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 Maureen Fiebich 15361 54 Avenue 49 Street Barrhead AB in our community. Maureen Fiebich 16548 4921 50 Ave Barrhead AB Alison Laberge 9740 56 Windermere Road SW Calgary AB Angela Wiseman 15521 243052, Range Road 281 SW-24-24-28-W4M Calgary AB Arlene Carol Magee David Powell 9750 1540 93rd Street SW Calgary AB Ron Stevens QC Carson Carter, Master DEAN CARTER 13502 124 Silver Mead Cr. NW Calgary AB Builder Joe Starkman 5926 28 Sterling Spring Cres Calgary AB K. Poniecki 9744 3611 Chippendale Drive NW Calgary AB Karen Anderson 15352 141 Gloucester Cres. S.W. Calgary AB Kathi Harrison 12634 15 Strathdale Close SW Calgary AB Lana Barrett 1719 1320 Kerwood Cr. S.W. Calgary AB Lynette Theriault 17034 143 Hidden Cres. NW Calgary AB Nancy Close 1626 7208 Kananaskis Drive SW Calgary AB Pamela Nic Gil Ean 15469 502 7 Avenue North-East Calgary AB Rachel Syme 18531 5915 Dalcastle Cres NW (on the park side) Calgary AB 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 wellused 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 www.3thingsforcalgary.ca 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 2013. 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 Carolyn Fisher 5928 1531 21 Avenue NW Calgary AB Capitol Hill Community Association. Joe Clare 9318 9103-95 Avenue Edmonton AB 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. Maureen Fiebich 16547 9 State Ave Fort Assiniboine AB Susan Samson 10243 #338 Marina Bay Place Sylvan Lake AB alicia airey 18671 4820 Glamorgan Way SW Calgary AB Kim Hammond 13911 145 Harvest Rose Cir. NE Calgary AB Jodi Smid 17107 92 Westview Dr. Sw Calgary AB Kirsten Norris 11465 264 Lake Rosen Cres. SE Calgary AB Donnelle Watson 9759 5828 Lodge Crescent SW Calgary AB Louise Buchanan 1718 149 Havenhurst Cr SW Calgary AB Jessica Karpat 5902 523 27 Ave NW Calgary AB Dana Galuszka 8380 2115 20 Ave NW Calgary AB Carla Knipe 15680 52 Rocky Ridge Drive NW Carla Knipe 15679 at the corner of Rocky Ridge Blvd NW Calgary AB 190 Royal Bay NW (next to park entrance) Calgary AB Carol Hawkwood 9736 30 Cougarstone Terrace S.W. Calgary AB 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. 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. 2014 and have been embraced by the local residents.
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 Kaisa Nadeau 19542 4511 Moore Crescent Red Deer AB we love! Jeanne Richardson 19160 The Highlands Playground 35 Briegel Road Olds AB Iris Sadownik 13000 836-25th ave. NW Calgary AB Craig Holmes 14774 4121 Ursa Cir. Anchorage AK Eileen Demain 16375 Allergy Asthma & Immunology Center of Alaska 3841 Piper Street, Suite T4-054 Anchorage AK Janet Murphy 17245 1847 W. Northern Lights Blvd. Anchorage AK Marley Hamlett 15486 4500 Caravelle Ct. Anchorage AK Nicole Roohi 17119 10063 Explorer Circle Anchorage AK scott jordan 16988 1527 airport heights drive anchorage AK margi clifford vedra Bechtol 15475 7622 E. 20th anchorage AK Joey vedra Bechtol 15475 7622 E. 20th Anchorage AK ingrid everson 15884 2301 Hiland Road Eagle River AK Brenda Santora 17788 2820 waldheim drive po box 83583 Fairbanks AK literature Nia, Teo, Regan, Ben Shelton-Brooks 14310 831 Alyeska View Ave. Girdwood AK The Amazing Ian L. 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. 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. 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!! 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 John DeCherney 11903 3195 Pioneer Ave Juneau AK and might get plowed in. John DeCherney 11903 3195 Pioneer Ave. Juneau AK Jeff Wolf 11034 31285 Wilma Avenue P.O. Box 3595 Seward AK Readers everywhere John Gunnill 13951 2420 Redwood St Anchorage AK Our Parents Erica Midkiff 9521 511 Oxmoor Road Homewood AL Betsy Estopinal 6030 Little Green Store Parking Lot 820 Monte Sano Blvd Huntsville AL Honor of Noel Estopinal Cindy Brown 17791 7608 Quail Drive SW Huntsville AL Mike Self 15434 601 Clinton Ave., E. Huntsville AL Nicole Larriviere 16116 14 Houston Street Mobile AL Sharman Egan 15841 1130 Montauk Avenue Mobile AL Sarah Malone 9244 6825 Barnes Rd. Theodore AL Daisy Griffin 16522 Nature Playground at Louise Kreher Forest Ecology Preserve 2222 N. College Str Auburn AL Vickie Price 18432 2205 Noel Drive SW Huntsville AL Morton and Brenda Archibald 18433 2117 Rothmore Drive Huntsville AL Given to Providence Classical School Eugene Walter, Mobile's Renaissance Man Nedra Forrest 687 1708 N Walnut Ave Fayetteville AR Bernice Payne Sarah Lueke 12145 512 West Adams Street Fayetteville AR Carol Ruscin 11327 9 Willow Oak Court Little Rock AR all neighbors who love to read 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! 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! 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! 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. 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. 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 Jim Pfeifer 13793 5301 Kavanaugh Blvd Little Rock AR always something fresh and renewed. Greene Co. Community Fund - GCCF 15756 2709 W. Kingshighway P.O. Box 252 Paragould AR 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! Pay it Forward Paragould 16581 3501 Stonegate Dr. Shopping center Paragould AR This library was made and donated by First Class Cuts. PIF PIF Paragould 15339 Reynolds Park by playground area 3307 Reynolds Park Road Paragould AR PIF PIF Paragould 16579 Pecan Grove 612 Canal St. Paragould AR N Wasson 15258 6121 Pleasant Place Rogers AR The Pleasant Library Bobby Braly 19087 Cane Hill College 14219 College Road Lincoln AR Joe Askins 4745 2715 N Stagecoach Dr Fayetteville AR Sherilyn Walton 20229 8818 Meandering Way 8818 Meandering Way Fort Smith AR Laura Egan-Burt 14370 12 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 8492 35Charles St Baulkham Hills Sydney All teachers and parents, including my own, who open up the world to children by teaching and encouraging Australia, New South Wales reading! 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. Graham Smith 17855 199 Lang Street Kurri Kurri Australia, New South Wales This Little Free Library is a project of Towns With Heart Inc. and is located at the Kurri Kurri Visitor Information 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. Andre Stuyt 13703 46 Gibson Street, Bowden Australia, South Australia 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. Jennifer Andrews 12399 910 Dolphin Sands Road Swansea Australia, Tasmania 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!
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 mad-hatters 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! Inside the library there will be books for little ones and books for grown-ups, 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 Ruth Bumpstead 14805 23 Primrose St Maryborough, Vic 3465 Maryborough Australia, Victoria Facilitator Katrina Hailes 12803 18 Melaleuca Road Mt Martha Australia, Victoria Victoria Heywood 12445 28 Pearl Street Northcote Australia, Victoria Stewart Heywood Sarah Yeomans 15523 62 Kendall Street Preston Australia, Victoria Lezleebecker Becker 13590 7708 w. Hearn Rd. Peoria AZ Donnajo Troup Tina Comi 17223 Desert Garden Montessori 5130 E. Warner Road Phoenix AZ Tina Comi 17222 Ahwatukee Children's Community Garden 4700 E Warner Rd Phoenix AZ Carolyn Shelley 13786 501 Joseph St. Prescott AZ Araceli Moreno 14375 1019 w 12th place Tempe AZ Aaron, Camille, and Lucian Moreno 12537 2841 N. Orlando Ave. Tucson AZ 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! 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. 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.
Helen Curtis 15371 Intersection of Cielo Azul and Calle de La Azucena Tucson AZ Dr. George A. Dawson Mike Anglin 11004 3593 E 3rd St Tucson AZ North West corner of 3rd Street and Richey Sarah Warren 11004 at the Miramonte Pocket Park Tucson AZ Lori Brown 1410 902 S Yuma Rd Prescott AZ Debbie Weingarten 17898 Corner of E. Arroyo Chico and Malvern St Tucson AZ Amy Schultz 10999 10028 Audrey Drive Sun City AZ Miramonte Neighborhood Association Laura Justham 12874 1863 N. Racine Ct. Casa Grande AZ Stephen Field Hazel Postma 15405 1431 El Camino Drive Coquitlam BC Kim Lockhart 14722 1017 Spring Avenue Coquitlam BC 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. 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 community-minded individuals. An email 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. 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.
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 Amber Manderson 16919 Bates Rd Courtenay BC Amber Manderson 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 Sandra Niven 17804 Port Moody Arts Centre 2425 St Johns Street Port Moody BC local artistâ s in the Blackberry Gift Shop. Evan Schwab 16232 16170 86B Avenue Surrey BC 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. Carol Bomke 5269 4453 James Street Vancouver BC Jason Fowler 16797 3451 West 6th Avenue Vancouver BC Al Fowler Theresa Marion 12930 1023 Pacific Street Vancouver BC Kyla Henry 15236 3401A 30th Avenue Vernon BC Natasha Milliken Heape 16784 809 43 Ave Vernon BC 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. In 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 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 2014. 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 Shelby Entner 14330 1805-32nd Avenue Vernon BC have a look at a book and chat with us :) Sheila Beauchemin 16447 521 Northcott Avenue Victoria BC 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. graham payette 18892 3026 Baynes Road Victoria BC 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. Carolyn Hart 19226 10520 Lassam Road Richmond 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 www.facebook.com/lassamroadlibrary Deirdre Goudriaan 13453 6058 Boundary Drive West Surrey BC Deirdre Goudriaan 13453 6058 Boundary Drive West Surrey BC Alexey Skalaban 16212 Nezavisimosti 65 Minsk Belarus Manon Billiet 13694 Hertsvelde West 11 Sint-Andries Belgium Tine Bruyneel 14990 Burgemeester Jos Chalmetlaan 50 Zelzate Belgium Mario Tondeleir Mariette Vanmaerken 14984 Kastanjeplein 1 Zelzate Belgium 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 http://www.villagesurrey.ca/ Belarusian National Technical University Little Free Library. Opened 12 September 2014. 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 (1964-2014), who co-initiated 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). 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. In 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. Christoffel Couck 14989 Wachtebekestraat 162 Zelzate Belgium Johan D'Haene 14987 Burgemeester Jos Chalmetlaan 82 Zelzate Belgium Eric 14992 Sportcomplex Eurohall Oostkade 1 A/000 Zelzate Belgium Johan Redant 16108 Dijkstraat 105 Dessel Belgium, Antwerp Tine Poesen 15845 Kadettensteegje Hasselt Belgium, Limburg Nadzirah Salehen 15279 Tutong Sixth Form Centre, Kampong Perpindahan Bukit Beruang, Tutong Bandar Seri Begawan Brunei Darussalam, Tutong Sarah Lundell 10351 2621 Carnelian Circle El Dorado Hills CA Jacqueline "Minnemoe" De Vroey Alex Clemens 14612 308 Lina Alameda CA Casey Rose and Benjy Amanda Bruemmer 14376 2712 San Jose Ave Alameda CA Gabrielle Dolphin 18846 1009 Santa Clara Avenue Alameda CA Gabrielle Dolphin 18846 1009 Santa Clara Avenue Alameda CA My library is dedicated to my mother Jacqueline De Vroey, who passed away in 2010. 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. 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! In our street in Dessel Belgium two families had the same idea without knowing each other. In 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. 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 I designed and built this to earn my Girl Scout Silver Award. I unveiled it April 6th 2014. 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. 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. 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.
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 Janna Katz 13423 822 Evelyn Avenue Albany CA Janna's Birthday! read and add inspirational quotes. Janet Ervin 15288 901 N. Bushnell Ave Alhambra CA Dorothy Howard Carol Sharp 13262 304 South Main Street Alturas CA andrew carroll 16247 216 appleton dr aptos CA Annie Allen 12855 8935 Amapoa Ave Atascadero CA Austin Albert 15803 5301 Lime Street Bakersfield CA Corrinne Diaz 15803 5301 Lime Street Bakersfield CA Janet Shaw 12873 Margaret Ct & Wimbledon 5917 Margaret Ct Bakersfield CA Wendy Wayne Janet Shaw 12873 Wimbeldon & Margaret Ct 5917 Margaret Ct. Bakersfield CA Wendy Wayne Kristin Ericsson 14117 7600 Pack Saddle Court Bakersfield CA Linda Brown 8427 9902 Carbondale St. Bakersfield CA Wendy Wayne Marilyn Droppers 16418 239 Las Flores Drive Bakersfield CA Melissa Wilford 14927 8307 River Hawk Lane Bakersfield CA Nathan Schallock 15801 900 San Vicente Drive Bakersfield CA Pat Burnite 15800 912 Meredith Drive Bakersfield CA Ella Soule, Althea Smith and Rowena Ramires Patty Wonderly 16406 5105 Venus Ct. Bakersfield CA Wendy Wayne this library was made by three generations of carrolls! My dad joe, andrew-his son, and my boys, anthony and vincent...good job guys! 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. In its short life it has already drawn thanks, kudos and contributions from neighbors. The steward's greatgrandmother 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! This Little Free Library was part of an Eagle Scout project by Austin Albert, Crew 317, in conjunction with South High School. The idea came from the South High School librarian, Randy de Jong. Once Austin and others built and installed the library, the Schallock family, including Nathan a Senior at South High, took over the care. Thanks to Randy de Jong, the Schallock family and all who donated books, materials, time or money to complete the project and finish the libraries. We hope they help to increase literacy on the community. This Little Free Library was part of an Eagle Scout project by Austin Albert, Crew 317. Pat Burnite is the wonderful resident/community partner looking after the library after being built and installed. Thanks to all who donated books, materials, time and money to make this project a reality. We want the community to enjoy! Ours is the first in the northeast part of Bakersfield. Its shape is modeled after a TARDIS from the popular Doctor Who TV series. It is a recycled magazine stand donated to WENDY'S WORDS Little Free Libraries by the Bakersfield Californian. The top shelf holds adult books from a variety of genres. The bottom shelf is for kids.
This Library was part of an Eagle project by Austin Albert, Crew 317, who built and installed the library and completed a book drive to stock four libraries with books. Sidney Kelley is a wonderful community partner who was excited to have a Little Free Library on her property to promote literacy in the community. You can bet Sidney will have some decoration improvements for the Sidney Kelley 15802 1516 Bell Terrace Bakersfield CA library in the near future. Stephanie Antongiovanni 17706 5812 Diamond Oaks Avenue Bakersfield CA Wendy Wayne This little library started off as a handmade child's dollhouse. It was amazingly transformed in to this library by a fellow library owner, Bernadette Ferguson. She then put it up for bid to raise money to stock other libraries. I was the lucky high bidder and now the proud owner of this wonderful, one of a kind, library. Our library is a Wendy's Words Library. Paying it forward in honor of Wendy Wayne 1948-2012. http://wendyswordslibraries.org/ Melissa Wilford 14927 8307 river hawk lane Bakersfield CA Memory of Wendy Wayne Literacy is one of the most important gifts we can give our kids! For our future and to learn about the past. The Wilford little library holds an eclectic array of books for adults and children. Together with my two girls, we hand pick new selections and always look with wonder at the generosity of our community at what goes into our little blue library. Olga Hogan 14037 Seaview park Belmont CA Tam Gray 9147 629 Arlington Avenue Berkeley CA tiffany west 17146 4795 opal street capitola CA Jodi Bay 13544 2422 Badajoz Place Carlsbad CA Dan Blakely 17835 6055 Brookdale Drive Carmel CA Pamela Marie Jungerberg 9547 2830 Ribera Road Carmel CA jinny robertson 13800 35 Yankee Point Drive Carmel Highlands CA Julie Cason 10206 198 Chaparral Road Carmel Valley CA Joan Cason, my mama Peter Dew 18315 78 a el Rio (also known as Lower Circle) Carmel Valley CA (LFL is next to driveway on Lambeth Bob Witzgall 14966 2101 Shelfield Drive Way) Carmichael CA Dale Grizzell 17852 10422 Irondale Ave. Chatsworth CA Faye Ruth Grizzell The LFL was made with recycled materials including siding from redwood decking, a solar-cell for night-time lighting and images of Andrew Carnegie and Thomas Jefferson on the interior. Our youngest daughter and husband made the LFL, their third together for our location, one in Oakland (CA) and one in Portland (OR). A son-in-law in Albany (CA) nearby made his LFL with family artists contributing decorative painting. Although we're not from the UK ourselves, we find that Man Booker Pirize winners and contenders are popular with our donors. When we find the shelves wanting for donations we go to city and town library sales in order to supplement, which in turn, helps those libraries with funding. A few years ago, we (Nate and Stacie) were walking along a road and spotted a Little Free Library in someone's front yard. We loved the idea, but couldn't do it ourselves because we rented. We bought our first home together in March 2014. Nate built a Little Free Library a few months later and surprised Stacie with it on her birthday. Ever since I stopped working in a public library, I've missed sharing my love of books and reading. So my sweet husband, Steven, surprised me with this LFL. Such a wonderful gift! I love it. Our neighbors love it. And people who pass by on their way home from the beach love it! No story yet. Our Grand Opening is tomorrow, Sat. June 13, 1:00 p,m, My mother taught me to read when I was 3 (to keep me out of mischief!) and took me to the local library every week until I was old enough to ride my bike there. I'd come home with armfuls of books. I was an English lit major in college, and then had an editorial career that spanned more than two decades. Many years, I got to read hundreds of children's books to find candidates to license for reading anthologies. (Lucky me!) So, suffice to say that I love, love, love books and wish to promote them. Also, if I kept every book I ever read, I'd need a mansion, so the LFL helps me have a smaller footprint on the planet. My son-in-law, Adam and I built the free library on a whim one week-end to surprise my Grandchildren. My Grandchildren really like it but not half as much as our neighbors.
When I was a little kid growing up in Manila, I remember spending the day reading... with my head buried into classics such as Treasure Island and 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea. It was such a joy... my imagination would soar beyond the confines of a middle class suburban life in the Philippines. My favorites were the classics and Sweet Valley High. When my family moved to California, as a teenager I devoured such wonderful works of literature... I was like Jay Gatsby, forever reaching towards the green light of books. This little free library located in Chino, California is about a year in the making. I hope to share the love of books to children and adults alike in my neighborhood. The Bicycling Bunny LFL is dedicated to my parents -- my mother who taught me how to read and my father who My Parents - Surlito and Zilda would come home with encyclopedias for me Viel Catig 14279 14608 Westfield Avenue Chino CA Catig to explore. Librarians, Public Libraries, I heard this mentioned on NPR and more recently by a coworker. Took a look at this website and immediately decided I wanted to build one. Love books, my mom is a librarian and my daughter is learning about sharing. Live in an apartment, so the typical one on a mailbox post in the yard wasn't going to work, so I'm using the bike rack and a box on the back of a bicycle. Hope the community enjoys it. There are comics, board books, children books, adult books, young adult books, and Spanish, Chinese, and Korean books. GPS N 35 58'59'' in decimal N 33.98309 W 117 44'08'' in Andy Scott 16251 3100 CHINO HILLS PKWY BIKE RACK BETWEEN BLDG 14 & 15 CHINO HILLS CA Traveling Libraries, and Readers Everywhere decimal W 117.73552 http://tinyurl.com/k2vzrlr Andy Scott 16251 3100 Chino Hills PKWY Between buildings 14 and 15 Chino Hills CA Corrected GPS N 33 58'59'' W 117 44'08'' in decimal N 33.98309 W 117.73552 Judith Houck 16775 768 hawthorn lane Davis CA Diane Wirtanen 16971 4232 Fowler Lane Diamond Springs CA Charles Hargrove 13729 313 Victoria Street El Cerrito CA Bettina Gatti 5253 Sepulveda Garden Center 16633 Magnolia Blvd. Encino CA Carol Waters 16306 1359 Lemon Place 1359 Lemon Place Escondido CA Everett Family 13420 611 El Norte Hills Place Escondido CA Barry Evans 15424 Redwood Curtain Theatre (Snug Alley) 212 1st Street Eureka CA Barry Evans 15424 220 1st Street Redwood Curtain Theatre entrance on Snug Alley between 1st and 2nd Streets Eureka CA Barbara Begany 16527 52 Porteous Ave. Fairfax CA Teri C. 13879 146 Southcreek Circle Folsom CA Catherine Sjostedt 17013 31 Salinas Foothill Ranch CA Roger Ruaboro 14155 3740 Armour Court Fremont CA In Honor of Conor, Clint and Sarah In honor of my three little bookworms: Conor, Clint and Sarah. :) An unexpected and very welcome birthday present. The library is located in the Seed Library of Los Angeles (SLOLA) community garden plot adjacent to the butterfly garden. It was constructed by student Sarah Porche as a community service project and installed by members of SLOLA. Our Little Free Library is the 3rd one in the Escondido, CA area. Our family bought the ready-made Essential and had fun decorating it in a California Craftsman Style. We just installed it yesterday and we already have had some usage! http://www.northcoastjournal.com/blogthing/ archives/2014/07/01/look-an-lfl I am a children's librarian by day and the proximity to a park made a LFL a natural. My talented husband built the LFL for my birthday. We love the copper roof. I liked the concept of the LFL and was thrilled to put one up on my front yard for our wonderful neighborhood families and children to share. It is located in a cul-desac, but we are hoping that the word about the LFL spreads to others to stop by and check it out. This is the first (registered) LFL in Fremont, but hopefully the first of many.