to Alameda in a freshly restored Airstream, painted by a 4 year old, and then fitted with solar lights for late night library browsing. As someone who loves libraries, having a Little Free Library was a birthday wish list item that was fulfilled by my husband Paul and Daughter Kayla. After buying the kit and painting it we dedicated it and invited neighbors as well as the staff of the Albany Public Library located 1.5 blocks from our home. 7 of the library staff came, along with about 20 neighbors! We had tea & biscotti, gave away bookmarks that I designed, explained how the library works, and had people leave comments in the "Library Book" which includes a notebook and stickers. People brought books to leave in the new library and I'm excited to see it become a part of the community. I also have a "Quote Tree" next to the library where people can read and add inspirational quotes. this library was made by three generations of carrolls! My dad joe, andrew-his son, and my boys, anthony and vincent...good job guys! Avila Lighthouse Suites and the other Martin Resorts Little Libraries were an employee project started by Chief Operating Officer, Margaret Johnson, with the help of her husband, who designed and built each one. Next, the employees at each Martin Resorts hotel had the opportunity to decorate and paint the Little Libraries to reflect the uniqueness of each propertyâ s location. To start the library collections, Martin Resorts hosted an internal employee book drive asking for donations for books. We are excited to share our Little Free Libraries with our guests and the community. Library established as an Eagle Scout Service Project by Austin Albert to benefit the community within the South High School District. The Silver-tongue Society of South High School and Librarian Randy de Jong will periodically stock the library with new books. Corrinne Diaz and her wonderful family have taken the library in at their home. This Little Library had a former life as a newspaper stand. Now it cries out, "Extra, Extra, Read all About It," to neighbors and friends. its short life it has already drawn thanks, kudos and contributions from neighbors. The steward's great-grandmother started a free lending library in her remote Northern California community over 100 years ago, her grandmother served as librarian in the Carneige library of her hometown and her mother instilled a love of reading with early trips to the local library. Now, the steward is pleased to share the gift of reading with neighbors and grandchildren. I'm a stay at home mommy with two little girls. I have always had a love for reading and now my girls do too! We want to share this love with our community. Literacy is so important and if we can help plant that seed in at least one child I know we are doing our job with humanity!